Have you ever had a client not pay you for your art?

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If this happened to you. How did you handle the situation?

Did they still end up using your artwork without your permission?
 
Yeah, I've had people not pay for my services. Even worse they went on to pay others after me, I was not pleased. I merely withheld what they wanted for not paying me.
 
I can't remember at all. I have a policy of pay before service or at least 50 per cent of my funds. So, once I am doing any job for you, we won't have any issues at all.
 
I have not had an issue where I have not been paid for art or graphics I have created for someone but when I was heavily in the video game content creation world, I noticed a lot of artists who are hired for graphics such as emotes or even logos used to go without being paid for their work and that was always a shame to see as their work was always amazing.
 
I trusted a family member once who kept promising me I'd get paid. I had designed something for a company he worked for and I asked for 6 months for payment and all I heard was promises. Since then, I learned that contracts are necessary, even for family and friends.
 
I had such an experience last two years and it wasn't funny. Since then, I can't work for you without you paying 70% of the work or I won't do the work for you.
 
I haven't experienced such and I pray that I didn't. Even when I am not an artist, I won't like someone to play with my work. You pay for the job and I will deliver.
 
Alicia said:
I had such an experience last two years and it wasn't funny. Since then, I can't work for you without you paying 70% of the work or I won't do the work for you.
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Personally, I like starting the work once you've made payment. I mean it is now my responsibility to keep to my side of the bargain at the end of the day.
 
Not for art but I have had a lot of people not pay for my service. For not getting paid to my writing services, marketing services, to web design services I have a lot of sad stories
 
@Alicia That is vexing! I think withholding the work until he pays is a better strategy. You can still consult the client to negotiate a payment plan.
 
Henrywrites said:
Personally, I like starting the work once you've made payment. I mean it is now my responsibility to keep to my side of the bargain at the end of the day.
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We all want the same thing even though there are people that don't keep to their own bargain after paying them. And some clients too are afraid of such to happen to them. I know it's hard to trust who you don't know, benefit of doubts is just a trial.
 
I fortunately have not had to do creative work for someone and he or she refuses to pay me. I understand how painful that can be. And I have never demanded payment before I start the work. I always want to finish the job before getting payment.
 
I have also in the past not paid for my work. The client disappeared after I sent the work. And then I was so sad and that's why I always prefer to demand payment in advance before I begin to work.
 
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