sgee Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 I just saw the Artists looking for jobs... Great idea, I am curious if anyone had some idea of how to protect themselves against clients taking advantage of them. Sample Problem: Say if some one contracts you to help model a building, then does not pay you the expenses in trying to get the money would be extremely high or impossible. I was wondering if anyone had an idea or experience in contracting work over the internet and across countries, with a client you don't know. And what safety can you guarentee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgee Posted May 5, 2003 Author Share Posted May 5, 2003 Also I forgot if I get someone to do some work for me, what happens if after say 2 weeks the artist misses the deadline and says that they decided not to do any work... for whatever reason? How could I protect myself against the artists fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 Both parties take a risk. All gains require risk. Artists seeking to work for others should check out their reputation in a forum like this, if possible, visit their website to get a handle on their work and more importantly their client list. Do they seem to get hired by well-known firms? Not that its a mark of honor, but it does give you an indication that they can work professionally. Trust you gut. Do not agree to do more work up-front than you can afford to get stiffed on. It's OK to do SOME work before you know the client is on-the-level, but don't just keep working and working and working without progress payments or other indications you will be properly paid. Occasionally arrangements go bad. Good communication is the defense. So is a good up-front agreement. And the other side: You cannot guarentee that a sub will simply not do the work, or not on time, or not up to standard. The best advise--don't assign work to a new freelancer that will cause you a bad situation if they don't perform or do work that is usable. Leave enough room to do it yourself--even if that means a week of late-nights. Build in a few reviews for longer-schedule work, so you can see progress. Be ready to pay the person on time if you expect them to perform on time. Remember--most people are honest and hard-working. Feeling like you cannot trust anyone is worse than getting burned once in a great while. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingo Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 No risc, no fun. As Ernest mentioned there is no reason why someone working for you should not do his work if you get some information about him/her before the job starts. If the glass is halffull or halfempty depends on you. I have done jobs for an architect in Australia without problems (i'm from Germany), its just a matter of trust. And if you have one bad guy/girl among them, dont worry, there are more good guys/girls around. But if you need someone for a job with a tight deadline, i recommend using only people you have successfully worked with before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze'ev Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 I did a job for a firm in Baltimore the architects in DC my contact in Florida and myself in Israel...... This is only one case of many, I find the risks to be not much higher then the local work I do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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