Re: Collecting Payments?

I invoice exclusively via email. I haven't had a client in years who has a
problem with that. One former client, DoubleClick, has just sent me a notice
demanding that all future invoices be mailed to a particular address, but
this is not the norm.

And I have never been paid in any way other than by check sent via US mail,
except under very unusual circumstances. I met a client for coffee once, and
she gave me a check at that meeting. And another one had to wire transfer
money because they couldn't get it together to send a check via mail until
the job was in jeopardy. Incidentally, I would have preferred a check via
overnight mail in that case because it took 36 hours for the wire transfer
to show up in my account. With an overnight check, I would have had it in my
hands the next morning, a full 14 hours sooner than the wire transfer. I
know that the funds wouldn't have been collected, but at least I would have
known that they were serious about paying me.

Malcolm Smart
Smart Online Services
malcolm(at)smart-web.com
718-783-0261

----- Original Message -----
From: SDJThorin <sdjthorin(at)geocities.com>
To: <hwg-business(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: Collecting Payments?


> Thanks, for all the info so far!
>
> It look like most ask for 50% up front & the rest,
> sometimes in stages, before the site goes live/on-line.
> ( For those that also wanted to know. *g* )
>
> What I'm also after, with this Q, is how do your clients pay you?
>
> ie :
> - on-line ( if so, how? )
> - by mail
> - in person
> - etc.
>
> and by :
> - money order / cash / etc.
> - cheque
> - credit card
>
> Thanks, in advance,
>
> Stephen.
>
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