How Freelancers Can Ensure They Get Paid On Time [Every Time]

When you’ve sent your invoice, you might think the ball is on your client’s side of the court.

That’s only the case if you made it very easy to get paid.

How do you do this?

I’ve hired (or tried to hire) freelancers who are damn near impossible to pay. I’ve also been the freelancer trying his hardest to get paid by a giant conglomerate that took over 100 days to pay me.

I’ve also been slap bang in the middle when I’ve sent an invoice and it’s been paid in the suggested time.

First of all, make it easy to get paid. This means you have a bank account that anyone can pay. And accept any currency. If you’re refusing to be paid in $$$ because you’re in the UK, you’re making life harder for yourself.

Recent history shows that you’d have actually been better off (financially) if you accepted dollars in the UK. Overall history shows that things level themselves out over time. Wherever you are in the world, make sure you accept the currency of your clients. The second you add complexity to your client’s life, you become a pain to pay.

So you’ve got a bank account and accept the currency of your client. Job done? Not quite.