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by mgkimsal 4188 days ago
How detailed do you have to be on the 'cure' part? I can easily imagine some previous clients arguing the toss on something not being "fixed" to their satisfaction, and refusing to pay.
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That's a really good question. If I feel that there may be a dispute over this then I'll ask for an escrow and detailed release instructions.

In all the years that I've been doing stuff like this professionally I've had one customer that didn't want to pay the full amount (they asked for a discount after the work was already done) and I told them to tear up the invoice but never call again. Everybody else was more than happy to pay. Maybe I've been lucky in that respect but I think that it's more of a way business is conducted here than anything else. You stand by your agreements, it's a small scene and word really does get around.

Personally, I want to do more stuff like this - I thrive in these sorts of projects, but haven't been able to find too many. How did you get connected in that 'small scene' to start with?