Jun 11, 2019 09:26:36 PM by Touseef A
Jun 11, 2019 10:52:09 PM by Petra R
Touseef A wrote:
Hi everyone, I have this client who ended the client after few days saying that I don't need it anymore. What should I do? Should I let go? Should I dispute? I just want that it should not affect my profile.
more detail please.
Jourly or fixed rate?
Funded?
Is the work done? Half done?
Jun 12, 2019 06:24:30 AM Edited Jun 12, 2019 06:25:08 AM by Touseef A
fixed price project
only 1 milestone funded
i didn't start working on it because the next day he said he doesn't need it
Jun 12, 2019 06:31:08 AM Edited Jun 12, 2019 06:33:47 AM by Preston H
Touseef:
If you have not done any work on the project, then the customer-friendly thing for you, as a freelancer, to do would be to allow the client to have all the escrow money refunded back to him.
As a person who has worked as both a freelancer and a client, I understand that having a zero-pay contract can cause problems with JSS.
So as a client, if I hired a freelancer to do something with a fixed-price contract, and he hadn't done anything at all yet, and I wanted to end the project, I would ask him:
"Touseef:
I'm so glad that you agreed to work on the project. But it turns out that I won't be able to use this. As you have not started on this yet, could I release $5.00 to you immediately, to compensate you for your time and inconvenience? I would be grateful, and you would not need to do any work at all to earn the money and my grateful feedback?"
I think most freelancers would see the benefit in agreeing to that.
Jun 12, 2019 06:34:50 AM Edited Jun 12, 2019 06:38:35 AM by Preston H
re: "wouldn't affect my job success rate?"
Yes. In your case, if you agreed to a complete refund, it probably WOULD negatively impact your Job Success Score. Because you have so few other contracts.
You might want to send a message to the client explaining your situation, and asking if he can pay you a $2.00 bonus if you will agree to refunding the escrow money. That way you would not end up with a zero-pay contract.
Jun 12, 2019 09:23:22 AM by Touseef A
can he create another milestone of $2 ? initially there was only one milestone
Jun 12, 2019 09:27:24 AM by Petra R
Touseef A wrote:can he create another milestone of $2 ? initially there was only one milestone
No, he can either release only $ 2 of the existing contract, or, if the contract has already been closes, pay a bonus.
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