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By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:49:30 +0000

Another small, but sometimes overlooked detail is to put an actual due date on the invoice, rather than just saying “Due within 14 days.” Keeping that due date right in front of them rather than making them figure it out is important.

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Grab bag of excellent reading — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:32:02 +0000

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By: ngmatthews

ngmatthews — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:29:35 +0000

The issue I have had is when working with a large global corporation, my invoice went into their accounts department and disappeared into a void.

The call centre for their invoices was in Bangalore, and my complaints to my client were routed there instead of to him.

I was eventually paid, but 90 days after the due date, it has made me re-consider working with large corps as a single person company. They completely wrecked my cash flow (it was a long term project)and I was forced to take out an overdraft on the invoice to keep myself afloat.

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:52:28 +0000

I hate it when this happens, but as for the total deadbeats you would be amazed that some collections agencies will take on the problem of collecting for 30% of the debt owed, even when it is a small debt. Sure you’re only getting 70% in the end, but that’s better than 0. I have also found that just mentioning it as a recourse in the contract will make most people think twice about stiffing you.

By: Misty Cryer-Davidson

Misty Cryer-Davidson — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:54:53 +0000

I never make a statement like “payment due on completion”. A few of my clients felt that the project wasn’t completed until they had requested and received revisions and if they have that mindset, you may not ever get paid. My final payment is due on submission of first draft or within 15 days of first draft.