Hey everyone! New to the business and am looking for advice!

Questions:

  1. how many ways should I accept payments

  2. opinions on deposits?

  3. get paid up front? Over time? After work is done?

  4. how do I set up a contract for them to sign for payment purposes?

Any and all advice is really appreciated!! Thank you all for your time, and patience with me and my questions!

  • tienphotographer@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago
    1. as many as possible
    2. ALWAYS if possible. some larger companies don’t do them like fortune 500 companies unless its a very big production and you have the leverage.
    3. try to get a deposit to save the shoot date. get paid day of shoot. additional pay for additional edits usage rights etc after shoot and delivered assets. bigger companies will do net 15 net 30 net 60 net 90 but try to keep it down to net 30 unless they are paying like $50,000+
    4. chat gpt
    5. you also will need a SOW which is a summary of work which is like the contract but a summary without the legal stuff.