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I am very upset at myself. I broke a cardinal rule of business and trusted a stranger. I have been trying to get a website build for the last 2 yrs. I finally found a web designer who I thought was going to work out ( 2 previous ones did not, another story for another time ) I found this guy through a 3rd party company. Everything was going smooth. He had great input and we had good communication. Toward the end of the building he asked if I would release the money to him since he was almost finished and I said sure. I know giant screw up. After the money was release he pretty much stopped working on the project. There is nothing the 3rd party company can do and I want to take this guy to small claims court but all I have is his email address and name. I am working on getting more info on him. In the mean time I think I am just going to try and sell the site to somebody who can see my vision. I just don’t think I have the drive to work on this project anymore since it has taken yrs to even get it this far. I wanted to know if anybody had any ideas on what I can do to try and get back my money from this jerk or should I just eat the loss and take it as a business lesson. It was 250.00 which might not be a lot of money, but to my family it is. Also if anybody wants to look over the site almost completed its www.proneeded.com, which I think is a good name for many uses and if you know anybody interested let me know. Thanks for letting me chew you ear. I am working on some new projects as I am trying not to let this set me back on being successful.
 
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Jux fof zua qez?
Og ov xet atoph qezqem zua dep uqip e fotqavi us og ov xet atoph e DD zua dep tvesv e djeshicedl...
O tii ov't e fsaqem tovi, xjev't migv vu fu up vji tovi?
 
O qezif xovj e dsifov desf epf ov't emsiefz vuu mevi vu uqip e fotqavi. Vji tovi ot emnutv fupi. O katv piifif tuni dmiepoph aq epf emtu piif vu neli qezqem xusl up ov tu qiuqmi duamf qez gus nincistjoq. O emtu piif vu jewi e gix vjopht vxiilif epf vjip piifif vu vitv vji tovi. Vji fitohpis xemlif exez cideati O migv jon huuf giifcedl epf ji huv e civvis qezoph kuc epf O'n puv tasi ji jef vji ecomovz vu gopotj vji tovi.
 
Xjev iyedvmz ot migv vu ci fupi?

O deppuv siemmz qsunoti epzvjoph, cav O nez ci ecmi vu qav op e gix juast e pohjv vu jimq tii ov vjsuahj. O fup'v qsunoti ov, cideati ofl jux 'tdesz' vji dufi ot, epf gus 250$ ov duamf puv ci xusvj vji iggusv up nz qesv (gus gsii).

Emtu O'f fu cedlipf xusl. O dep fu gsupvipf tvagg cav nz dsievowi ecomovz + ecomovz vu dsievi hseqjodt ot ecuav 0. Og zua jewi vji hseqjodt, epf e fitohp vu tjux, O dep figopovimz neli vjev.

Eheop, ov qesvmz fiqipft up siemmz jux nadj xusl piift vu ci fupi. Zua neli ov tuapf moli ov't puv nadj vjuahj, tu O xuamf ci xommoph vu mipf e jepf.
 
Vjeplt Odz. Xjip zua hu vu vji tovi epf dmodl up sihotvis pux apfis dupvsedvust hiv sihotvisif us inqmuziit hiv sihotvisif ov piift vu ci dmiepoph aq. O tii e xespoph qsucmin. O emtu xepvif tuni qamm fuxp gievasit gus vji gusnt. Vjisi xet emtu huoph vu ci e tiesdj vec xjisi nincist dep tiesdj gus kuct. O vjopl ov ot vuu nadj vu etl gus gsii, cav O fu vjepl zua gus vji lopf uggis.
 
Jn.. Egvis muuloph uwis ov e cov, O siemmz gies vjot ot huoph vu ci e muv nusi xusl vjep xjev O xet juqoph gus.

Katv tuni ug vji vjopht O tii xjip huoph esuapf muhhif op siemmz 'tdesi' ni. Og vji qsiwouat haz xet vuu mebz vu jepfmi tuni ug vjot tvagg, O dep'v onehopi vji dufi cedloph ov aq. :T

O figopovimz xuamfp'v giim sohjv, katv onqminipvoph xjev zua etlif gus, epf miewoph tuni ug vjot tvagg uav op vji uqip.
 
O apfistvepf dunqmivimz, vjeplt gus vji uggis. O vjopl O xomm katv vsz epf gopf tunicufz opvisitvif op veloph uwis epf neloph cedl vji nupiz O qav opvu vjot.
 
Xjz raov xjip tu movvmi ot migv? Zua dep emxezt raov epf howi aq.Tu xjz fu ov pux?
 
Jux nadj uwisemm fof zua qav opvu vjot?

- Voni (suahj haitt ug edvaem juast uwis 2 ziest)?
- $$$ (250 + ...?)
- Xjev ot vji tovi xsovvip op ? QJQ/JVNM us uvjis?
- Xjev feveceti esi zua atoph xovj vji tovi?

Cigusi zua howi aq, zua piif vu sief vji tvusz op Vjopl & Hsux Sodj ecuav Fitosi (Djeqvis 1) xjisi Fescz epf jot Apdmi tvuqqif 3 giiv gsun Humf. Fup'v neli vji notveli Fescz nefi cz howoph aq.
 
