freelance work issues
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- mbr0
My advice would be to make absolutely sure you come to an understanding where the line gets drawn. I am experiencing this for a second go around (granted, this is a perfect career project and the first one of this size that I've done).
GET IT IN WRITING!!It's really easy to get screwed over by 'being nice' and letting your clients indecision, or continual changing decisions, dictate your progress. This is easy to fall into when you are trying to make a portfolio (as most of us are). Just make sure you state "3 mockups, one developed site" or whatever, just so they don't go "yeah, I like the hor. blue one," then a week later, "I saw a green one that was vert., can we make the blue one vert, too?" and on and on. It'll happen.
A kill fee is a good one, too. I haven't done it, but will in the future. Or at least break down the payments so that if they decide 'fuck it', and drop you, you'll have something. No payment, no more work until they pay. No one can really argue with that, and if they do, they ain't someone to work for!