Contract Programming - Deposit % and Payment Methods? Any advice is appreciated

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Published on 2011-01-07T16:21:36Z Indexed on 2011/01/07 16:59 UTC
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I'm pretty new to doing contract work and finally landed a decent paying project. The guy actually offered to put down a deposit and I'm just wondering what percentage I should consider asking for. I was thinking around 25% since its not a terribly large project (only about 20 hours).

Also, I can't use PayPal (have had a terrible experience with them freezing funds for no good reason) so I'm wondering if anyone can suggest other methods for the client to send the deposit / payment. I want to make it as easy as possible for them.. thanks for any advice

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