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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugis
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Rarely Feb 11

I haven’t had a late payment for some time now. I even have a few very dear customers who pay the day after receiving my invoice, most of the others at 30 days, one or two at 45 days. I know I have been quite lucky (and I have developed a nose for bad payers) as in over 40 years I only had 3 clients who didn’t pay me at all (small sums), though I had like everyone else a few late payments.

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Liena V.
María Domí­nguez Camba
Thayenga
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
 
Cilian O'Tuama
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Jerman
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Never. Feb 12

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AllegroTrans (X)
 
AllegroTrans (X)
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Inggris
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Never Feb 12

Freelance translation work has dried up

Maria Laura Curzi
 
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
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Denmark
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Occasionally Feb 12

And it is always the same two clients. Yet, they always pay after about 3 weeks delay.
So, until now I have forgiven them - after some frustrated reprimand from my side.
 
Nikolaus Weimann
Nikolaus Weimann
Perancis
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Payment problems Feb 18

roughly about 30 percent of annual turn-over is lost through corporate clients or agencies who don't pay. In most cases the refusal of payment results from claims related to text revision which are often unjustified. In Germany and France quiete a number of clients pretend quality issues to avoid payment. In the worse case I had worked for 3 weeks without getting paid. I recommend to request a downpayment if new customers come up with large projects!
 


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