Another one of the business side questions. Typically, I don’t schedule a project until I get the deposit. Is this normal protocol, or am I being difficult?
Little story: a few years ago I had someone call, late one Friday, about a project he needed first thing Monday. I gave my quote, told them it’s a little higher than normal because I’ll be spending my weekend working, and he agreed. I asked for my deposit and he said that the project is fast track and he can’t get a deposit from his client until Monday. After emails back and forth of him trying to convince me to trust him, we left it at that; I guess he assumed I started work as he wanted, which I didn’t due to no deposit. Monday morning I emailed him asking if he’ll get the deposit and he said, his client decided to pull the plug shortly after we talked on Friday. I could have busted my butt working all weekend just to find out Monday that it was done in vain.
This is why I don’t schedule until I get a deposit and its proved itself many times since then. How do you guys handle schedules? Do you require a deposit before you schedule, or before you start?
