[consulting] being a listed consultant

[Rob Barreca]

Good stuff Simon,
> Often the presumption is that work 
> can be paid for after completion by PayPal and this does not sit well 
> with me *at all*.
>
> What do others think about this type enquiry?
I usually do 50% upfront and 50% on completion. Depending on the 
size/type of project you could do it in 25% also for the start, 2 
milestones, and 25% on completion. If a client doesn't feel comfortable 
putting money upfront, I kindly decline and move on.

Rob Roy Barreca
Founder and COO
Electronic Insight Corporation
http://www.electronicinsight.com
rob at electronicinsight.com



sime wrote:
> Hi
>
> Being a drupal.org contributor, and finally sorting out my branding, I 
> recently had a page added for my business at 
> http://drupal.org/drupal-services
> This caused an increase in enquiries through my website, which is great.
>
> What I find a bit odd is that I'm getting enquiries from the U.S. when 
> I'm clearly (?) based in Australia. Often the presumption is that work 
> can be paid for after completion by PayPal and this does not sit well 
> with me *at all*.
>
> What do others think about this type enquiry? Am I being overly 
> paranoid, or should a simple google-search reference check be enough to 
> confidently take on this work.
>
> Appreciate any insight
> Simon
>
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