The importance of a deposit
My first real article here is one for freelancers although if your a curious client feel free to read on. This is my advice to start up (and some established) freelancers regarding deposits and should provide information and insight into their importance.
It is fairly well established that freelance web designers love what they do, but most likely hate dealing with the money side of business. It seems to be the way with a lot of creative and media industry freelance types. I’ve known many photographers, sound engineers and designers that when pushed for a price on services will often seem awkward and out of their depth, which of course then makes it very hard for those people to then ask for some of that money up front. It is pretty essential to do this though for a lot of reasons as will become apparent as you read through my three key rules of getting a deposit.