Originally Posted by robot
Like the others have said, dont jump into this with a fixed price unless you want to lose your butt. Once you get the customer to state his expectations, you can set an hourly rate....dont set it before he spills his goals. Then, agree upon a payment increment....should be no more than every two weeks or bi-monthly. Then, you wont be too far in the hole if the customer decides to quit paying.....you dont want to be stuck with a car that you personally have a bundle of $$ in that is unpaid. Agree on the billing period and upon a payment period....say within a week of billing. Thus, if he stops paying, you stop working. You can even suggest that he pay in advance for the billing period....best for your since you are working on his money. In any event, progress payments are a must!!!
mike in tucson