If you are hiring someone to do some web design or programming work, do you pay him:
1) before the job is done,
2) after the job is done,
3) or pay him a percentage of the fee upfront and the rest after the job is done.

I am asking this because I had problems with paying someone with Paypal to do some work and the job did not get done. I tried to submit a dispute with Paypal but never got my money back because Paypal only issues refunds for tangible goods sold.

So, paying someone with Paypal for a web design or programming job does not offer any protection.

I am dealing with a web designer at the moment and he requires 50% of the fee upfront and I don't want to make the same mistake.

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