Website development and design troubleshooting/ question

[hocker]

I'm looking to design a Shopify site. Any experience with a good developer + expert designer?

+1, I'm looking for someone from Upwork India etc if anyone has any recommendations I would really appreciate it.

[zer0k1]

Looking to pay someone to help with deisiging a simple website. I already have the domain set up with wix but I can't seem to get it to look good enough and to have all the functions I want it to have. Please PM

[Alexsei]

North American web programmer wants 60% of project up front and 40% on kickoff is that acceptable terms in the industry?

[Alexsei]

North American web programmer wants 60% of project up front and 40% on kickoff is that acceptable terms in the industry?

BUMP

[Yammer]

BUMP

I didn't pay that upfront.

[Alexsei]

I didn't pay that upfront.

Didn't or wouldn't?

[Wizard]

AFAF: Recommendations for someone to build a forum (similar to DDF but maybe nicer with ability to have ads) or is WixForums easy to set up oneself and have all the features a forum needs? Any advice would help. Thank you.

[DanH]

AFAF: Recommendations for someone to build a forum (similar to DDF but maybe nicer with ability to have ads) or is WixForums easy to set up oneself and have all the features a forum needs? Any advice would help. Thank you.

Are you willing to pay for the software?  There are many types...
Invision
XenForo
phpbb
vbulletin
etc

[Wizard]

Are you willing to pay for the software?  There are many types...
Invision
XenForo
phpbb
vbulletin
etc

Yes they're willing to pay. Which do you recommend is best? They want to have all the features of DDF (likes, post count, profile page, moderators, quoting posts in replies, etc) but they also want to place ads on the site to make $. Thank you.

[yesitsme]

Yes they're willing to pay. Which do you recommend is best? They want to have all the features of DDF (likes, post count, profile page, moderators, quoting posts in replies, etc) but they also want to place ads on the site to make $. Thank you.

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https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=50984.msg360244#msg360244

[Alexsei]

North American web programmer wants 60% of project up front and 40% on kickoff is that acceptable terms in the industry?

Lesson learnt and PSA: I proceeded with this on upwork, freelancer did not deliver wanted to open a dispute upwork says you released the milestone there's nothing we can do it is your obligation to review the work if it is satisfactory before releasing the money, when I explained that there was no work since it is a upfront payment they could only confirm that I've been trapped

It is now with a simple Google Search  "upwork upfront payment scam" that I found this

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Clients/Freelancer-wants-to-charge-a-high-upfront-fee/td-p/277796

[stooges44]

Lesson learnt and PSA: I proceeded with this on upwork, freelancer did not deliver wanted to open a dispute upwork says you released the milestone there's nothing we can do it is your obligation to review the work if it is satisfactory before releasing the money, when I explained that there was no work since it is a upfront payment they could only confirm that I've been trapped

It is now with a simple Google Search  "upwork upfront payment scam" that I found this

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Clients/Freelancer-wants-to-charge-a-high-upfront-fee/td-p/277796

Shame on upwork for even allowing such a practice

[whYME]

North American web programmer wants 60% of project up front and 40% on kickoff is that acceptable terms in the industry?

FWIW IMO these terms themselves aren't completely unreasonable, although 60% upfront does seem a little high. Personally I don't think I've ever taken that much upfront, I'd probably split it into 3 payments.
Of course there are many factors at play with these things. e.g. how big of a project you're dealing with, relationship with client etc.

I think with any industry if you're going to pay upfront you need to know who/what you're dealing with, does the contractor have a good reputation? do you have any protections? etc.

[Alexsei]

FWIW IMO these terms themselves aren't completely unreasonable, although 60% upfront does seem a little high. Personally I don't think I've ever taken that much upfront, I'd probably split it into 3 payments.
Of course there are many factors at play with these things. e.g. how big of a project you're dealing with, relationship with client etc.

I think with any industry if you're going to pay upfront you need to know who/what you're dealing with, does the contractor have a good reputation? do you have any protections? etc.

Can't decide if this was his intention initially, however would I know the risk i would never trust him, I put my trust in Upwork

[hocker]

Can't decide if this was his intention initially, however would I know the risk i would never trust him, I put my trust in Upwork

CC dispute?

[Alexsei]

CC dispute?

Can work however it is probably against the T&C of upwork which will trigger a shutdown although I think they will be on the loosing end in that case

[Yammer]

Lesson learnt and PSA: I proceeded with this on upwork, freelancer did not deliver wanted to open a dispute upwork says you released the milestone there's nothing we can do it is your obligation to review the work if it is satisfactory before releasing the money, when I explained that there was no work since it is a upfront payment they could only confirm that I've been trapped

It is now with a simple Google Search  "upwork upfront payment scam" that I found this

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Clients/Freelancer-wants-to-charge-a-high-upfront-fee/td-p/277796

Can't decide if this was his intention initially, however would I know the risk i would never trust him, I put my trust in Upwork

Can work however it is probably against the T&C of upwork which will trigger a shutdown although I think they will be on the loosing end in that case

I have delt with Upworks predecessor Odesk. Had issues with the work that he created and he of course claimed that that he reached the next milestone.

We got him ask for more $$ via email and then went ahead with a cc dispute and won of course. Locked him out of all website passwords, blocked his email and never heard from him again.

[Alexsei]

I have delt with Upworks predecessor Odesk. Had issues with the work that he created and he of course claimed that that he reached the next milestone.

We got him ask for more $$ via email and then went ahead with a cc dispute and won of course. Locked him out of all website passwords, blocked his email and never heard from him again.

And what was odesk's response?

[Yammer]

And what was odesk's response?

I don't remember. I think that he just closed the case.

[Alexsei]

Update: cc gave them 45 days to respond to the chargeback