Professional practices, was "pay you later"

[pianolover 88]

That's laughable! Here's the definitive policy:

<<Hi Everyone,
I
firmly believe that a person is worth their hire and should be paid on
completion of the job.  Schools, churches and nursing homes are a
different breed of customer.  Being paid up front doesn't make someone
a mere service worker any more than wearing a robe makes them the
Pope.  Our work and attitude toward the customer will display whether
we are artists or mere service workers.  This is my plan when I leave
the Piano Hospital.  When I dress for success, hold a great attitude
toward my customer and demonstrate that I know what I'm doing, he or
she will and should be happy to pay for a job well done.  If I'm short
on cash, the customer won't see it because of my professionalism.  "How
do I pay you Marshall."
"Oh cash or check is fine, and here's the invoice for your records."
"Ok."
Check in hand, family can eat, bills are paid, tithes put in the offering, life is good
Marshall>>

Terry Peterson

From: AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: Professional practices, was "pay you later"
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:48:51 -0400










John, just set up an account with PayPal and you can then 
send email invoices. They pay with a credit card and the money is then deposited 
in you account almost immediately. It does cost you about 3% for the service You 
can add that to the invoice if you like. 
 
Al Guecia

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: 
  John Formsma 
  
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 2:09 
PM
  Subject: Re: Professional practices, was 
  "pay you later"
  
Agreed with your points below.
  

  How do you send an email invoice?  Do you do a PDF with the Mac? 
   Using Quickbooks to do the invoice?
  

  What about people who don't have an email?  I have a few older 
  customers who don't have a computer.
  

  I think email is a good way to go, considering our modern era.  My 
  practice now is to leave an invoice.  Most people expect to pay me before 
  I leave.  I allow churches to mail payment.  And folks who aren't at 
  home while I'm there.
  

  --
  JF


  On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 12:24 PM, David Andersen <david at davidandersenpianos.com> 
  wrote:

  
    My friends---- 
    

    Would you like to be treated like a doctor, or a lawyer, or a skilled 
    artisan?
    

    Or would you like to be treated like a day worker, or a cable 
    installer, or a shade-tree mechanic? 
    

    In the first group, the work, and the atmosphere surrounding the work, 
    is the focus; actual money exchange happens later.
    

    In the second group, the focus is on getting the check.
    

    If you want to make more money and have more respect, act like a 
    business with cash flow. If somebody wants to give you a check, OK.
    I hardly ever handle money now, and most of my clients (still) are 
    private entities. I send an email invoice within 24 hours of the work; I 
    haven't been stiffed once since I started this protocol 6 years ago. Well, 
    once, by a white-collar criminal in Malibu...300 bucks.
    

    A hard and fast rule: those who seem like they couldn't care 
    less about getting paid make a lot more money and are trusted quicker and 
    deeper. People just like it better way back in the deep, old part of their 
    brains. Don't fight the wiring.
    

    David Andersen
    (flame suit 
on)



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