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mentaleruptions
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What is the name of your state? California
Hi all,
I recently did some freelance work for a client and now that im done hes refusing to pay me after ive billed him for the work. Like an idiot i trusted the guy and took his word on him paying me when i billed him when all work was done and didnt use a contract.
All through out doing this work i asked about payment and he kept telling me that money wasnt an issue and that i was just to bill him once all work was done and he would pay me in full before i gave him all the source files and any other files i had created for him.
The work I did was creating a menu system for his site and he changed his mind 3 times so I ended up creating 3 different menu systems for him so it took longer than it should have done. Once I finally finished and he was happy with the work I sent him a bill and hes now refusing to pay saying there is no way what I did is worth what im wanting to charge him.
Ive tried to explain that although he may think the other two menus i did arent billable hours they are because it was time spent doing work for him and since he was the one that changed his mind i have a right to bill him. Ive charged him a lot less than i normally do since it was christmas a new year so i thought that there wouldnt be any problems with payment and now hes refusing to pay.
Could someone give me any ideas what my right are here ?? Can i take it to small claims and try and get what i billed him for and if so should i give him notice to see if he will settle out or court or should i put this down to experience and move on ??
I even offer to settle it with him if he made me a reasonable offer for the work i did but hes not responded to that as of yet. Any help would be appreciated here.
Hi all,
I recently did some freelance work for a client and now that im done hes refusing to pay me after ive billed him for the work. Like an idiot i trusted the guy and took his word on him paying me when i billed him when all work was done and didnt use a contract.
All through out doing this work i asked about payment and he kept telling me that money wasnt an issue and that i was just to bill him once all work was done and he would pay me in full before i gave him all the source files and any other files i had created for him.
The work I did was creating a menu system for his site and he changed his mind 3 times so I ended up creating 3 different menu systems for him so it took longer than it should have done. Once I finally finished and he was happy with the work I sent him a bill and hes now refusing to pay saying there is no way what I did is worth what im wanting to charge him.
Ive tried to explain that although he may think the other two menus i did arent billable hours they are because it was time spent doing work for him and since he was the one that changed his mind i have a right to bill him. Ive charged him a lot less than i normally do since it was christmas a new year so i thought that there wouldnt be any problems with payment and now hes refusing to pay.
Could someone give me any ideas what my right are here ?? Can i take it to small claims and try and get what i billed him for and if so should i give him notice to see if he will settle out or court or should i put this down to experience and move on ??
I even offer to settle it with him if he made me a reasonable offer for the work i did but hes not responded to that as of yet. Any help would be appreciated here.
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