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		<title>Asking for a deposit</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[As a Virtual Assistant, I normal]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[As a Virtual Assistant, I normally work on a retained basis.&#160; Retainers are billed monthly and in advance.&#160; I don`t start work until payment is received.&#160; If I`m doing pay-as-you-go (PAYG) work and I don`t know the person, I get a 50% deposi[...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:38:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  I ran my own consulting busi]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  I ran my own consulting business&#160;for a number of years and often times&#160;asked my clients for an advanced "retainer"of 30% to 50% of the anticipated fee. Quite frankly, in the early years, this was more because I needed the money than it w]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:38:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I always ask for 50% down if it`]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I always ask for 50% down if it`s a new client. If it`s a repeated customer well it also depends on how well their credit is. I don`t run their credit "don`t get me wrong" it all depends if they`ve missed payments, bounced checks, or declined credit cards.[...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:38:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[With rare exception, I always&nb]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[With rare exception, I always&nbsp;ask for and receive&nbsp;full payment upfront. It just eliminates so many potential problems. I`ve never had one client complain about it either.
Dale KingDKing]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:38:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I think that is very reasonable ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I think that is very reasonable of you to ask for a 50% deposit ... I generally ask for one as well, unless other arrangements are made or it`s a fast project (ie something small that will be billed for 100% within a week anyway). And yes, the requirement [...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:38:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I always ask for a 50% deposit.&]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I always ask for a 50% deposit.&#160; I don`t put pencil to paper until the check has cleared.&#160; It is rare that someone is put off by it.&#160; In fact, I think most often clients prefer that I am being professional about how I get paid.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:38:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi All.. just looking for some d]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi All.. just looking for some different points of view among the SuN members.
I have accounts that I have been working with for several years and for those accounts, unless it is a huge project that requires me to lay out a lot of money, I don`t re]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:38:54 GMT</pubDate>
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