Today’s WordCount Last Wednesday writer chat takes on a familiar though not necessarily favorite topic — collecting overdue freelance payments.
Join us at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern. Use #wclw to follow the conversation.
During the chat, we’ll share collections horror stories and strategies we’ve used to get clients to pay.
Feb. 27 chat questions
We’ll start by introducing ourselves then share answers to the following questions. If there’s time, we’ll open it up to other questions, comments or advice you want to share.
Here are the questions:
- What’s the longest you’ve waited to be paid for freelance work?
- What’s the most you’ve been owed – and did you get paid in the end?
- What recourses have you used to go after late payers?
- What writing or other professional groups have you used to help collect overdue fees?
- If you’ve taken clients to small claims court, how did it go? Advice?
- What do you do now to minimize late-paying clients’ affect on your business?
Join the #wclw writer chat
To join the #wclw writer chat, log onto Twitter account and use the hashtag #wclw to follow tweets related to the chat.
Although it’s possible to use the standard Twitter interface , you might find it easier using a Twitter application such as TweetGrid, TweetChat or HootSuite. Of those three, my favorite is TweetChat, which you can log into using your Twitter account.
You might want to alert followers that you’ll be tweeting more than usual during the chat, and suggest they use Muuter.com to temporarily mute your tweets if they don’t want to tune into the conversation.
If you can’t join us, look for a complete transcript of the chat on Wednesday afternoon.
Got an idea for a #wclw chat? Would you like to participate as a guest speaker? Send your idea or bio to me at wordcountfreelance@gmail.com.