Return-Path: Received: from qmta12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.227] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4754297 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 04:55:21 +0200 Received: from omta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.11]) by qmta12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id REqv1j0020EPchoACEyJnu; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 02:58:18 +0000 Received: from [10.0.1.5] ([76.121.99.34]) by omta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id REyH1j01R0kX2M08MEyJoA; Fri, 22 Jun 2012 02:58:18 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Subject: Re: [AE] contracts, slightly OT From: Andrius Simutis In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:58:17 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) Many years ago I had the early pay discount on invoices and invariably = they'd take the discount and still pay whenever they felt like it. It = was more pain trying to get that little bit back that I just stopped = doing it. I used to work with a bunch of jerks.=20 The not charging for little stuff is where the discounts come in. I = don't want the clients to start thinking that certain things are always = free, so I put them on the invoice and then discount them. Once a client = is slow to pay I feel like they don't deserve those favors anymore as = I'm spending time chasing them down that could be used to earn money = with paying clients.=20 On Jun 21, 2012, at 2:22 PM, henry birdseye wrote: > Andrius, >=20 > I'd suggest reversing the psychology a little bit. One of my clients = had a line in their PO that said they'd pay within 30 days for a 10% = discount, and they'd pay within 15 days for 20% off. Otherwise it's net = 60. >=20 > So, using that idea, why don't you offer a discount if paid the whole = amount within 30 and let them do the math. >=20 > I just invoiced a guy for a job and I did his logo, both for a price I = could set. I charged him fairly plus a little bit more for the real job, = and did the logo for no charge. That way he feels like he did get = something for nothing, when he really didn't. >=20 > Try it. >=20 > I wish I'd taken more psych classes in college. >=20 > HB >=20 > On 6/21/2012 4:54 PM, Andrius Simutis wrote: >> I'd like to bounce this idea off the collective wisdom of the list=85 = It's not too uncommon for us to offer a discount somewhere in the = invoice. Often it's just deducting the padding that we put in to the = estimate and didn't wind up needing. What I'm thinking of doing for a = couple clients who notoriously pay late is putting a line that says = something to the effect of "All discounts are null and void if invoice = is not paid in full within 30 days." >> My question is if this would be an acceptable practice, or even = legal. My thought on it is that if I give a discount that wasn't in the = original agreement, I can take away that discount. >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to