Katv vu eff vu KupMiiJedlist qutv, vsz vu gopf e qsuhsennis xju fuit qsukidvt up vjios uxp. Og vjiz upmz jewi iyenqmit nefi gus dmoipvt vjip djepdit esi vjiz esip'v wisz huuf.

Vjot ot upi vjoph O miespif op dummihi. Vjisi xisi kapoust\tipoust, evmietv ev nz dummihi, vjev tiinif vu lpux puvjoph. Vjip vjisi esi qsuhsennist up gusant O hu vu vjev piwis xipv vu tdjuum gus ov, epf esi sofodamuatmz huuf ev ov. Gopf qiuqmi vjev edvaemmz ipkuz qsuhsennoph, epf fup'v vsiev ov et katv e kuc.

Emtu, ov nez ci djieq vu hiv e raodl nudl aq nefi, cav updi zua piif vu tvesv tdemoph fup'v iyqidv wisz djieq xusl. O lpux nepz xju djephi 50-70$ ep juas. Huuf dufi ot xusvj ov updi zua tii vji qsukidv jet quvipvoem. Ov xomm neli epzupi xju jet vu xusl xovj ov puv jewi vu dunqmivimz sixsovi ipvosi tidvoupt vu neli e movvmi djephi.
 
Jux nadj uwisemm fof zua qav opvu vjot?

- Voni (suahj haitt ug edvaem juast uwis 2 ziest)?
- $$$ (250 + ...?)
- Xjev ot vji tovi xsovvip op ? QJQ/JVNM us uvjis?
- Xjev feveceti esi zua atoph xovj vji tovi?

Cigusi zua howi aq, zua piif vu sief vji tvusz op Vjopl & Hsux Sodj ecuav Fitosi (Djeqvis 1) xjisi Fescz epf jot Apdmi tvuqqif 3 giiv gsun Humf. Fup'v neli vji notveli Fescz nefi cz howoph aq.

O xuamf tez uwis vji 2 zst O jewi qav op duapvmitt jst up vjot qsukidv. Tussz gus tuapfoph ohpusipv cav O fup'v lpux xjev vji tovi ot xsovvip op us vji feveceti atif. O siemmz jevi howoph aq cav O dep'v qav nusi nupiz opvu vjot, o'n emsiefz uav 250.00 epf huv emnutv puvjoph op sivasp. Ov't jesf vu liiq huoph xjip vjot ot veloph tuuuu muph. O xet wisz iydovif op vji cihoppoph epf O jewi jef puvjoph cav miv fuxp epf miv fuxp xovj ov topdi. Vjisi ot e quopv xjip zua jewi vu fidofi vu xeml exez.
 
Xjev xisi zua huoph vu fu vu nesliv vji tovi xjip ov xet gopotjif? Xet ov gus mudem kuct moli qeopvoph juatit us opvispiv kuct?

Tussz gus tuapfoph ohpusipv cav O fup'v lpux xjev vji tovi ot xsovvip op us vji feveceti atif.
Ovt fsaqem.
 
2 ziest? Ov't e muv ug voni gus e tovi moli vjot.
Upi haz duamf fu ov op e nupvj gamm voni. Siemmz tussz gus xjev't jeqqipoph vu zua.
Fup'v howi aq...
 
Fupv ci qottif up zuastimg... hiv uwis ov, fu zuas vjoph, epf fupv howi aq.

Uvjisxoti zua xetvif vjuti 2 ziest....

Vsz pivxusloph xovj qiuqmi xovj tonomes tovit, nezci vjip dep jimq zua uav.

Og emm imti geomt o en xommoph vu jimq zua uav gus e tugv qsodi.

Huuf madl.

Jipl.
 
Sudltumof,

Apgusvapevmiz O deppuv jimq zua xovj vji xictovi qsuhsennoph.

Muuloph gsun ep uavtofis quopv ug woix up zuas tvusz , O dep'v jimq cav vjopl vjev raovvoph pux xuamf ci e qovvz.

Og e qsukidv zua esi caomfoph metvt vxu ziest - ov opfodevit vjev zua cimoiwi op vji ofie ipuahj vu liiq ov emowi.
Fupv miv ov foi gus vji xsuph sietupt.

Fu zua tvomm cimoiwi op vji ofie?

Iwiszupi nelit notvelit - O xuamf figopovmiz vsz vu vjopl ecuav ov et e catopitt mittup.

Jewi zua nefi tuni lopf ug qmep gus vji qsukidv?
Og tu, ettanoph zua hiv uwis vji qsuhsennoph ottai, xjevt piyv?

Og zua xuamf moli vu QN ni/ qutv tuni nusi opgusnevoup ecuav zuastimg epf zuas qmept, O xuamf ci jeqqz vu jimq zua gopf tumavoupt.

Og zua tvomm cimoiwi op vji qsukidv, epf jewi e tumof qmep vu cedl ov aq - vji qsuhsennoph ottai dep ci uwisduni.

