Stage 4 · Lesson 5 of 7
Milestones
Split anything longer than a few days into . Each milestone has a clear , a date and an amount. The sees progress and pays as you go.
If something goes wrong, you lose one milestone, not the whole project. On Upwork, money for a milestone is held as project funds. Only start when a milestone is marked Funded, because unfunded work is not protected.
Fiverr offers milestones on larger custom orders. For direct clients, tie each to a milestone. Start the next one only when the previous invoice is paid. Three or four milestones suit most small projects.
Common trapone large payment at the very end, which leaves you carrying all the risk if the client disappears halfway.
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