I seriously sat threw this entire thread and read every post all the way up to page 9 lol. I am a freelance web designer myself and to be honest with you, I turn down 4-500 dollar jobs unless they pay full payment upfront. My name isn't big time in the web-design business but allot of people know me and I have plenty of sources to back me up. All I am saying to you is do what you please but if I were you, I would request full payment upfront

Jerome