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Uh oh! I got a client! uh oh!

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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	Also, once I go through that same thumbnail process, add up the hours and multiply by [your rate], we have a nice number of dallars, say $3240. Right off the bat, I want money, some call it an "earnest" payment, sometimes it's just 30-50% of the projected cost, down-payment. Depending on the length of the job (calendar time), you may want reviews (and more money!) at set intervals along the way, say you expect to hit the half-way point by the 25th, you want to sit down with the client, make sure all is still on track, they're happy and so are you, (and now it's time for another 25%, maybe?) Even if no money changes hands here, this meeting is still a good idea, make sure the decision maker gets to give the thumbs up, and not just a junior at the organization. For small jos, with clients who have a known history of paying their bills (to you! Don't trust hearsay. The quicker you get the client writing you checks, the quicker they'll start seeing your time as valuable, this will cut down on time wasted in meeting etc...) I like to keep a runing log of the actual time spent working on their job, and what happened during those hours. No unneccessary detail, but a rough idea of what you were doing, interface, coding, etc... This will be a big boon when it comes to sending invoices, believe me. Congratulations Ducati! This is big time, I'm proud of you. :D Your pal, -doc- [url=http://www.ozones.com/] [img]http://www.ozoneasylum.com/examples/ozoneSIGc.gif[/img] [/url] Loading...
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