[netcan]

The reality is that almost no matter what you do, getting invoices paid is a hurdle and a pain. This isn't necessarily the clients being assholes or being cheap or being broke. It's just a law of nature.

It's not just invoices either. If you need clients to give you feedback, provide copywriting or do any other homework it can take too long. You'll walk out of a meeting. They will promise it by Friday. 3 months and 12 reminders later and you get it.

[ttol]

Agree. OP should work on better account receivable practices instead of pretending to be a loan shark.

[slantyyz]

Or you might go so far as say OP should work on knowing how to pick better customers, which would make his A/R life even easier.

[josephcooney]

I don't know that this is universally the case. Two of my clients pay all my invoices the next day.

[netcan]

No. you're right it isn't universal. There are six clients that pay on time. two are yours. Two Swedish guys & a moroccan company pay on time and there is one german cannery that paid in a timely manner four times. All the rest are always late.