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I am sure there is a topic with similar issues, but my in my case it is small sum involved that makes it more moral issue than financial.
I thoughts of starting to have some design jobs on the side my full-time employment. Registered with my local office and was happy with my first own client, who asked me to do a leaflet. I thought will take me about an 2 hours to do, and we agreed on £25. Send him designs, he liked it, done some adjustments. Then he said he will have to come back in 3 weeks, because his director is away. He did not, after me contacting him asking for payment, he stated that they did not use my design, therefore there will be no payment. I know it is little money, but I hope there is a way to show those people, that they have to keep to agreement. Would you know what could I do?
I thoughts of starting to have some design jobs on the side my full-time employment. Registered with my local office and was happy with my first own client, who asked me to do a leaflet. I thought will take me about an 2 hours to do, and we agreed on £25. Send him designs, he liked it, done some adjustments. Then he said he will have to come back in 3 weeks, because his director is away. He did not, after me contacting him asking for payment, he stated that they did not use my design, therefore there will be no payment. I know it is little money, but I hope there is a way to show those people, that they have to keep to agreement. Would you know what could I do?
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glebe digital
Messages count : 105Likes count : 2Registration : 21 December 2006Did you get the agreements in writing? If not, there's very little you can do.
You could picket their offices.......that's about it.
After recieving a brief over the phone, I always [with first-time clients] follow it up with an email summing-up the project, and await email confirmation that my understanding is correct and that we've got a green light for costs.
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Wilks_eye
Messages count : 11Likes count : 0Registration : 1 October 2007I'm afraid glebe is right Vinny, without a formal contract, you can't do anything. Just learn from it and next time, try to select you clients and make sure they can be trusted.