Showerthought: My freelance logo design payment is MIA after a month

I made a logo for a small startup, and they said it was perfect for their launch. Now I'm checking my bank account daily and getting no replies to my invoices. Any tips for when a client just goes silent like this?

4 comments

4 Comments

burns.thomas1mo ago

Ever notice how the people who ghost on small bills are often the same ones who make a huge deal about their own invoices? It’s a weird power move.

nora_miller441mo ago

See this all the time, @burns.thomas. It's a control thing (plain and simple). So annoying.

tara_stone421mo ago

Ugh, yes. It really does make every future interaction feel weird and tense, even if the money itself isn't a big deal. It's just such a clear sign that respect isn't there. Burns is totally right, it's 100% a weird power move and it just sucks.

ray64329d ago

Tell you what, it makes me double check my own behavior. I just spent ten minutes stressing over a text asking a buddy for my twenty bucks back for lunch last week. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting on a client to pay a two hundred dollar invoice from March. The mental math we do to avoid looking like that person is wild.