When having your project done on JoomLancers, Project Agreement and work-phase Payment are tools to help secure yourself for a successful project.
Project Agreement
In a common conflict, the Buyer claims “We have discussed on these extra things!“, whereas the Provider claims “I could not do such things within that small budget, the Buyer continuously asks for more!“.
Can we avoid all these kinds of dispute? Yes, certainly!. We can do, with a specific Project Agreement. Please make sure you and the Provider entirely read through and mutually agree on all terms in Project Agreement.
Tips!: From our practice, one of the most effective ways is to group tasks into work phases. Communication schedule and payment process are based on each work phase. In case of serious dispute (if any), the losses may be the least.
Work-phase Payment
Work-phase Payment acts as a guarantee as you are in control of releasing work-phase amount by instalment. The key point is that both parties should mutually define conditions for work-phase amount release. The Provider can not get payment if he fails to meet one of those conditions.