Billing a client

[Kieren Diment]

Oh, I did have an engineering report - in that instance, they refused to give me the report until I'd paid them for it (they're also giving me an implicit support agreement for the life of the project with that deal).  The surveyor on the other hand asks for 30 day terms (and they charge for everything they do).  I think the best compromise is to state terms explicitly  in the contract.  Withholding until payment is a good way to fix the problem in absence of a contract.

On 11/02/2013, at 6:56 PM, Alex Brelsfoard wrote:

> Here's a slightly off-topic question for you all.
> I'm planning on doing some consulting work and was wondering what I should
> expect as the norm for delay between when I bill my client and when I
> should receive their money.
> Is there such a norm?  Or is it entirely dependent on the client and/or our
> agreement?
> 
> Thanks for any advice.
> 
> --Alex