Payday
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..but not the bears...their fans are a subspecies are invited to drink a tanker of unprocessed public toilet water. Their suckiness is exceed only by that of the Filthydelphia Igles.
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He does but he apparently has a soft spot for goats.
I'm like Rick I get a deposit and the balance day of show, it has worked that way for 25 years, sometimes they want to prepay but I dont ask them too, the other day I had talked to a bride and the selling point was she could pay the deposit and balance day of, she said it was more workable,,
You may have similar payment terms but please don't say you are like Rick. Your family and friends might read this thread!:triwink:
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Stupid front office.
Had they let the GD goat in the GD stadium the GD curse wouldn't have any GD juice.
I'm not crazy, GD'it!
Stupid front office.
Had they let the GD goat in the GD stadium the GD curse wouldn't have any GD juice.
I'm not crazy, GD'it!
balance yes deposit no, there are just a few weekends during the wedding season i want a deposit to hold your wedding date
My policy is to accept no/zero/nada deposits, no reservation fees, no installments, no pledges, no retainers, no security deposits. I accept, as stated in the contract, only payments.
but let me ask you this if you hold a date for some without a deposit and they call a month before the gig saying they decided to not have the show for what ever reason you have nothing and probably lost another show in the mean time, at least with the deposit you get to keep that
If that was directed to me, here is my response.
My agreements states the "First Payment" (not deposit, etc.), equal to 50% of the total fee, is due at the time of the signing of the contract AND that the contract is not effective until the "First payment" is received. If the required "First payment" is not in paid in cash, received has not been met/occurred until any checks, money orders, drafts, clear my bank.
For all new clients, 30 days out is when the Final Payment is due. If they fail to meet their contractual obligations, they are in breach and I can exercise many options. If they cancel after the Final Payment is received, I have many options at my disposal then as well.
I have never had to enforce or exercise those options. I've had clients request changes and alterations to those conditions but once the contract is signed, I expect them to honor their obligations as I intend to honor mine.
Just let me throw a hypothetical question at ya Rox...
Let's say I was having a party in your territory, and wanted to hire you out. Would that same 30 days apply to my corporation, which is a known entity, in business for quite some time, etc...?
The reason I ask, is because I sell both products and services, to corporations, schools, governments, etc. Most of them will only issue payment after services rendered, and a proper invoice/voucher received. Are you not limiting your market, by your contract wording...?
See post #36
Furthermore, I have been asked to change my proposed payment requirements and have been able reach agreements by adding/substituting other payment terms into the agreement/contract with language that provided consideration for the alterations.
If I recall properly, only twice, in my experience, has this created any difficulty in the negotiation, contract, and/or payment processes.
On one occasion an agreement was reached despite the client company's initial resistance to adding language that made them responsible for full payment if they canceled outside the agreement terms and the other refused and didn't hire us.
Until your inquiry, I had not even though about the second circumstance so it must have had very little impact or effect on my business.
Ok , just a few minutes ago, I had a prospect for a gig on May 14th, which i have down a lady is supposed to send me a deposit over a month ago, now i sent a quote to this new prospect, if she has the green and I have not heard from my other lady and I have emailed her to see about the deposit, Im taking the new gig,
Absolutely.
Do your proposals and/or contracts have any spoliation or expiration provisions?
