Getting paid is a huge part of a web design business … actually any business!
In this podcast, I go over a bunch of details about how to collect from and bill clients.
… And a bunch of other stuff too.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killersites.com
Getting Paid for your Web Design Work
Tue, Sep 9, 2008
This post was written by:
Stefan Mischook - who has written 30 posts on Killersites Web Design Magazine.
Stefan Mischook is a major nerd at killersites.com who has been geeking out for over 14 years!
September 10th, 2008 at 10:29 am
This is great. Hear about the 3 payment deal before. I also thought this would probably be the way to get paid. And for the same reasons you mention. Question…Like I mentioned before, I would like to have a reoccurring monthly payment plan that actually takes care of light maintenance. $29, $39, $49, what ever I might charge.
Okay, who gets the hosting and domain bills? Who’s the owner? Do I for instance set up an account with GoDaddy, get a domain name and host for the customer (doing this with 1/3 pmnt), and use the reoccurring payments to pay the continuing hosting, domain, and maintenance cost? Or do I set the customer up with an account on GoDaddy?
I would think that by me having some sort of reoccurring payment, that I would handle all of the bill paying, and just get them there monthly invoice from my company.
Help!!!
First one to post because ever since I found this site, I’ve been checking daily for the new new. What’s your next topic on web business?
September 11th, 2008 at 8:43 am
“Okay, who gets the hosting and domain bills?”
The client - it’s their site.
You can control the domains but it is considered a black hat practice .. unless you indicate in the contract that the client does own the site.
You would do this to make it simple for the client because for many, buying domains etc is a hard thing to do. If you can walk them through a domain and hosting purchase … that would work too.
Hope that helps,
Stefan
September 12th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Yes, Stefan is right. Its always good to walk client through the domain and hosting purchase. More importantly the domain purchase. Wesite design and website templates can also come under same practice, because sometimes license is only given to person who is purchasing it and not the third party. So be careful while doing these type of transactions.
Regards