[consulting] Proper Collections Procedure

[Rob Barreca]

Gunnar Langemark wrote:
> Right  but - Reality usually kicks in at this point, and you continue 
> working while waiting for the money. So give them short payment terms. 
> 8 days or so.
> (OK - I'm not in the US, but in Europe (Denmark)). I payment is late - 
> work is too. Unless of course they have a good explanation (could they 
> have?).
I usually request the initial payment(s) to come through PayPal so there 
is no waiting for work to begin while payment is "in transit". Once you 
get down the line and build a good relationship with a client, you can 
feel safe about avoiding the PayPal fees and do it through standard mail.

Rob Roy Barreca
Founder and COO
Electronic Insight Corporation
http://www.electronicinsight.com
rob at electronicinsight.com