freelancing

Delvis · 3 May 2011 at 12:15

anksta said:
don't really wanna say on here, bit public isn't it. And if they found it that would be a pretty good reason to whine about paying.

Indeed, if people want to know the company name they can message you...For now don't post it

When was the last time you asked for the payment? Today?

First of all, you don't know if its going to be a cheque or Bank transfer presumably? Which means you could be waiting a week regardless.

For the future though, always try and get a contract going, even if you create it yourself...Hell, spend some money to get it as tight as can be so people can't screw you over in the long run like this...Once you get a half decent rep behind you, you could even start asking for a pre-payment up front before any work is carried out.

Keep us posted matey

Edrof · 3 May 2011 at 12:28

anksta said:
emailed you Forde, or that thing in the trust anyway,

Thanks for that, as a fellow writer it's good to know the bad companies out there (I won't reveal the name, either). It seems like a lot of money for the nature of the work and the website seems a bit dubious.

Edrof · 3 May 2011 at 12:31

Just done some digging for you Ankster and found out that the company has a lot of creditors to pay off (to the tune of about £750,000) and isn't paying many of its former employees. The boss sounds like a right numpty.

anksta · 3 May 2011 at 12:34

Delvis said:
Indeed, if people want to know the company name they can message you...For now don't post it

When was the last time you asked for the payment? Today?

First of all, you don't know if its going to be a cheque or Bank transfer presumably? Which means you could be waiting a week regardless.

For the future though, always try and get a contract going, even if you create it yourself...Hell, spend some money to get it as tight as can be so people can't screw you over in the long run like this...Once you get a half decent rep behind you, you could even start asking for a pre-payment up front before any work is carried out.

Keep us posted matey

emailed them today, tried to keep it official and non threatening, "been 33 days since I issued you the invoice, here it is again, provided you with every request and document so I must ask that you pay up as soon as possible" no threats of legal action or anything yet.

yeah they never said if it would be cheque or online, you just assume online now don't you.

Still though, you'd think either way they'd at least tell me. If I was trying to scam someone I'd keep it going as long as possible rather than raise their suspicions immediately.

"no mate your cheque is definitely in the post" or "we'll definitely be paying you next week"

the fact that they just leave it confuses me, either they aren't concerned because they definitely are going to pay me and this is just a complete non issue for them or they've already scammed me.

That moneyclaim.org by the way says that your claim has to be against a maximum of 2 people, as this is a company and I've spoken to at least 3 people will I be able to use that?

Edrof · 3 May 2011 at 12:36

Anksta I'm e-mailing you some links about the company. Sounds like they were stringing you (and many of their employees) along.

anksta · 3 May 2011 at 12:36

EDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just emailed saying payment will "be with you today"

get, the fudge, in

anksta · 3 May 2011 at 12:42

PAAAAAIIIIDDD!!!!!

Every penny of March's money

Shakeel · 3 May 2011 at 12:44

nice to hear it

anuraj · 3 May 2011 at 12:46

anksta said:
PAAAAAIIIIDDD!!!!!

Every penny of March's money

Yayy, this thread was quite interesting even to a 12 year old.

mothermachine · 3 May 2011 at 12:48

Don't spend it or withdraw it! It could still bounce. I'm not sure what the timeline is but I think it might be 2 weeks/14 working days? Keep it there until you're sure it's cleared.

ChroniC · 3 May 2011 at 12:49

Its pretty common practice for a freelancer to get messed about a bit, if your either new at it, or the work your doing is pretty low value by high volume.
I have found the only way to stop it, is by agreeing terms before you start the work, then they havent a leg to stand on.

I do a lot of Photoshop work freelance, and everyone wants something for free.
I have offered, people the option of small changes to work as an incentive for them to choose me again, and they right royally take the mick. Practically asking me to change the whole thing.
I now charge for things I consider to be drastic changes if it wasn't made clear to me or agreed in the original offer.

anksta · 3 May 2011 at 13:04

mothermachine said:
Don't spend it or withdraw it! It could still bounce. I'm not sure what the timeline is but I think it might be 2 weeks/14 working days? Keep it there until you're sure it's cleared.

is this right? You can't rescind payments can you? Once it's gone that's it isn't it? I need to spend that on rent. What happens if I take it all out so theres nothing in my account?

Dugganator · 3 May 2011 at 13:15

Was it a direct transfer or cheque? If it was a cheque the money might appear in your account but not clear for a while. If it was a transfer you should be ok i think

anksta · 3 May 2011 at 13:18

Duggan said:
Was it a direct transfer or cheque? If it was a cheque the money might appear in your account but not clear for a while. If it was a transfer you should be ok i think

transfer, no cheque. Current cleared balance and everything.

Don't bring me down now OCUK.

mothermachine · 3 May 2011 at 13:22

If it was a transfer I think you'll be fine (don't quote me on that!). But yeh, if it's a cheque then it can take ages to clear properly. Basically if you withdrew it and the funds bounced, you'd be lumped with a big bill and the negative value in your account.

Delvis · 3 May 2011 at 14:32

anksta said:
PAAAAAIIIIDDD!!!!!

Every penny of March's money

Brilliant

As its a balance transfer it should be fine really...otherwise transfer it to a separate account until you need the funds.