The Writing Coach Podcast 12: How to get freelance clients to pay on time

WCP12 How to get freelance clients to pay on time

Freelancers often ask: How do I get a client to pay an invoice that’s past due? Today we’re asking a better question: How do you get clients to pay you on time in the first place? If you’ve had more than one late-paying client in the past few years, this episode is going to shake up the way you approach billing.

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Freelancers often ask: How do I get a client to pay an invoice that’s past due?

Today we’re asking a better question: How do you get clients to pay you on time in the first place?

If you’ve had more than one late-paying client in the past few years, this episode is going to shake up the way you approach billing. I’m going to share some very practical things you can do straight away to break a cycle of late payments and improve your cash flow.

Here’s a PDF that goes along with this episode. It recaps the steps I cover in the podcast, plus includes what to include in your invoice and what to do if the client doesn’t pay in 30 days.

Podcast listener shoutout:

 

Thanks to Shelbi at The Nobby Life for the kind review of the Writing Coach Podcast on iTunes. That’s big praise coming from a teacher!

 

Mentioned on today’s show:

A freelancer’s guide to timely payments PDF (companion for this episode)

WCP Episode 11: Money and negotiation blocks

Modern Journalist Toolkit 2: Getting paid electronically

WCP Episode 1: What’s your problem?

WCP Episode 2: Thinking thoughts and feeling feels

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