| Pages in topic: < [1 2] | Poll: How soon after delivery do you bill your customer? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| End of month | Mar 29, 2007 |
And yes, Eric, I'm sure we've discussed this before as well (although maybe not as a poll).
| | | | | Poll from May 2006 | Mar 29, 2007 |
Marie-Helene Hayles wrote:
And yes, Eric, I'm sure we've discussed this before as well (although maybe not as a poll).
..and here it is:
http://www.proz.com/topic/47833
If you need to invest too much time just to make your invoices, it's about time to introduce some project management system, or some other automatic feature which will let you do your invoices (and keep track of payment!) with just some clicks.
| | | | Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:06
French to English
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| Spreadsheets and savings on bank charges | Mar 29, 2007 |
I just keep an ongoing Excel spreadsheet for each client, so all I have to do is enter the word or line count and it calculates the final price and adds it up at the end. Then it's simple to just transfer the figures to an invoice template at the end of the month. I notify the customer of the word/line count with the job, of course. It certainly makes life easier for me (and, I would have thought, for the customer) and saves on bank transfer fees all round. My bank charges a fixed £7 for incomi... See more I just keep an ongoing Excel spreadsheet for each client, so all I have to do is enter the word or line count and it calculates the final price and adds it up at the end. Then it's simple to just transfer the figures to an invoice template at the end of the month. I notify the customer of the word/line count with the job, of course. It certainly makes life easier for me (and, I would have thought, for the customer) and saves on bank transfer fees all round. My bank charges a fixed £7 for incoming currency transfers, so I may as well have them all together and just pay one charge, rather than lots of separate charges!
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| | | | Irene N
United States
Local time: 02:06
English to Russian
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| Indeed, it depends | Mar 29, 2007 |
I send the invoice with each delivery to 3 of my permanent but not everyday clients, and once a week to my prime client with whom I'm on schedule pretty much all year round. Also, next day after each "stray" interpretation assignment. In any case, I make sure my bank account gets refilled every week. This allows me to stay comfortable, avoid intermediate payments for large jobs, bill for the whole thing instead and get really fat checks once in a while. Occasional lump sums are a good way to mai... See more I send the invoice with each delivery to 3 of my permanent but not everyday clients, and once a week to my prime client with whom I'm on schedule pretty much all year round. Also, next day after each "stray" interpretation assignment. In any case, I make sure my bank account gets refilled every week. This allows me to stay comfortable, avoid intermediate payments for large jobs, bill for the whole thing instead and get really fat checks once in a while. Occasional lump sums are a good way to maintain good credit and steer clear from high interest rates on major purchases. ▲ Collapse
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Reed James
Chile
Local time: 05:06
Member (2005)
Spanish to English
| Whatever the client prefers | Mar 29, 2007 |
I use Translation Office 3000, so I do not have any extra effort to make if I issue in invoice on the same day of the translation or at the end of the month. For the sake of payments, I think that one big payment from any agency is better than many little ones.
| | | | jokerman
Germany
Local time: 09:06
English to German
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| wasn't aware of that... | Mar 29, 2007 |
Astrid Elke Johnson wrote:
jokerman wrote:
the last bunch I sent was end of december 2006, haven't manage to write any ever since.
As far as I know, there is a rule in Germany that invoices have to be issued within a month, and after that date you lose your entitlement to issue an invoice for the job concerned.
Astrid
didn't know that, Astrid, so thaks a lot for mentioning it! anyway, I'm still quite cool because I am sure all my client will pay me despite the delay with the invoices - they always have so far.
best
igor
| | | | finntranslat (X) 
Finland
Local time: 10:06
English to Finnish
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| After delivering my work. | Apr 4, 2007 |
Thats it. plain and simple.
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