commitment issues.
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- UKV
Ive been freelancing off and on throughout my career, and I am just blown away by how many projects get cancelled 11th hour, or never actually start. Now that I am doing FL full time, this shit is getting old. Any veterans want to share tips for locking in your pipeline? I write this after having 8 weeks of pending work get dumped a couple days prior to when the work was supposed to start (*!#!~@! mother F%#!@#), and as we were tightening up the terms of the work.
- DRIFTMONKEY0
Get them to sign on the line which is dotted....
- <<< the only proof those you intend to work with are serious.georgesIII
- ideaist0
Contract always and (non-refundable) down payment always...
You need to carry lots of eggs in lots of baskets so you minimize getting "fucked"...
- UKV0
they killed before the signing of said dotted line of holliness could occur. I feel like I have creative blue balls now.
- dibec0
well ... i think you need to find the "root issue". Why are they bailing? Price? Expertise? Competition? Portfolio? etc.
It seems, you get people in the door, but can not keep them for "reason". You need to figure out that our bud. good luck.
- e-pill0
in your contract you can have a "kill fee" just in cases like this where the job was shot thru so many weeks of work and then its trashed, you cat demand 3/4 or half of the original fee becasue they wasted your time..
- e-pill0
also in your contract you can have it so you get half up front as the others have stated... this way if the job gets cut you have at least half already paid out.
- e-pill0
if you need help with contracts and stuff email me and ill send you a package.
- email me I have better ones.doesnotexist
- paul how do you know what i have? to think yours is better?
he can email us both..e-pill - nope mine's better.doesnotexist
- right.. your ego is ugly btwe-pill
- haha ok?doesnotexist
- I feel the love! I actually good on contracts.UKV
- ckentish0
A. B. C.
Always Be Closing
- acrossthesea0
Out of curiosity, what types of clients are these? Small businesses? Larger agencies? Also, what type of work is this? (Identity, Print, Interactive, Motion, etc)
- Very large brands (1 billion and up), mostly interactive, some integrated work.UKV
- Interesting. Thanks.acrossthesea
- cannonball19780
work full time
- Trying to do a start up at the same time, so FTE is a last result for me.UKV
- vespa0
This is actually one of the main reasons why people hire freelancers. The pain should be incorporated into your fee.
- UKV0
I think its a pipeline issue for me. Talk is just too cheap, and contracts are signed too late in the process that is being fastracked. I tend to do really well with smaller orgs because the decision makers have their shit together. Bigger client orgs are mostly ok (though I did just have an exception to that rule), and agencies are well, agencies....
- cannonball19780
more money up front then
- acrossthesea0
Maybe you are coming off as too available? Make them feel the pressure by letting them know that they have to sign a contract with you early on to ensure availability.