Make Sure Your Freelance Clients Pay You
February 5th, 2008 by WellwrittenwordsAnyone who works on a freelance basis is going to come up against deadbeat clients at some time or another. Sometimes it seems that we hit a run of bad clients though, and everyone is either dragging their feet when it comes to paying up, or they don’t want to pay at all.
This is the very reason why so many freelancers demand a proportion of their fee upfront. Problem there is that in a dog-eat-dog world, clients are understandably reluctant to part with their money to a freelancer they’re never worked with previously, before they see any work, and before they know what kind of work they’re going to get.
It can be a serious problem and this has wrecked more freelance work relationships than anything else.
I’ve just discovered a solution. It may not be for everyone, but I think it’s a really great idea.
Escrow.com is now offering a solution. Get an account with them, and you can have your client pay your fee into the account for release once work is completed. You can also use it to buy goods and services, which puts you in a safer place when you want to purchase anything online.
Leave me some feedback if you think this is a good application, and if you think it would help you run your business.
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