Skeptical about the new $250 deposit, and it saved me a headache
Started asking for half up front on print jobs after getting burned twice in a row, and a client last Friday gladly sent $250 over before I even opened the file. Turns out the ones who push back hardest on a deposit are the exact ones who ghost when the invoice comes due. Anyone else notice the ones who pay fast upfront are also the easiest to work with the whole way through?
Wait, so the people who actually have money are also the people who pay on time? Shocking. Next you're gonna tell me the sky is blue and water is wet. But for real, it's crazy how the deposit thing works like a jerk filter without you even trying. The folks who act like handing over $250 is some kind of insult are usually the same ones who disappear when it's time to settle up. Funny how that lines up every single time.