This week’s Freelance Lifestyle Tea Break Challenge is about something a lot of freelancers worry about. We spend hours trying to deal with it. It’s one of the biggest problems freelancers face. It makes us envious of those that get a set payday every month – Late payments from clients, and chasing invoices.
Chasing clients for payments is one of the most frustrating parts of being freelance. Chances are, you’ve heard a dozen different excuses as to why a client doesn’t pay on time.
But there are two steps you can take to either improve the speed of their payment, or discourage late payers. When I put these two steps into place, 60% of my clients started paying my invoices within one week of receiving the invoice. These were clients that previously avoided paying my invoices within 30 days – so this made a big difference to my business.
Want to know what those two steps are? Check out this week’s three-minute, Freelance Lifestyle Tea Break Challenge
Do you use these two steps? What results have you seen?
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These are great tips, thanks Emma. Do you have experience on what to do with clients who just don’t pay…
Michelle, it’s different if they say they will not pay, aren’t paying, or if there is a dispute. Happy to have a chat about your circumstances if you email me.
Having a ‘Getting Paid’ system is one of the most important things to do in your business. It’s not just about paying your bills, it’s more professional to have one.