Re: FN-FORUM: experiences of non paying clients???

date posted 1st November 2003 18:32

well that's certainly something different to think about,

>" State that you will accept an initial payment of =A31200 with the balance =
due
>in=20
> two installments of =A3400 in thirty and sixty days respectively."

i guess its an alternative, im speaking to my solicitor on monday and ill
see what he thinks, thanks everyone for all your input!!!!




on 11/1/03 4:14 PM, Rob Thyssen at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:

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> On Saturday 01 Nov 2003 11:40 am, Debi Sykes wrote:
>> Hi all.
>> Ok I know a few of you had your opinions on what I ought to do the other
>> day regarding this annoying client I have who doesn't want to pay me wha=
t I
>> have asked for, well it turns out instead of the requested =A32000 my clie=
nt
>> wants to give me =A31200...im not exactly pleased with that, I am really
>> confused about what to do...I feel like my options are to either take th=
e
>> whole thing offline and cause a few probs, or take the 1200, and plus th=
ey
>> want me to do a few dreamweaver tutorials with them, and they owe me mon=
ey
>> for logo design- thing is I cant afford to turn any extra work down, but=
I
>> cant afford to take =A31200...confused!!! have any of you on the forum had=
to
>> come to the drastic measure of taking the clients website offline cause =
of
>> non payment or because they wouldn't pay enough, what happened, did they
>> pay u, or did it get nasty?
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> You're going to have to stand your ground. Try to arrange a face to face
> meeting where you can explain your position. Remain professional througho=
ut
> and do not entertain any arguments about the quality of your work. Explai=
n
> how much time you have put in.
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> State that you will accept an initial payment of =A31200 with the balance d=
ue in
> two installments of =A3400 in thirty and sixty days respectively. With the
> alternative being termination of the contract and withdrawal of all work
> done. Cheapskate clients will see this as an opportunity to pay the depos=
it
> and allow the future payments to fall into arrears. However if you can ge=
t an
> agreement (on paper and in principal) that the total value of the work do=
ne
> is =A32000, then the small claims court will rule in your favour in future
> legal actions (the amount due must not be disputed, you want the account =
to
> be in arrears at this stage).
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> Do not mention Small Claims Court at this stage just get an agreement tha=
t the
> work is worth the full amount.
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> Accepting the =A31200 now means you alleviate your current financial sittua=
tion
> without jeapordising your chances of getting the full payment.
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> Good Luck!
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> /rob
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