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Common factors that cause projects to break down
- With Jack
- Poor project scopes allow clients to shift the goalposts of the project meaning you try to cram work you didn’t plan for into the same budget and timescale. This can result in project milestones being missed, which can cause a claim being brought against you
- Poor project scopes can lead to confusion around what work is to be expected meaning the freelancer and client are on two different pages. This can result in the relationship breaking down, which is another cause of claims
- Not having a contract can make it difficult to take control of a situation that’s gone wrong (what payment terms have been agreed, who own the intellectual property. Contracts make it easier to resolve disputes). When something isn’t clear, disagreements between the client and freelancer occur and that’s when third-parties like solicitors get involved
- Clients who try to get you to discount or work for free are generally bad clients
- If you don’t have confidence in your pricing and try to please clients by throwing in extra work for free or discounting, some clients will take advantage of this. This is another cause of client relationships breaking down
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By Ashley Baxter- With Jack
- Poor project scopes allow clients to shift the goalposts of the project meaning you try to cram work you didn’t plan for into the same budget and timescale. This can result in project milestones being missed, which can cause a claim being brought against you
- Poor project scopes can lead to confusion around what work is to be expected meaning the freelancer and client are on two different pages. This can result in the relationship breaking down, which is another cause of claims
- Not having a contract can make it difficult to take control of a situation that’s gone wrong (what payment terms have been agreed, who own the intellectual property. Contracts make it easier to resolve disputes). When something isn’t clear, disagreements between the client and freelancer occur and that’s when third-parties like solicitors get involved
- Clients who try to get you to discount or work for free are generally bad clients
- If you don’t have confidence in your pricing and try to please clients by throwing in extra work for free or discounting, some clients will take advantage of this. This is another cause of client relationships breaking down