Individuals at Curalate.com, specifically Nick Shiftan and Eugene Song, contracted the development of a Magento plugin for Curalate's Fanreel product via Elance.com.
The project went over time, and Nick requested to stop all development and turn over the existing work. Because the Elance project was set up in such a way that I wouldn't be protected if I turned over any work, I changed the terms of the project to set up an escrow and requested that Nick fund the escrow, after which I would turn over my work. Nick replied that he would only pay for 20 hours' worth of development, not any overage, which I accepted and adjusted the escrow amount accordingly. However, Nick has thus far made excuses for why he will not fund the escrow and continues to stall and not wrap up the project.
The work is actually complete, and is only awaiting payment.
In my personal opinion, the only reason the client isn't willing to put anything in escrow, instead making a "promise" to pay for 20 hours' worth of work, is because he plans to take the work and run. Nick will not take any phone calls to discuss the situation and often takes more than a day to respond via Elance, after having said that I "took too long" and that that's "not the way we do business." If he were in such a hurry to get something done, wouldn't he be willing to sort out any issues quickly by phone?
Curalate, Inc. Reviews
Individuals at Curalate.com, specifically Nick Shiftan and Eugene Song, contracted the development of a Magento plugin for Curalate's Fanreel product via Elance.com.
The project went over time, and Nick requested to stop all development and turn over the existing work. Because the Elance project was set up in such a way that I wouldn't be protected if I turned over any work, I changed the terms of the project to set up an escrow and requested that Nick fund the escrow, after which I would turn over my work. Nick replied that he would only pay for 20 hours' worth of development, not any overage, which I accepted and adjusted the escrow amount accordingly. However, Nick has thus far made excuses for why he will not fund the escrow and continues to stall and not wrap up the project.
The work is actually complete, and is only awaiting payment.
In my personal opinion, the only reason the client isn't willing to put anything in escrow, instead making a "promise" to pay for 20 hours' worth of work, is because he plans to take the work and run. Nick will not take any phone calls to discuss the situation and often takes more than a day to respond via Elance, after having said that I "took too long" and that that's "not the way we do business." If he were in such a hurry to get something done, wouldn't he be willing to sort out any issues quickly by phone?