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Notes on getting paid.
Practical, opinionated writing for agencies and freelancers who deliver WordPress work and want to make sure they actually get paid for it.
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Is it legal to pause a client's website for non-payment?
The honest, practical answer for agencies and freelancers: when pausing a delivered site is defensible leverage, where the legal line actually is, and how to do it without becoming the liable party.
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What to do when a WordPress client stops paying
A practical playbook for agencies and freelancers when an end client goes silent on an invoice for a delivered site, ranked from least to most aggressive.
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How to write a payment-contingent delivery clause for your agency contract
A clear template, with the legal logic behind each sentence, for making sure your contract supports pausing delivery if a client doesn't pay. English-law-friendly, adaptable to most jurisdictions.
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WordPress maintenance mode and SEO: how to lock a site without losing rankings
The difference between a maintenance page that protects your client's search rankings and one that quietly tanks them, with the technical specifics that matter to Googlebot.
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Pay-to-unlock vs traditional debt collection: which actually recovers the money
An honest comparison of the three options agencies have when an invoice goes bad: writing it off, sending it to collections, or pay-to-unlock. With the math.
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