Learning how to collect on unpaid invoices is an invaluable skill for freelancers and small business owners alike. At some point, you’ll likely run into difficult clients who try to test your professional boundaries. If you don’t take effective countermeasures, late payments can impact your bottom line.
Sometimes all a client needs is a gentle reminder to catch up with payments. Knowing how much pressure to apply depending on the circumstances and when to cut your losses will save you a lot of headaches.
In this article, we’ll talk about how you can collect on unpaid invoices in several different scenarios. Then we’ll go over what to do for clients who refuse to pay altogether. Let’s get to it!
