Vent: I hit 47 days on one net-30 invoice and that number is why I now ask for deposits | Client Red Flags - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals

River Thomas · 2026-10-19T03:55:03.959878+00:00

I sent a $2,400 invoice to a guy in Cleveland on net-30 terms and figured it would just clear like usual. Day 31 he said accounting was backed up, day 38 he stopped picking up, and on day 47 I finally drove to his office in person and got a check within ten minutes. That stretch past 30 was all I needed to see, because if a shop can't pay in the window they agreed to, every extra week is a warning sign. I now take 50% up front from anyone new, no exceptions. How do you all handle net-30 requests from folks you haven't worked with before?

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Vent: I hit 47 days on one net-30 invoice and that number is why I now ask for deposits | Client Red Flags - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals