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Dissertation Survey
Would it be possible for you to fill out my questionnaire for my dissertation?
This questionnaire is being carried out to find out about how popular fair trade food products are in the UK, the results of the questionnaire have the intent on highlighting the impact fair trade could have on retailers.
- Please answer questions freely
- You cannot be identified from the information you provide and not information provided will be passed on
- All information you provide will be in the strictest confidence
- The questionnaire should take about five minutes to complete
This is the link to the questionnaire:
http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=y2bung921aucgjq556066
Thank you for taking the time to feel out this short questionnaire, if you have any queries please contact me at
jr1206 (at) soton.ac.uk
Dealing with Clients who don’t Pay
Here is a really easy check-list of how to deal with clients who don’t pay for work.
Send them an email
Your clients are very busy people, luckily they tend to have email also. A polite reminder to their email should jog their memory. Here is an example template email:
Hey [Name],
I done some work [describe work] on [date] and I have not been paid yet ([amount]). Please could you look into it?
From,
[Contact Details]
Call them
A Clients could have problems using computers (for example slow typing or poor vision), a phone call it a quick and easy way to remind them to send you money. Again, stay polite there could be a very fair reason for late payment.
Recoup your losses
If a client is still not paying up, it could be more worthwhile selling the work. Give the client a certain amount of time (such a 5 business days) and state they will lose all rights to the work and the work will be sold. Here is an example email/letter:
[Name],
I have called and messaged you over the last few days regarding [work]. You have failed to pay. You have 5 business days to pay or you will lose all rights to the work and I will recoup my losses.
From,
[Contact Details]
However, check your contact’s obligations. You could need to wait a certain amount of time.
Consider legal action
If the work you have done is unique and you have a contract, you should consider legal action against the client. However, consult a lawyer before taking legal action.
Related Links
Unpaid invoice, client ignoring me – advice please – DesignersTalk – A forum post which is a lot more in depth then this post.
A Guide to Copyright and Intellectual Property Law: The Easy Way (Easyway Guides) (Paperback) – A really useful book on copyright and various other legal things.
Google Marks all search results as “harmful”
Some of you may have noticed there was a glitch on googles search results this morning which lead to all results being marked as harmful. Here is a screenshot I found:
A google spokesman told BBC news:
There was a fault. We don’t know the nature of it yet. Everything has been solved. We are still making initial enquiries.
I’ll keep you informed as this story develops.
*Edit*
I just saw on Mashable & the Official Google Blog that the error was due to “human error”.
It’s alive!
Well, i’ve finally got around to starting a blog. I’ve still got about 100 things I want to change about the layout and backend…so expect this to be ready around 2012 
Take care!