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From: "Dee Dee King,Certified Genealogist" <>
Subject: Re: [TGF] Advice on Difficult Client
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:40:25 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <4EA5CB2E.9070307@snet.net>


Agreed. All my work requires payment upfront. The only folks who ever balked were those that created some degree of discomfort anyway.

best regards,

Dee

----- Original Message -----
From: "Aunt Lizzie's Trunk" <>

My advice (now that the horse has escaped through the open barn door)
would be to not let 35 hours elapse without pay. Anything could happen
that would keep your from getting your fee. And I never send a report
(yes, it's an absolute) before I get my money. I got burned on a couple
of small jobs for seemingly nice clients. Now I explain that experience
to new clients and I've never had anyone back out or complain.

Nora Galvin
Bridgeport, Conn.



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