Hi everyone.
April 13th: A client contacted me on Facebook Marketplace. We discussed all the details about the project. It was a 4 story house with a Roof Garden. He was only interested in the facade, exterior lighting and the roof garden, that was the job.
He sent photos of the house in it’s current state, which consisted of the low level and one floor. He sent blueprints with the desired final structure.
He agreed on paying me 20% in advance to start the project.
April 15th: I started the project and everything went mostly fine up until May 9th. His response rate was usually every two or three days, but I guess that was fine.
May 9th: I sent him some more images with questions regarding plumbing. He acknowledged my questions and told me he would meet with his Architect to discuss the project and my questions and that he would come back to me later.
May 16th: He sent me a message asking me to wait a little more, he was still on it.
May 21st: I sent him a message asking if there have been any developments. Next day he answers no, nothing for the moment.
June 3rd: I sent a follow up message. Next day he answers, “nope nothing yet, let me check”.
June 4th: I politely asked him to pay another %, which added to what he already paid me, would make for 50% of the total cost of the project. I explained to him that for every week that passes without any progress, it represents a loss for me. And that I’m totally available and ready to continue with the project once he’s able to.
It’s been 3 weeks and I haven receive any answer, so it is safe to assume I’ve lost this client
What do you guys think?.
I would like to get feedback on this, because believe it or not, this is the first time this happens to me in my 9 years of working as a Freelancer.