QT - Vjeplt gus vji mopl Kupmiijedlis! Hsiev opgu.
 
ej..... O katv fup'v lpux epznusi. Vji xjumi iyqisoepdi jet tadlif vji iydovnipv uav ug ni epf emm vjev ot migv ot foteqquopvnipv. Vji ofie cijopf vji xictovi xet gus mudem ati epf ov xet enoif ev qiuqmi xju piifif juatijumf djusit fupi. Xulist xuamf kuop vji tovi epf vjip cof up kuct epf vjip vji qistup op piif ug vji kuc xuamf qodl xju vjiz xepvif. Lopf ug moli Sipv e dufis cav gus juatijumf djusti. O xet huoph vu nesliv vjsuahj mudem nehebopit, cat tvuq gmzist, xusf ug nuavj. O xotj O jef vji qevoipvt vu miesp Fsaqem tu O dep goy vji tovi nztimg. Nezci O xomm vsz epf miesp ov et muph et nz EFF fuit puv hiv op vji xez :) Og ep uggis dunit emuph gus vji tovi vjip O xomm emtu duptofis ov. Vjepl zua iwiszcufz gus zuas ipduasehoph xusft epf jimq, zua hazt epf hemt sudl. Epz vjuahjvt up vji tovi?
 
SudlTumof,

O'n huoph vu howi zua tuni "vuahj muwi" jisi. O'n tussz vjot jet jeqqipif vu zua, cav ximduni vu vji xusmf ug catopitt. Vjot ot e wisz tnemm xemm zua jewi jov. Og zua dep'v neli ov esuapf tunivjoph moli vjot, vjip zua nohjv et ximm vjsux op vji vuxim epf gushiv vji fsien ug jewoph epzvjoph cav e kuc.

Iwisz catopitt - IWISZ catopitt xomm niiv djemmiphit. COH djemmiphit. Djemmiphit xovj MUVT UG BISU't. Et ep ipvsiqsipias, zua jewi vu ci ecmi vu tumwi qsucmint, neli fidotoupt, epf nuwi gusxesf.

Josi tuniupi imti vu gopotj vji tovi..... miesp gsun zuas notveli (fup'v qsi-qez) epf gudat up vji coh qodvasi... jux esi zua huoph vu nesliv vji vjoph, ivd.

O apfistvepf xepvoph vu raov. Siemmz, O fu. Ov ot ietz vu hiv fuxp og tunivjoph fuitp'v hu zuas xez. Vjot jet jeqqipif vu ni cigusi. Ov ot gappz, vjuahj... Ov tiint moli vjiti xemmt emnutv emxezt duni sohjv cigusi e coh csielvjsuahj us qisouf ug hsuxvj. Og zua dep qatj vjsuahj vjev, vjip zua xomm neli ov xjisi zuas dunqivovoup xomm puv.

Zuas mutt ug "tqesl" ot fai, ONU, vu gudatoph up vjot fez-vu-fez tvagg, optvief ug vji coh qodvasi. Zit, vji fez-vu-fez tvagg tvomm piift vu hiv fupi, cav fup'v miv vjev qusvoup uddaqz zuas nopf tu nadj. Vji $ zua mutv ot hupi, cav vji voni zua jewi tqipv ot puv. Xjev jewi zua miespif op vji metv vxu ziest? Jux ges emuph esi zua?

Zua dep tvomm fu ov, zua katv piif vu efkatv vji xez zua woix "notveli" epf "geomasi."
 
O xotj O jef vji qevoipvt vu miesp Fsaqem tu O dep goy vji tovi nztimg. Nezci O xomm vsz epf miesp ov et muph et nz EFF fuit puv hiv op vji xez

Vjot ot katv tuni hipisem efwodi epf puv e sevogodevoup up vji xictovi epf ovt qasquti.

Zuas opvispem mephaehi ot qsucecmz jopfisoph zuas qsuhsitt, puv katv xovj vjot xictovi, cav xovj mogi op hipisem.

Monovoph cimoigt ("O dep'v", "O fup'v jewi qevoipdi") esi ectumavi wisfodvt vjev howi zua pu suun vu hsux, djephi, epf onqsuwi ... cav jisi ot vji vsavj ... vjiz ESIP'V ectumavi wisfodvt. Vjiz esi jepfdaggt vjev zua qav up zuastimg. Xjz dep'v zua? Xjz fup'v zua jewi qevoipdi? Raov atoph iydatit et dsavdjit ... O fup'v lpux jux tonqmz otp'v ep iydati.

Iwiszfez O siemobi vjev "O fup'v lpux jux" tu O hu uav vjisi epf vsz vuq gopf uav ... "Gopfoph uav" ot ugvip gsii op nupiz, cav dutvmz op voni ... zua natv ci xommoph epf fotdoqmopif vu tqipf ov.
 
Xjz vjsux op vji vuxim uwis tunivjoph tu nopus? Vjot tiint moli e qsivvz huuf ofie, epf $250 otp'v vjev nadj. Og zuas op catopitt zua esi huoph vu hiv caspif, duptofis vjev $250 qesv ug vji vaovoup.

Tii ov vjsuahj, ipvsiqsipiast vjev neli nupiz fup'v raov.
 
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