Vicky,
My customer base is comprised mainly of people I've been working with for years. This person was one of that group and I've never had a problem getting paid promptly.
His payments for the last few transactions, were increasingly getting further away from my delivery date. There was a pattern emerging.
I'm a laid back guy. My customers know and appreciate that.
It's when they see my demeanor as a weakness or a reason to move me to the "pay whenever" pile, that I occasionally have to step out of character and let them know I'm not the person to move to the back burner.
With new customers, I get deposits if there are materials to buy and I get paid at the time of delivery. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA |