Topic
Invoices
Billing and getting paid — what goes on the invoice, when to send it, and how to chase it without starting a fight.
- 5 min readDeposit vs milestone billing: which one to use50/50, thirds, monthly, milestones, or a retainer. How to pick a payment structure by project length and client size, with the cash-flow arithmetic behind each.
- 4 min readNet 30 vs due on receipt: which terms to put on your invoiceWhat each term means, when the clock starts, and the one change to your invoice that takes no negotiation at all.
- 5 min readFreelance late fees that actually workThe rate to charge, the wording that makes it stick, and the honest truth about what a late fee does and does not achieve.
- 7 min readWhat to do when a client won’t payAn escalation ladder from day 1 to day 30, with the email for each rung, and an honest look at small claims, collections, and when to write it off.
- 4 min readSend the invoice the day the work is doneI rewrote “just circling back” eight times in one sitting. The invoice that caused it had no due date.
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