freelancers – how long to get paid???...
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- Meeklo0
I agree with some of the points boobs made there ^
Your terms should be on your invoice always, specially the part where it says that there will be a X% fee for late payments, this way when you are reaching day 20 you send an email saying something like "this is a reminder to let you know, a late fee will be charged if payment is not received by day X"
Yes, dictate your terms with direct clients.
On my experience, with agencies you need to be more flexible and agree on a set of terms for payment. Most big agencies have their own terms, and if you make it hard for them when it comes to payment, they might stop sending you work.Always get a deposit on all work done for personal clients. Always.
Every time you fail to achieve this, you are in major trouble, if you don't do it by now, you are either new, or extremely lucky.