185: Tired of Chasing Clients for Money? Do These Three Things to Get Paid on Time

About this episode

Laura Davis shares essential systems for freelance social media managers to get paid on time.

You've done the work, sent the invoice... and now you're waiting. And waiting. Is chasing clients for money just part of being freelance, or are you missing a system that would sort this out for good? In this episode, Laura Davis shares the three essential systems every freelance social media manager needs to get paid on time (plus a bonus tip that takes all the awkwardness out of chasing payments). In this episode, we're chatting about: Why you need to charge in advance and how to handle clients with 60 or 90-day payment terms Why invoicing late is secretly giving clients permission to pay you late How automating reminders (and late payment fees) takes the emotion out of asking for what you're owed Join the membership The membership is where freelance social media managers learn to build flexible, profitable offers and expert systems. You get monthly expert training, coaching from us, a community of hundreds of SMMs, and full access to our Hubsy software to manage your invoicing, social media and email marketing, create websites, sales pages and more all in one place. Less than £3 a day for annual members. Check out all the details to join here. Connect with us If this episode…

People in this episode

Host: The Two Lauras

Guest: Laura Davis

Topics covered

• freelance
• social media management
• client payments
• invoicing
• business systems

Keywords

• freelance
• social media
• invoicing
• client payments
• payment systems
• automation
• business tips

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