Invoice reminder?
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If you say "payment due within 30 days" on your invoice, do you send a reminder around / on the 30th day?
Or do you usually wait a few days or longer?
- detritus0
Depends upon the client - if you're not familiar with them, then a gentle prod a day or so after the period's expired isn't off. On the day would be, I feel.
Shit starts getting flicked at the fan around 5 days overdue.
- noneck0
I'd usually allow a week or so past the due date. Partly so that I don't look like I'm panicked for cash (even if I am), and also to not be a dick to my clients.
- ukit20
Some interesting points here...I tend to agree
- sublocked0
You know...you should really be using software to handle this for you.
We do automated invoice reminders, and you can charge late % for unpaid invoices.
Just saying.
- zarkonite0
If we don't have a retainer, I remind them before it's due. A lot of shops do cheque runs, don't want to miss it otherwise you waste a whole week maybe two. Just keep it friendly...
- One would think cheque runs would be obsolete in the days of internet banking. :\Continuity
- toe_knee0
Yeah I used to do 14 days but found clients didnt pay for 30. So I changed it to 7 and for some reason they nearly all pay on time.
I had to chase $300 measly dollarsfor 3.5 months. Honestly I felt like billing them again for the time I spent emailing them.
7 days and no more. If it passed I send an email. I'm not a charity