At 08:49 PM 8/29/2004, Steve Ruse wrote:

>BlankI recently picked up some consulting work on the side, and don't know
>what the standard billing procedure is. We agreed on a rate, time, etc., but
>now I don't really know what to do. Just send a bill at the end of the
>month?  Does anyone have a standard form for this type of thing that they
>could pass along?

Sounds like another one of those topics!

I don't have a fixed procedure, I just keep track of the hours, and bill when appropriate. For some customers, it's once a week, for others it might be a couple of months.. Depends on how much I trust them, and how busy they are keeping me.

On other jobs, I'm working to a bid, and I normally run 1/3 up front, 1/3 on delivery, and 1/3 after 30 days.  That protects me up front, and the customer in the back end. 
It's worked nicely so far, and I've been lucky in that regard :)

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