Don't remember. I do remember that I didn't get paid.
I was so excited to have a freelance job (don't remember how I got the customer either) that I jumped right into it and worked heads down for a couple weeks. Then when I went to tell the customer that I was done and ready to ship, I couldn't reach him. Finally heard back from him about 6-12 months later and he was surprised that I had been working on it without hearing back from him and that he no longer needed the product.
And that, kids, is how I learned to get at least partial payment upfront.
I was so excited to have a freelance job (don't remember how I got the customer either) that I jumped right into it and worked heads down for a couple weeks. Then when I went to tell the customer that I was done and ready to ship, I couldn't reach him. Finally heard back from him about 6-12 months later and he was surprised that I had been working on it without hearing back from him and that he no longer needed the product.
And that, kids, is how I learned to get at least partial payment upfront.