Client Payment Issue

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  • mekk0

    Try to be businesspeople and negotiate, make a slightly cheaper offer or send an invoice for the approved cost and get your 5% with other projects (when continuing work with them).

    Don't know how much $ is the 5% but sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I thought they are something like 30% over budget and don't want to pay anything. But from a clients' perspective it sounds reasonable.

    I mean:
    Offer: $80
    Project with additional cost: $100
    Invoice: $105

    I'd want to pay $100.

    They made it difficult to stay within budget but you're professionals and got the task done :-) Just move a tiny little bit and they have the feeling to be great dealsmen - clients love that and will happily accept your 103% invoice.

    • Side note: try not to get lawyer involved unless shit hits the fan. As soon as they are involved, the way of a peaceful communication is blocked and you end upmekk
    • paying the goddamn lawyer also.mekk

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