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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vigilance" data-source="post: 3932194" data-attributes="member: 4275">In general, there's not a lot you can do, which is unfortunate, but something of a reality.In the one case I had where I didn't get paid, I elected to do nothing, because the company in question was in dire financial straits (and in fact, is no longer still a going concern).In that case, as it sounds with yours, I let my enthusiasm get the best of me, and did a second book before receiving payment for the first.That's suggestion #1 I'd make to any aspiring freelancers out there, and it's been sort of a watchword for me ever since.Never do work for a company that owes you money. Recognize that your time is money and if you work on book #2 when you haven't seen any cash from book #1 that you're effectively throwing good time after bad. Something else I do, if I'm getting paid a set rate for something (as opposed to commission) is ask for partial payment up front. This has cost me a couple of freelance gigs in the past, but since I have a company willing to publish anything I hand in, and who has a 100% payment rate for past work (RPGObjects), it's a matter of guaranteeing that a given freelance project will be MORE worth my time than similar work I could do for RPGO.I realize this isn't necessarily advice that will help you, or someone in your situation, but I guess my point is, that what I've tried to learn from being in this situation and seeing little reasonable discourse, is that I've taken steps to never again BE in that situation. Although, I think what you are currently doing also has a chance to get you paid, since I'm sure the company in question doesn't want this to be a topic of discussion in the forums (especially since it's not hard to figure out who exactly you're discussing). Chuck</blockquote>

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