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payment types for freelance developer
PlayfulWolf - May 10, 2008 - 15:45
Dear drupalopers,
Want to ask, how you get paid for your services?
Why I am asking: Currently work mainly in my local area, but plan to go a bit global :)
Mostly will start with 50-500$ project (parts of them), so how do you get your payment for this amount of money?
I live in eastern europe, ok it is european union, but many payment organizations think we are here all asocial to get normal services.
Already registered Paypal account? What are the other ways? Wire transfer is a bit too expensive for small amounts.
Please, share your expereince, any facts are welcome.
Audrius
wrong forum
Hello,Can you read english well?I am sure you have used a wrong forum
my bad!
Not as good as you, but please, translate into my language, which forum should I use.
And I am really sorry to disturb such an high-paid person as You ;)
forum, what forum?
There's probably not a forum for this kind of thing and this is close as any.
Payment is a difficult one sometimes. The expensive freelance sites all use an escrow service in which funds are held in trust until it is mutually agreed that the job is finished. But ultimately the buyer is not going to release their funds unless they are satisfied, however since they no longer hold the funds they are in a weaker position and have to mediate through the escrow service if there are problems.
My personal opinion is that doing contract work via telecommute is no different from working for someone in my home community. I don't ask for money up front but I do work in small steps and don't continue until payment has been met for the step, therefore I risk only small amounts and I keep the cash flow going. But first be wary of who you agree to work for. If they cannot clearly state what they want then be suspicious. You need to establish some system that replaces a signed contract or handshake, whereby you and the buyer agree wholeheartedly on the work required, the terms of payment and the amount.
Good luck
For smaller amounts that
For smaller amounts that might not warrant a contract, I like to keep the work held for "ransom" on a public development server. And getting FTP/MySQL access to a client's server implies a certain amount of trust and commitment. Anything over a few hours I ask for some money up front. I let the client test my work on my server and make sure it's up to par. If that's enough to satisfy them I ask for full payment by paypal. Once the payment comes through, I install it or send it to them. If they're not yet convinced, I ask for most of the full amount, then send them the files for closer review.
Paypal has worked well in most situations, but I'm in the US. I'm not sure how it would work in Europe, especially if different currencies are in play.
Anything over one day's work with a new client I insist on a signed contract before starting.
thank you!
Thanks criznach & New Zeal,
You really described the procedures. It seems the main thing is to see with whom you are working with and for development use ONLY own servers and strict permitions. PayPal is more or less suitable for small project parts.
Regards