encyclo - 12:14 am on Oct 22, 2004 (gmt 0)

I didn't know the guy from Adam until I met him last week - he came in via a link in a local niche directory and filled in a contact form.

It's easy money. The work he's currently offering is the kind of stuff I can do in my sleep, and if he can supply a steady stream of such work (I think he can) then for the moment I'm happy to get the income. I'm not looking to get on best-buddy terms with the guy, but I don't want to wreck a profitable relationship.

I'll be just fine if I only stick to doing the basic stuff, but I could get into trouble if I accept to do SEO for him - because I'd be forced to rip apart his work and it could backfire.

I'm considering changing the business relationship more into my favor: I think I'd be on safer ground in the long run. If I take an SEO job, I don't want to stay as a subcontractor - I'd take on his client myself under my name and reputation, bill the client directly and give the guy a percentage as the finder's fee. In pure money terms he's not going to lose out, and if necessary I can throw together some kind of non-competition contract which is not too restricting. If he's not OK with that I'd have to consider backing out, but then he'd just have to find someone else (not easy round here) so I've got a strong bargaining position.

Does that sound like a better plan?

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[edited by: encyclo at 12:37 am (utc) on Oct. 22, 2004]