NOTE: everything needs to be discussed and negotiated first. the
default terms are placed to ensure such discussion takes place before
job is awarded.
In pursuance to "Milestone Payments" as in Freelancer terms and
conditions, first milestone payment needs to be deposited on
Freelancer within a day, ibapi is awarded the project, failing which
the awarding of the project by the seller will be deemed void and the
offer by ibapi will be deemed to have been retracted. not be accepted
by ibapi.
first milestone becomes payable after requirement analysis is done.
requirement analysis is "Contract-style requirement lists" as defined
under "Requirements_analysis" in wikipedia.
Explanation: this is essentially an upfront payment.
first milestone deposited before job is accepted and paid after
requirement analysis as explained in message board.