If a client would like to use you for future projects should you close the current one?

[angie-claris]

Hi, I am done with the current projects with a client.  They said they will have future work.  They asked if they should close out this one or leave it open?  The future work will not be until the spring semester, so it would be a few months. 

[gilbert-phyllis · Accepted solution]

Generally, it doesn't matter. An idle contract has no impact on anything. However, as a new FL on the platform you have a vested interest in accumulating enough closed contracts for a JSS calculation. And you want all of your clients that are delighted with their project outcomes to be sure and leave feedback. The party that closes a contract is required to leave fb and the other party is invited to do so and has 14 days to do it. Neither can see the other's fb until both have left it or 14 days pass, whichever comes first. 

Your client can go ahead and close this one and they'll be able to rehire you with one click  when they're ready.

[arrohanj]

If you are done with your current cotract, you can just go ahead and close it or ask the client to close it from their end.

They want to rehire you in future so that means the client liked your performance. So you'll get good public and private feedback. This will get you a good JSS and will be benificial if its on your profile. 

After the first contract ends, the client can directly propose a contract to you from the contract window and vice versa. 

Hope this helps.

[angie-claris]

Thank you everyone!  Very helpful feedback for wanting to do the right thing the first time to, hopefully, have a positive and professional looking profile.

[roberty1y]

You should ask the client to close the contract, because that way they will have to leave feedback, and you need all you can get to build up an impressive job history. Sometimes, if you close the contract, the client never comes back to leave feedback, and too many jobs with no feedback can give a bad impression.