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Update: a diner waitress in Reno taught me how to get paid early
I was in Reno for a cousin's wedding last month and stopped at a diner off Virginia Street for breakfast. The waitress saw me on my laptop, stressed over an invoice that was 45 days late, and she told me her trick: she asks for half up front and calls the other half a "supply run" so it sounds like a cost, not a bill. I tried it on my next two clients and got $900 in three days. It sounds dumb but framing it as supplies instead of payment got way less pushback. Anyone else change their wording after a random tip like this?
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rowanr885d ago
Calling it a supply run might work on some folks but it feels kinda shady to me. If a client finds out you called their payment a supply cost just to get them to pay faster, that could blow up in your face. Plus some people will see right through it and think you're playing games with them. Being straight up about needing a deposit is way better in the long run because it builds trust. If a client won't pay half up front when you ask plain and simple, that's a red flag about them, not about your wording. What happens when the next invoice comes and they remember you called it supplies?
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brooke_murray5d ago
Learned this the hard way after years of just sending invoices into the void like a idiot. I once waited 90 days on a $400 job because I was too scared to sound pushy askin for money up front lol. The "supply run" thing is smart because people hear "supplies" and think of Home Depot runs, not you needing rent money. Gonna try this on my next late payer and see if it works or if I just sound like I'm buying lumber.
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