Balance Due!!

[J Patrick Draine]

Just as the "blank check" client put her trust in your honesty, we do owe
our clients some latitude in these situations. I'd say you took the correct
approach. If a check isn't in the mail in a few days, you can send a bill
for the balance.Having "the party present" sign an invoice is a good idea if
it's a studio, theater, school, bar, etc. Followed up with a bill in the
mail.
Patrick Draine

On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net>
wrote:

> I had a client today who had to leave for an appointment so her brother was
> there to make sure I got paid.  Besides tuning I had to fix two notes.  She
> left for my tuning fee with her brother and that was it, so when I gave her
> brother the bill, he was short on the cash.  She didn't plan on my extra
> work or the tax.  So I took the bill and wrote what was paid, and the
> balance due.
>
> Is that the right way to do it, or next time should I have the party
> present sign it?  Should there also be a due date?  Then there's the
> situation where there is no one home and a check is left on the table.  I
> did have one client leave me a blank check!!  I was like "hmmm, let's see, I
> need new tires on my car, maybe a new tuning hammer...."
>
>
> Matthew
>
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