Mike Hughes
New Member
In another thread, it was mentioned about requiring percentages up front.
My take on this, is that I dont charge them anything until I have done something for them. I require 50% at time of cleaning, and the rest at completion..........and I don't complain if they don't pay right away...........I have never really had much trouble with this policy.
What made me bring this up, is I just finished the most expensive deck job I have done to date........$2485. When the customer made the final payment, he gave me my competitors bid to look at, the bid was very close in price.........however, the competitor requires 50% down before the job starts...........this man was in business, and doesn't like to do business that way. This was a major factor of why I got the job.
So, my policy really worked to my advantage in this case, and so what if every now and then it doesn't..............
My take on this, is that I dont charge them anything until I have done something for them. I require 50% at time of cleaning, and the rest at completion..........and I don't complain if they don't pay right away...........I have never really had much trouble with this policy.
What made me bring this up, is I just finished the most expensive deck job I have done to date........$2485. When the customer made the final payment, he gave me my competitors bid to look at, the bid was very close in price.........however, the competitor requires 50% down before the job starts...........this man was in business, and doesn't like to do business that way. This was a major factor of why I got the job.
So, my policy really worked to my advantage in this case, and so what if every now and then it doesn't..............