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Poll: What do you do the moment a client misses a payment deadline?
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Jul 20

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Thayenga
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It depends Jul 20

If it's a longstanding client I wait a few days before sending a reminder - which is usually not required because by then I will have already received the payment. If it's a new client, then I send a friendly reminder the next day.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Josephine Cassar
Maria Laura Curzi
Aliakbar Majidi
Philip Lees
 
Zea_Mays
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I wait Jul 20

Since I only get paid by bank transfer, even if a client paid by the deadline, banks can (and I think they still do) delay the actual transfer, so the money would show up in my account a few days later. Instant payments can be done too by instant bank transfer or using other payment tools like Wise, though.

Josephine Cassar
Aliakbar Majidi
 
Gregor Trebec
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Well... Jul 20

Inform the client about the delay and wait a week more. Than add fees per day. Than threat him/ her with lawyers, judges and what not. Don't forget to make a negative BB entry.
 
The Shredder
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Check my emails 06:24

Check my emails to see if I forgot to send the invoice, as that’s normally the reason.

Reputable customers rarely pay late.

Josephine Cassar
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Matthias Brombach
 
Matthias Brombach
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The "in London" procedure 08:30

I would, after several reminders, apply the combined London-Northern Irish procedure I learned and read repeatedly here at proz a couple of years ago, which means to send another polite reminder involving a hint for further actions. If that doesn't help, I then finally will write a post here at proz asking for help what to do when the client doesn't want to pay.
 


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