As a freelancer, how important is it to ask for an upfront payment from clients?

[Btaliat]

As a freelancer, you need to understand the importance of having your clients paying upfront before you start working for them. Asking for upfront will make it easier for the freelancers to get committed. Everybody loves to when a client showed how committed he can be by paying some part of the money to show commitment. The upfront to pay then can be negotiated between the two of you. What do you think about this? Share it in the comment section.