Originally Posted by Paul Markham

Then they are clearly cunts and deserve to be named and shamed. Then found and sued.

And if the same happens the other way around?

It goes 2 ways. What if the work wasn't completed and the developer disappeared, or he changed his mind, or his idea of what was acceptable wasn't mine, what if he gets hit by a bus while working on the project. Yes 2 way street.

I would pay for work done as it's done.

I'm from a different school of business. For decades I produced work with nothing more than "Yes, she's nice shoot me a couple or three sets please." And I went to the costs of doing it. Sent the work in and got paid 3-6 months after.

Yes I know online is full of scammers and people who flake out or vanish like a fart. Which is why my money stays in my pocket until completion or stage completion.