Re: Business Question

I require half the quoted fee up-front and won't start work until the check 
clears.  The remainder is due upon site completion.  Up to this point, I 
have only designed for people that I know, but my hope is that this policy 
will ensure that I get paid.

Kathie

At 05:43 PM 2/4/02 -0800, Brandon Coughlin wrote:
>Okay, this may be off-topic.  If so, please let me know.  I have a question
>to ask you all and get your opinion.
>
>For the most part I only serve the local area around our part of the state.
>I have never had any customers out of state.  Recently I got a customer on
>the East Coast that wants me to design a site for his company.  With it
>being out of state, I wanted to confirm that this guy was for real and that
>his business really existed.  So I contacted the Dept of Revenue for the
>state to confirm his existence.  They do not have any record for him or his
>business.
>
>To make a long story short, I contacted City Hall to find out if he has a
>license - they aren't in until tomorrow.  I contacted the Chamber of
>Commerce and Better Business Bureau, they don't have any records on him
>either.
>
>My question to you is this:  I guess a couple of questions actually....
>
>1.  When you get a potential customer, do you check to make sure they are
>actually registered with the State as a business?
>
>2.  Is there any reason to care whether they are licensed?
>
>It seems to me that a web designer has an ethical responsibility to be
>concerned whether or not a business is legitimate, and that they aren't
>conducting business illegally.
>
>Please give me your opinions on this.
>Brandon

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