cherylcat16
New Member
Hi there, I'm new to this forum and I do apologize if this thread shouldn't be in this category but I just need some help and advice...
I had a client who I designed and developed a site for. In the middle of the development stage (site was pretty much done except for implementing the inventory of used cars he was selling), he stopped services telling me he wanted to go another direction and he would pay me partially for my time. I was fine with that.
Then weeks went on, that turned to months and I still didn't see a penny. Every time I contacted him he would tell me that his new web designer was priority and that he can't use my website anyway because it's unfinished so I would see money after he paid his current web designer.
Naturally, I was a little angry and told him to please remove all my files and work as it was still up on his site. (I had uploaded it onto his server and he changed the passwords right before he told me he didn't want to work with me anymore).
Now early this week, I see that his site is "finished" and it's the site I built with the inventory implemented by his new web designer. I emailed him telling him that I need to be paid as he is using my work or he needs to remove the files right away.
He has not responded but how do I go about either getting my money or removing this site. Everytime I think about it, it boils my blood that he is using my work (which took me around 25hours to do) and didn't pay a dime for it.
I know I should have been smarter and took a deposit but now that the damage is done, does anyone have any advice? I heard that I could potentially contact the hosting company and let them know that this work is stolen but I don't know, does this really work?
I had a client who I designed and developed a site for. In the middle of the development stage (site was pretty much done except for implementing the inventory of used cars he was selling), he stopped services telling me he wanted to go another direction and he would pay me partially for my time. I was fine with that.
Then weeks went on, that turned to months and I still didn't see a penny. Every time I contacted him he would tell me that his new web designer was priority and that he can't use my website anyway because it's unfinished so I would see money after he paid his current web designer.
Naturally, I was a little angry and told him to please remove all my files and work as it was still up on his site. (I had uploaded it onto his server and he changed the passwords right before he told me he didn't want to work with me anymore).
Now early this week, I see that his site is "finished" and it's the site I built with the inventory implemented by his new web designer. I emailed him telling him that I need to be paid as he is using my work or he needs to remove the files right away.
He has not responded but how do I go about either getting my money or removing this site. Everytime I think about it, it boils my blood that he is using my work (which took me around 25hours to do) and didn't pay a dime for it.
I know I should have been smarter and took a deposit but now that the damage is done, does anyone have any advice? I heard that I could potentially contact the hosting company and let them know that this work is stolen but I don't know, does this really work?