[DD] T&Cs: getting paid!

Making sure you get paid is critical to the survival of your business. That seems an obvious idea but your terms and conditions are essential to making that happen. Here are some scenarios to make sure you get paid! What are your payment terms? Your T&Cs are a great place to outline your payment terms, especially what happens if the client doesn’t pay within the time specified and what happens if you incur a debt as part of your debt collection work. Are there any specific circumstances or charges for “urgent” work requests? It’s quite common to charge a surcharge for “urgent” work, offering you two benefits. Firstly, the client may just rethink how “urgent” the work is, taking the pressure off you and, secondly, you are compensated for any other work you’ve had to put off. Are there any exclusions your client should know about? Copywrite Matters quotes don’t include liaising with other agents such as graphic designers, web developers and so on, or meetings outside of the initial brief. These might seem like little things but they can really eat up your time if they blow out. Do you hand over or retain copyright of the work undertaken? If you hand it over, at what point? Retain copyright of all work produced until the final invoice is paid. Until then, the copy can’t be used. Remember, you can read examples of each scenario, [on the blog.](=) So there you have it – 14 scenarios that might help you flesh out your terms of service and examples taken from my own terms and conditions. How do your own terms and conditions compare? I’d love to know if you cover off any different scenarios in your T&Cs. Belinda Improve your copy skills and confidence with training and support (and have a giggle with other word nerds) in my free Facebook group: For The Love Of Copy. [Request to join here](=).== Hey, if you want to tap out of the Daily Draft emails (but nothing else), [hit this link](. No hard feelings. If you want out of everything >> [Unsubscribe]( Where am I? A suburban street , Outside of San Francisco, California 95050