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Im Kindly not interesed In any up frount Fees

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I was contacted by someone telling me they need my services. I told them that I do not work for free and that I expect upfront payment. That didn’t bother them—I still received their business plan. Briefly looking at it—the spelling is as “good” as the headline.

I do not know about you, but shouldn’t a proper spelling be one of the very first steps one takes before sharing a business plan?

Anyways, I told him that I am still awaiting payment. And received this answer:
Payment ? for what ?
Im Kindly not interesed In any up frount Fees .
Best

Did I miss something?

Is this the new way of “doing business”?


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  • Frank Kanu on Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 @ 10:10
  • Filed under Business, Ethics


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Four other Opinions:

  1. Cecilia
    13:10 on Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
    I’f I get a buck for every time someone wanted me to work for them for free - I’d be a millionaire.

    I find those people disgusting.
  2. Ada
    20:58 on Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
    I sincerely hope the person was kidding, what univesre do they live to think that we no longer pay for good and services, wish that was true for gas and food.
  3. Matthew
    22:49 on Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
    Hmm… grammar and business. What sort of business is this anyway? Maybe they can hire Ralph Wiggum.
  4. michael
    07:08 on Monday, March 5th, 2007
    The “free” word came up with a twist recently. I was contacted by [famous int’l TV channel] looking for music for a programme. Here’s the way they presented it: no upfront fees, the composers receive payment via authors’ right societies and get promotion. What they actually mean is that they don’t pay at all. Composers receive rights for broadcasting paid by the channels, not fees. Thing is: one of my clients was willing to do it. So you can hardly blame people for trying.

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