Riva Digital Dubai Warning

[Ludvik Koutny]

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=2&t=1358883

Just found this^ on CGtalk, and since they seem to be mainly archviz oriented, I guess it could perhaps help someone here from falling into the trap too :)

[Juraj]

they will try to force you to upload the scene on their render farm, explaining that deadline was moved and they need it earlier.

Sounds like typical Emiratis = ) Moving onto digital slavery, nothing new here.

[Edvinas]

Advance payment, nothing else can be better for a first time. Even contracts in international contex does not help a lot in such a situations :)

[Juraj]

Advance payment, nothing else can be better for a first time.

For every time.

Fixed it for you :- ) Advance deposits simply need to become standard in this industry. In 4 years I've never been refused a single time, but the more this will become universally accepted practice, the better.

[bs]

well .. i will try to educate my clients the best i can to pay up in front too =) sounds like a good idea!

[Edvinas]

Advance payment, nothing else can be better for a first time.

For every time.

Fixed it for you :- ) Advance deposits simply need to become standard in this industry. In 4 years I've never been refused a single time, but the more this will become universally accepted practice, the better.

Yup. You are totally right :) I actually do this with every new client, every time. But feel quite uncomfortable with long-term partners, since they've never missed payments. On the other hand, there is always "a first time" which might be very paintful :)

I actually see archviz no difference from any other product/service branch, so we should practise it easily :)