We all know the advice: contract, deposit, terms. Yet we still get burned.
When it happened to you — what actually stopped you? Felt awkward asking? Client wouldn’t sign? Thought it was a quick favor?
Drop the real reason 👇
Not looking to lecture anyone — genuinely trying to understand this, because I keep seeing the same horror stories (ghosted after delivery, “it’s unusable” so no final payment, favor-client scope creep).
Here’s what I’m curious about: most of us know the advice — get a contract, take a deposit, don’t work without terms. But so many of us (me included) still get burned.
Why do freelancers that i know always complain about getting scammed by customers just ask for deposits duuuuuuh 🙁