The client who only paid after I switched to 15-minute check-ins

I had a client drag payments for 6 weeks, always saying they'd send the wire 'tomorrow', until I started scheduling quick 15-minute updates every Monday at the Cooper Mill co-working space... after the second check-in they paid in full, no excuses. The change was me putting a calendar block and a written recap right after, so there was no room for their vague timing games. Has anyone else found that smaller, more frequent touchpoints actually weed out the slow payers faster?

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carr.cora14d ago

Heard this exact thing from my buddy who does freelance design. He started sending a 10 minute Friday recap text instead of waiting for the monthly invoice meeting, and one of his flakiest clients paid within two days. Something about the small, regular check-in made them finally respect his time.