My mistake the other day when I posted the Breakfast Roundtables for this year's Creative Freelancer Conference, I missed one that will be moderated by Carolyn Silveira of the Freelancers Union:
Get Paid, Not Played: How We Can Tackle Deadbeat Clients
Almost every freelancer will have at least one client who doesn’t pay, or pays late. What are your strategies for getting the check? What worked and what didn’t? Let’s share our best practices and learn from the wisdom of each other’s experiences.
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Ilise Benun is a national speaker and founder of Marketing Mentor and the Creative Freelancer Conference (with HOW Magazine). She works closely with creative professionals who are serious about growing their business. She is the author of several books including, “The Creative Professional’s Guide to Money: How to Think About It, How to Talk About It and What to Do About It,” (HOW Books 2011), “The Designer’s Guide to Marketing and Pricing,” “Stop Pushing Me Around: A Workplace Guide for the Timid, Shy and Less Assertive,” "Public Relations for Dummies, and “The Art of Self Promotion. Sign up for her free Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor here: www.marketing-mentortips.com
My mistake the other day when I posted the Breakfast Roundtables for this year's Creative Freelancer Conference, I missed one that will be moderated by Carolyn Silveira of the Freelancers Union:
I had a client last year who kept delaying payment on three projects. I ended up sending a demand letter (for less than $100 cost) and received payment for 2 of the 3 jobs. After that, I decided it was not worth taking them to Small Claims Court. In hindsight, I would have sent the Demand Letter much sooner, seeing as it got almost instantaneous results, versus emailing and calling every month for almost a year!
HI Julie - what did this Demand Letter consist of? was it from you or did you get a lawyer to send it for you?
I'm interested in what your letter said as well.