To get paid, like you would understand is fundamentally the point at your business because if you don’t get paid, what are you doing in business?
You may be surprised at the number of business people who have their customer base to pay them when and if they get on with it. I am acquainted with a business owner who repetitively makes bad debts like trophies. Why? Just because he cannot bring himself to demand the payment and lets people overpower him.
If you allow someone credit, do so only because they have proved themselves to you by paying cash on delivery (COD) for a while. Moreover, you should check whether they have the funds to pay you – if they don’t then you should not do business with them. Don’t fool yourself into saying “I need the work” or “I need the sales”. It’s pointless to do the service or providing the goods for zero if you aren’t paid.
If you are the sort of person who can’t request the money even after the work has been finished, try these ideas:
Tell your client that when the service is finished, you need cash or cheque. They should be likely to have it on them at completion and you won’t need to demand your payment.
When sending out a quote, make sure your payment terms are plain.
Do up an invoice that has the terms of payment plainly stated and hand the customer the invoice when the work is finished up. They should see the invoice and generally assume they need to pay for it now without you going to say anything. Fabricate an “evil boss” who will burn you alive if you do not go back with the pay for the work.
Arrange with your bank branch to set you up with Merchant facilities so you can take credit cards like Mastercard and Visa. Many people possess credit cards and it should fix the dilemma of the client not holding a cheque account or not having the right cash at the time.
Moreover, don’t be asked not to keep hold on the goods till after they have been paid for. Know, until the goods have been paid for, they remain to be yours.
If you decide you’re going to let somebody credit, be sure you get the following contact details from them at a point PREVIOUSLY you allow them credit.
- Name
- Address
- Phone number
- Bank name and address
- Account no.
- 3 trade references with their names, addresses and phone numbers
When you take all this detail, contact the bank and make for sure that they do have an account with them. Then, telephone all of the trade reference and find out if they pay their bills correctly or if they have any issues with them.
Most people will be willing to tell you if the person is troublesome. If everything is OK, allow them a moderate level of debt, say no more than $500 (depending on your business). Monitor the operation of the account for a few months before allowing this amount to be exceeded.
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