To be fed up of chasing payments

[hasanyoneseenbarb]

I work as a domestic cleaner, which I really enjoy but I'm becoming increasingly more fed up with having to chase payment.

Most clients have a standing order but a view pay cash in the last few weeks I've had two clients who had no cash at the time and wanted to do a bank transfer, which is usually no problem at all.

The thing is we are a week down the line and I've not been paid?

I feel really awkward chasing the money but also provided a service and want to be paid

Could you get yourself a credit card machine for these purposes? They aren't that expensive, and work with a mobile phone.

You probably wouldn't want to use it all the time, as there is a fee (about 2%) but it is an option.

Chase by text message, and say something like:

"Please arrange a bank transfer as discussed"

Do not apologise for chasing.!

Cut out the cash payments and ask for payment in advance.

That is not on,
ask for money in advance perhaps

I am self employed and had similar problems. I just texted and said “a gentle reminder that you have not yet paid me for the work done last week. I rely on regular payment and would be grateful if you could pay the outstanding amount by return”. If they didn’t pay or gave me an excuse I just didn’t turn up to clean for the that week. It shows them you will not take any shit. In the longer term I removed the CF clients from my list and replaced them with prompt payers.

Send them an invoice with overdue in big letters on it with your payment details and a request they set up a standing order in future.

Don't feel shit about it, that's your be nice female socialisation kicking in and doing you out of what is owed.

Invoice them for money owed.
Then issue new terms of service to all.clients. include a late payment fee and a fee to recover money owing eg money to take them to small claims court.