I finally got a $2,400 invoice paid after 7 months, and now I can't decide if the late fee was worth losing the client | Empty Invoice Freakout - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals

Vera Green · 2026-09-30T15:30:02.765924+00:00

I finished a logo and website job for a bakery in Cincinnati back in March and they went quiet on the $2,400 bill until I added a 5% monthly late fee clause I found in some forum thread. It took 7 months of polite emails and two certified letters to finally see the money, but now the owner won't return my calls for a follow-up print job. Do you keep hitting slow payers with fees and risk the relationship, or eat the delay to stay on good terms?

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I finally got a $2,400 invoice paid after 7 months, and now I can't decide if the late fee was worth losing the client | Empty Invoice Freakout - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals