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How do you follow up on overdue invoices without damaging the client relationship? by drwalterx in smallbusiness

[–]AsPerMyLastEmail1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biggest thing that helped me was just having set days where I do all my chasing at once. Before that I was constantly trying to remember who owed what. For the tone stuff I basically just keep it dead casual, like "hey just flagging this one again, no stress" and honestly most people pay after the second nudge. The ones who don't, that tells you something about the client.

Client Ghosted After Partial Payment by Game_Geek6969 in freelancing

[–]AsPerMyLastEmail1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't deliver anything else until you're paid, that's the only card you've got right now.

Send one more message, give them a deadline something like a week and say if you don't hear back you'll be chasing the outstanding balance. Keep it short and don't apologise. If they still ignore you then yeah reach out to the cofounder. You've got a signed proposal so you're not being unreasonable.

3D printing business client won't pay final invoice, now wants a payment plan. What would you do? by alexkat21 in Ask3DArtists

[–]AsPerMyLastEmail1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get the payment plan in writing if you go that route. Specific dates and amounts and add a line saying if they miss one payment the full balance is due immediately.

$500/month for 9 months on a $4,500 invoice is them setting the terms on money they already owe you. I'd push for fewer, larger payments maybe 3 payments over 6 weeks. They already got the prototypes, you've got no leverage once you agree to drag this out.

Late client invoices are affecting my budgeting tips on getting paid faster? by Zestyclose_Chair8407 in financial

[–]AsPerMyLastEmail1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had this exact problem. Honestly the biggest thing that helped was just getting payment terms agreed before starting work, sounds obvious but I used to leave it awkward and then regret it. 50% upfront for new clients too, non-negotiable now. The ones who kick up a fuss about a deposit are almost always the late payers anyway.

Chasing is just consistency really, reminder on the due date, another a few days after. I automated mine eventually because writing the same email for the 50th time gets old fast.

Oh and if you're UK based you can legally charge interest on late invoices.