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[Anthony Papillion]

Just wanted to jump in here about something Mark said in the message quoted
below: If you have the ability to take the site down and are thinking about
doing so I would definitely talk to an attorney before you do anything like
that.

A few months ago, I got stiffed on a $3200 contract and I was seriously
considering doing the exact same thing. I found out though that, unless your
contract has very specific language that allows you to do so, taking the
site down can result in you being successfully sued. Especially if they are
making money on it.

Talk to an attorney before you do anything so drastic. It sucks not getting
paid but being sued sucks more.

Anthony Papillion
Advanced Data Concepts

On 12/22/05, Mark Lassoff <mark at wildwoodinc.com> wrote:
>
> Another extremely effective collection techniquie:  Show-up.
>
> If the client is local and ducking your calls an emails, they obviously
> don't like confrontation.  Showing up might result in a check.
>
> Do you have any ability to take the site down?  You should have language
> in
> your agreement that say the site belongs to you until the final payment is
> made.  Especially if the site is making money for your "client" he'd be
> very
> anxious to pay up if the site were taken down.
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas O'Neill [mailto:tommyo at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:17 PM
> To: NYPHP Talk
> Subject: [nycphp-talk] OT: Freelance PHP gig Not Paying up!
>
>
> Hey Gals and Guys,
>
> I have noticed that there are alot of freelancers on the list and I am
> looking for a little advice.  I have a client that is being a pain.  I
> spent alot of time developing a site for them and it turned out very
> nice in my opinion.  The client seemed very happy with the finished
> product as well.
>
> The client paid about 1/3 of the cost of the site up front and was
> supposed to pay the balance on delivery.  I delivered the site months
> ago and have not received further payment.  The site is still active
> and it has been receiving alot of traffic.  They receive hundreds of
> visits a day and many users submitting information.  Needless to say
> they are doing business with the site and making a profit from it.
>
> The owner of the site has not returned my many calls and emails over
> the past two months.  I am trying to figure out how to get him to
> acknowledge me and hopefully pay up!  I have a full time job as a
> Java/PHP/.NET programmer so I don't do freelance often. This was the
> only project I have done in years and it was as a favor to a friend.
> Now I regret doing it at all and feel that I was taken advantage of.
>
> Any advice?
>
> --
> Tom O'Neill
> tommyo at gmail.com
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