Thanks Greg. I also wonder if there's a third option, which is simply request fair compensation without burning bridges. Let's say it was a $30,000 job. Perhaps I wrote a letter saying, "I understand you have made a decision to not go ahead with this site, but in the three weeks since I signed the contract I incurred cost. I turned down another project and secured contractors. I think fair compensation for my loss would be $5000.00. Would you be so kind as to pay the attached invoice..."<br>
<br>Not sure if it's worth it, but doesn't seem like it would burn a bridge either, at least if it's not from my lawyer.<br><br>Sam<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Greg Knaddison <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:greg.knaddison@gmail.com" target="_blank">greg.knaddison@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Thanks for sharing this event with the list - hopefully it will serve<br>
as a reminder of the importance of crossing the t's and dotting the<br>
i's.<br>
<br>
I guess here are two possible strategies you could follow.<br>
<br>
1. You want to work with them and that is a possibility OR they might<br>
refer you to other people. You could use this moment to say "Boy,<br>
really wanted to work with you and had a team who was also excited.<br>
Hopefully you'll keep me in mind in the future. If you encounter other<br>
people who are looking to hire someone with my skills I'd really<br>
appreciate it if you refer me to them." People ask me for referrals<br>
pretty often and I am horrible at remembering beyond a very short list<br>
- explicitly asking for that should help keep you in his mind.<br>
<br>
2. You don't want to work with them and/or something on their end<br>
means they'll never work with you and won't refer you. Send an invoice<br>
for time you and the rest of the team spent getting ready for the<br>
project. Don't expect to get anything other than a little closure -<br>
for sure a risky move.<br>
<br>
Either way - yeah, lesson learned. During the 4 years where I was in<br>
charge of contracts, I only began work without a counter-signed<br>
contract or check in my hand on 4 occasions. Several were as I was<br>
starting the company and 1 under a rushed timeframe at the end. Three<br>
out of 4 of them sucked. I think it's more than a coincidence :)<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Greg<br>
<br>
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On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Sam Cohen <<a href="mailto:sam@samcohen.com">sam@samcohen.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Ryan Cross <<a href="mailto:drupal@ryancross.com">drupal@ryancross.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Here is a different angle:<br>
>><br>
>> they went another way. it sucks. there is plenty of work out there. learn<br>
>> from the experience and spend your time lining up a new gig.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> It's likely that's what I will do, but I did turn down another job in the<br>
> three weeks -- because I thought I was booked with this one -- I had also<br>
> arranged with other consultants to work on this project -- and they too may<br>
> have turned down other work because of it.<br>
><br>
> My question is really whether or not they have any legal obligation to pay<br>
> at least a part of the contract.<br>
><br>
> I doubt I'd get a lawyer over this, but I am certainly considering sending<br>
> them an invoice.<br>
><br>
><br>
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