OVERDUE INVOICES
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- d_rek0
Been going through the ringer with a client who is almost 90 days out from their invoice date for a paltry $250 bill. Claims they 'simply forgot' to pay it - horse shit.
Here are some quick tips that can help you collect payment on overdue accounts:
-determine how a job will be paid for BEFORE it goes to production
-collect all relevant payment information from a client beforehand, like CC#'s (and all related info), client full name, address and phone
-have client pre-pay for any work
-don't ship any work until payment has been made
-If a client is skipping out on paying a vendor make sure you collect their CC information before hand so that you can feed that to your vendor - last thing you want to do is be held accountable for your vendor not getting paid
-be dilligent and firm when invoicing. Make sure the terms of the invoice are clear upfront
-follow-up on any late payments as frequently as you need to until you get paid.