[consulting] Lessons learned from consulting

[Roshan Shah]

Exactly - I was hoping that D.O would have an area to protect developers
from non-paying clients.  For the same reasons we relaunched
http://www.drupalguru.com 2 months ago to allow ratings on businesses as
well as developers.

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On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:28 PM, David Hazel <dave at hazelconsulting.com>wrote:

> D.O does not have place to provide feedback on Clients.
>
> ClientRating (http://www.clientrating.com/) is a website we started to
> provide a source for meaningful feedback (good and bad) on clients.
>
> -Dave
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Roshan Shah <roshan.shah at bpocanada.com>wrote:
>
>> Clients have been cribbing about Consulting companies in forums, etc. But
>> alas Drupal.org does not have a Client Alert section where Developer or Shop
>> can put details of non-paying client.  We had a classic case of a Travel
>> Industry client who did not pay $52K to a Thailand based company and then
>> owed us $104K. And we do have audio files and series of emails as evidence.
>>
>> Best is take advance prior to starting work and deliver 100% of code only
>> on receiving 100% payment.
>>
>> Roshan
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Sami Khan <sami at etopian.net> wrote:
>>
>>> >> if you get to a point where you have to
>>> >> whip out a bulky contract and point at it, you might win the battle,
>>> but
>>> >> you've probably already lost the war.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Contracts are like fences.  But ultimately it is about the relationship
>>> > you
>>> > have with the other side.  That is why I think it is important to work
>>> > directly for people and not be a sub, you can't manage the expectations
>>> of
>>> > the end client.
>>> >
>>> > You are write though if it gets to the point of whipping out the
>>> contract
>>> > it
>>> > is over.
>>>
>>> Obviously, it's over... However, it may mean the difference between
>>> getting
>>> paid and not... I don't know about you, but I prefer to get paid for the
>>> work I did, especially if it's over... As do a lot of wives. ;)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Sami
>>>
>>>
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