Forums: Projects Theory and Miscellanea:

If you put a infinite number of clients in front of a infinite number of typewriters will they eventually produce the content I need?

I'm a fairly reasonable man, but when a client says they will deliver content within 3 weeks, and 6 weeks later they say it will take 3 months, that fucks me over to no end.

Am I being unreasonable to put this in the contract?

Content Delivery
The Client has ______ weeks to deliver final content. Failure to do so will result in a increase in overall project cost by 20% per month.

Perfectly reasonable.

Final content clauses don't really speed things up, but they do help you get paid more, which is just as good IMO.

Absolutely. Abso-fucking-lutely.

The problem with these sorts of agreement is that the client potentially feels as though they can dictate when you do the work. You need an additional clause that states late delivery of content will result in a penalty charge AND new schedule of works.

That's a very good point. Thanks - I'll put it in.

We have a clausule which states the final date when we need content. If not delivered by then we can invoice them for the rest of the sum they still owe us. That and that we don't continue work till that sum is payed.

Most clients are very quick with their content that way.