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WooCommerce Developer Payment Schedule & Milestones

This Payment Schedule Agreement establishes the billing structure, approval workflow, and deployment conditions for the WooCommerce development project between Developer and Client.

1. Payment Schedule

Payments are strictly tied to key technical deliverables and must be completed according to the following breakdown:

• Phase 1: Initial Deposit (40%) - Non-refundable payment due upon contract signing prior to any server provisioning, environment setup, or code development.
• Phase 2: Staging & Checkout Milestone (40%) - Due upon presentation and functional approval of the WooCommerce store build on the developer's staging server, including product structure, tax settings, and test gateway transactions.
• Phase 3: Final Pre-Launch Balance (20%) - Due after final staging sign-off, prior to live database migration, domain DNS cutover, or production server deployment.

2. Deliverables

The total project fee covers only the explicit technical scope detailed below:

• Environment setup, WooCommerce core setup, and child theme configuration.
• Product taxonomy set up, shipping zone rules, and automated tax calculations.
• Payment gateway integration (Stripe, PayPal, or agreed equivalent) in test environment.
• Quality assurance testing, responsive design verification, and checkout funnel optimization on staging.
• Database migration to live client hosting server and post-launch configuration check.

3. Approval Checkpoints

Formal client approvals are required at each project milestone before work progresses:

• Client must submit written approval or actionable revision feedback within five (5) business days of milestone presentation via MicroFreelanceHub.
• Approval of Phase 2 (Staging) signifies full acceptance of store layout, design, and checkout logic. Revisions requested after Phase 2 approval will be treated as out-of-scope Change Requests.
• Failure to respond within five (5) business days automatically marks the milestone approved and triggers the corresponding payment link.

4. Late Payment & Work Pauses

Timely payments ensure project continuity and server allocation:

• Payments not received within three (3) business days of invoice issuance will result in an immediate pause on all development, staging updates, and client communications.
• Projects paused for late payment exceeding fourteen (14) days will incur a $250 restart fee and require a revised completion timeline.

5. Launch Conditions & Ownership Handover

To protect developer intellectual property, strict conditions apply to live deployments:

• No live server migration, DNS point, or administrator access transfer will occur until 100% of contract funds have cleared in full.
• Staging site access and code remain the exclusive property of the Developer until final payment is verified via MicroFreelanceHub.

6. Change Requests

Any features, integrations, or modifications outside the explicitly defined scope will follow a formal change request process:

• Additional plugin integrations, custom PHP/hooks, or workflow changes require a separate estimate billed at the Developer’s hourly rate ($125/hr) or a fixed fee amendment.
• All change requests must be approved and paid upfront prior to implementation.

7. Termination

Either party may terminate this agreement under specific financial and practical conditions:

• If Client terminates prior to launch, Developer retains all deposit and milestone funds collected to date to cover completed technical labor.
• If Client abandons the project or fails to communicate for twenty-one (21) consecutive days, the project will be declared complete and all unpaid balances become immediately due.