Frustrating contract issues
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- vaxorcist0
ok, assuming it's a gig that actually can help your bank account, and we all need that some times...
You might try to make it a "win win" situation if you do get a good vibe from the creatives....
1. Say something like : Client pays a miniumum of x per week, or somehow prevent the "all at once, 60 days from now" effect we freelancers often have to deal with. If you have to have any expense reports or timesheets validated, make sure they raise any issues within 48 hours, not 2 months later as an excuse not to pay you.
2. Direct Deposit may be okay, as they're possibly trying to protect themselves from you claiming that it took x days and/or their bank is playing games with float and bounced check charges, so this might be good for you, not bad.
3. Folio use.. ask if they've been burned in the past by designers who misrepresented who did what.... and/or if you can use it in your portfolio after x time has elapsed, as they may just not want to dilute the impact of a campaign and/or fear you have more google juice than they do.... if it's a military contractor or something like that, then ask if it's a secrecy issue,etc....
just keep them talking rather than get into ultimatums and it may work...