Payment on completion or send an invoice?

[Mesterh]

99% of domestic offer to pay as soon as the job is complete.

99% of commercial dont offer to pay.

[18 stoner]

Usually get payment before i leave the site, but if the customer isnt in they are usually trusting sorts and therefore can be trusted to send them an invoice.

[Paul Smith]

depends on the customer.....private house cash/cheque on the day...........companies invoices sent

 

Although every job is different!

[Zenfordinner]

bill in the post, regardless domestic or commercial

 

Ditto, although some domestic clients will give a cheque upon completion.

[Tommy_B]

We worked for a woman a couple of years back that had the worst luck with every tradesman she had work for her. Sparkys and Chippies had basically done the shoddiest jobs. We couldn't work it out untill she said that she always pays everyone in full BEFORE they've even started the job!!!

 

Back on subject, Cheque when finished always works for me!!!

[Arborworks Ltd]

Invoice through the post always

[Sambo]

Usually the preferred method for us is Post/Hand deliver an invoice.

 

Don't know if anyone else has done it but one method I have tried is to make use of my PayPal account to request payment by Email. The customer can use their Paypal account, credit or debit card to transfer funds straight to my account. Fast, Simple and Secure! As i say - only tried it once on a moderate amount but it worked ok!

[treequip]

When the Apple I phone was still brand new I had a chap do just that for a firewood delivery.

 

He stood on his drive and thumbed away while I tipped off.

 

I think it was novety factor because he was happy to add the paypal fee to the transaction.

 

I checked my email for conformation with my humble

N95.

 

Do I need to get out more?

 

Andy

[conkers]

Invoice in the post is always going to be a relaxed way of saying, pay in a week, or a month. Most pay within the month but sus out the funny ones and put payment on completion in the quote.

[A_lopa]

I have duplicate invoice books onboard the trucks so its written out on completion.