RE: Witango-Talk: advice on how to get paid when client is reluctant

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:30:55 -0800

that's a great idea!

thanks Robert

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: advice on how to get paid when client is
reluctant
From: Robert Garcia <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, January 14, 2009 3:15 pm
To: [email protected]

The very best way to deal with this, is in the code. If I am not sure about a client, or if a large project where the client is hosting somewhere other than my servers, I use code. Hide a method with a EXPIRE function. If the date is later than a certain date, the app stops working. When they pay up, you remove that code. If they don't pay, or cut off access to their servers, the code will stop working. I have actually had to enforce this 2x with some very large customers, and it works. Unless they have some guru that can go through the code and find it. You should also write into the agreement ahead of time, that the code is YOURS until they pay for it, so this trick is perfectly legitimate.

-- 

Robert Garcia
President - BigHead Technology
VP Application Development - eventpix.com
13653 West Park Dr
Magalia, Ca 95954
ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040

On Jan 14, 2009, at 12:55 PM, [email protected] wrote:

Hi All,

One of my clients has not paid me for work done in September. I was wondering if anyone had advice as to
how I can persuade them to pay up for the work I've done.

They claim that hard financial times are the reason but now no longer answer emails or phone calls. They are actually still advertising for web developers (contract and FTE) so they obviously do actually have the money.

thanks
Norman Wheatley

________________________________________________________________________
TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf


________________________________________________________________________
thatTO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf

________________________________________________________________________
TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf

Reply via email to