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iceman
8y

Got a client who Always delays payment (~2weeks) and is rude and ignores me after I deliver. As a freelancer and Student I rely on the money and on my time. So I will deliver tomorrow the next project, guy promised he will pay on monday, but I count with weeks again. I have developed a locking mechanism so I can lock the whole Software from my Cloud in case he wont pay on time. What do you guys think?

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  • 5
    8y
    Back when I did freelance gigs I demanded upfront payment, always, no exceptions. Make him pay before he gets his goods, definitely.
  • 2
    8y
    @YoungWebRebelz

    how much did you charge upfront?
  • 1
    8y
    @iceman 50% was the pure min. Usually full 100% if I had done multiple jobs for the same person/firm
  • 2
    8y
    @YoungWebRebelz thanks, will take into consideration. Where did you find Clients? Im using freelancer.com but right now there are not alot fishes in the lake to catch
  • 4
    8y
    take a look at upwork.com
  • 5
    8y
    @iceman all my clients are local. I freaking hate freelancer.com
  • 2
    8y
    @iceman oh, and about the locking system, well thought! I would try to ask upfront first, as suggested, but as a last resort it might be useful
  • 3
    8y
    @P3t3r6 How do you find your Clients local? Do you knock on doors and ask for any projects you could do?
  • 4
    8y
    sounds fair to me. you should charge an extra unlocking fee.
  • 2
    8y
    I get my most of my work through people per hour!
  • 1
    8y
    I used to love putting sites into maintenance mode when clients didn't pay. Mmmmhhmmmm
  • 3
    8y
    you can also use late fees (at least here they exist). state on your invoice that he has 14 days to pay, and if he doesn't, there's gonna be a 5% late Fee in the first 7 days, 10% the Week after, etc.
  • 0
    8y
    If you are giving him code, your locking system is screwed. If your cloud system is dead will your product cease to work? Better is to get payment before delivery. Be honest with him. You have a history of late payments, I will require payment before delivery. Unless you have a contact stipulating something else.
  • 0
    8y
    @Knossos im giving him only the .apk because he is selling that software to another Company
  • 1
    8y
    @StefanH Huh, so you're trying to tell !me I've been ripped off by all those trials? I KNEW IT!
  • 2
    8y
    I would gladly pay you Monday, for a hamburger today.
    - J. Wellington Wimpy

    moral of the story. don't trust clients to be in a hurry to pay after they get what they want.
  • 1
    8y
    I wouldn't lock the client but knowing how the client is.. in the future charge a percentage upfront and when full payment comes then the new iteration will be release.

    if a person commit at the start then they will most probably want to pay for the function. :)
  • 0
    8y
    Well explained Stephan. Best to have a framework agreed to for payments. Have a set of deadlines. Customer signing off at various points, on deliverables for example. It makes it more serious for the customer. Then if it is still an issue you have the documentation to give to a court.
  • 0
    8y
    @StefanH That's cool. l'll add a warning "bitch better have my money", and THEN lock them out.
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