Just lost a full day's pay because my contract didn't have a kill fee

I mean, a client ghosted me halfway through a project and I had nothing in writing about payment for work already done. It was a $500 job and I'm just out that money now. Has anyone else had to add a kill fee clause after getting burned?

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jade6187d ago

Ugh, that's the worst feeling. I got burned on a website copy project last year, same deal. Now my contract says if they cancel after I start, they owe 50% for work done up to that point. I also break payments into chunks, like 30% to start, 30% at first draft, 40% at final. It stops them from just walking away scot-free.

averymitchell7d ago

Smart move with the payment chunks.