It is common practice to ask for 50% up front for a project on the estimated hours.
If it is going to be a ongoing thing I would say get a retainer... I mean lawyers do it why can't we?! $2k up front and when that is up they have to replenish it for you to do more work. J.J. On 1/23/08, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a pretty good full time job that I have only been in for ~1/2 > year and I am not really looking for anything new. I'm open any six > figure, golden opportunity that cares to come knocking, but otherwise I > am happy where I am at. > > As with most people, I could use a little extra each month and I have > been getting some lukewarm feelers for some after hours, moonlighting > contract work. I have a question for those of you who do this kind of > thing day in and day out. > > Is it fair and reasonable to ask for some part of the payment up front? > If so how much and how would you word it? I have been burnt in the past > where the time it took to get payment put me in serious hurt with my > personal finances. This is probably less of a concern now with a full > time regular paycheck to back things up, but still I would like > confidence that I am dealing with people who are going to pay me for > what I do for them. If you where taking small 40 to 80 hour jobs over > a period of a month or two would it be unreasonable to ask for 20% or > something up front? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:251709 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
