Comments on: When Clients Don’t Pay Their Bills

By: Beverley

Beverley — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:54:00 +0000

We ended up going bankrupt 10yrs ago because of people and businesses not paying us, it has taken us until now to get back on our feet. Shame shame on them , I dont know how they sleep at night. Karma karma

By: Ivica

Ivica — Mon, 02 May 2011 11:42:00 +0000

How to buy land approximately 700 000 m2 by 2.6 M € and do not pay commission to estate agency?
Ask for advice Mr. Luca Bechis?

In the next few days You will see a lot of documents about the business Luce Bechis in Croatia.
Appeal to the Croatian court.
Criminal charges for fraud to police against Luca Bechis.

By: Cory

Cory — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:38:00 +0000

I deal with this daily and can help you. Not too many people are aware that there is insurance that protects you from non payment of your receivables. If you sell to someone….they don’t pay you…the insurance company steps in and will pay you. You pay an annual premium to protect you. Also, you can sell more aggressively to riskier clients (because you are guaranteed payment). This is the only insurance product where you actually get a return on your investment. Call my office and I’ll give you the low down. I work for Euler Hermes and am the largest credit insurance company in the world.

Cory 972-581-0513

By: Skuggs

Skuggs — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:28:00 +0000

I heard there was a “list” in Utah. Specifically, my clients (or their representative) higher us to collect for them . . . and we successfully complete the job. However, they are either slow, or want to change the terms. What is a small owner to do when we are in another state? We can’t afford to spend thousands of dollars, just to collect hundreds — the unpaid bills all add up.

By: Hum

Hum — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:37:00 +0000

if you are a business owner and want to sue in small claims court, do you sue the individual or the business of the individual (who wont pay). I am not sure who to list as the defendant.

By: Ah6598

Ah6598 — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:48:00 +0000

well this man did not pay his bill .
so he gone to jail .

By: None

None — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:21:00 +0000

I am a debt collector. Almost everybody in this country hates my profession. Since I answer to nobody but the ones who cut my checks, I don’t find that to be a problem.
Your situation is one of millions where consumers think they can take advantage of goods or services because of their own admitted ignorance. To avoid this, don’t let people sign contracts without being able to prove they are eligible to pay you back, lesson one. Millions of people will take advantage of credit or services simply because they are THAT desperate. Yet they will have no intentions of paying you back, since they will find something wrong with your service to justify their incompetence. People in this day and age only pay for things they continue to receive, such as electricity and water and gas. There are nanny state laws which allow people to open accounts, borrow goods and obtain services without being held accountable for their actions. The main thing to remember is DON’T LET THEIR RIGHTS INTERFERE WITH YOUR RIGHTS! If some bimbo tells you you can’t sue her because she has 3 kids and receives SSDI government checks, remember you can still sue her and place a lien against her property. this means you are guaranteed your money back if that person ever decides to sell her property. A property is anything with a title or deed. As long as you keep in mind THEY GOT SOMETHING FOR NOTHING and you need to do what you need to do to get your money back, you should be fine. Don’t ever accept people’s verbal word for a contract. You have a business to run. You’re a professional. You expect nothing less than a professional contract from the people you conduct business with. I’ve collected money from contractors who claim they are unable to pay me on a written contract because they failed to collect on their business of verbal contracts. Who is going to win this argument? Unfortunately, people with fixed government incomes are immune to legal consequences (yet they are free to open accounts and obtain services without questions) so the burden of proving accountability has to come from you. In many cases, when trying to collect money from irresponsible do-nothings you need to prove that you are NOT HARASSING them.

By: Aaronsbuilding

Aaronsbuilding — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 13:06:00 +0000

I am an independent contractor. I always seem to get to the end of the job, and people just won’t pay. Of course it cost me being late on all my bills, hardship at home, and time and aggrivation. It is frustrating, I have a good contract they sign, but being that I am independent it’s hard to find the time to go to the court house and appear in small claims but I need to do it! Right now my phone, cable etc. have been shut off becuase this woman has put off payment and I kept working then she just said thats it and has not paid me.

By: Johnmith

Johnmith — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:05:00 +0000

Dear Sir/Madam

When people do not pay me for work completed I usually visit them and politiely ask why they have not paid. If they still give me the run around I take them to the small claims court. I then charge them all court fees and interest since the date when the invoice was posted. I charge them for any addtional fees such as business searches or person searches. Then if they stall I was 21 days then have the Sherrifs pay them a visit. That always get a reaction. Indians are my worst customers for paying.

By: Cosmogirl1011

Cosmogirl1011 — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:22:00 +0000

I had a client who was a regular so I started doing stuff more stuff for her without payment up front and then she stopped paying…
Don’t let your clients get comfortable with you and letting them slide on payments