Tag Archives: nonpayment

When a Client Breaches a Freelance Contract

Posted on December 12, 2023 by lwidmer

We’ve all had our share of flaky clients. By flaky, I mean clients who: Disappear at payment time Reappear three months later to complain about quality (oddly about the same time you’ve threatened litigation/collection) Change the project parameters after you’ve done the work Revise more than twice (my record is 12 revisions) and get farther […]

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How to Remove Freelance Payment Problems

Posted on March 5, 2019 by lwidmer

F*ck You. Pay Me. It was, and remains, one of my favorite videos talking about freelance payment problems. Mike Monteiro, design director and co-founder of Mule Design Studio, took the internet by storm back in 2011 when his talk from Creative Mornings Creative Guild went viral. As well it should have. Monteiro started his nearly […]

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6 Traits of a Non-paying Client (and how to spot them ahead of time)

Posted on October 31, 2017 by lwidmer

This is one of those really odd weeks for me lately — I have free time in my day. Actual free time. Three projects are in progress. Three others are ongoing work. One is completed. The occasional projects were completed last week, as well. Two others are on the way. So yes, free time. After […]

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