Worked scenario
Images sent, balance outstanding, leverage gone
In photography the only leverage is the work itself, and delivering before payment converts a due invoice into a request.
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A shoot is completed. The client is eager to see the results. The photographer delivers, intending to collect afterwards.
Urgency evaporates on delivery
Before delivery, the client has a reason to settle. Afterwards, the invoice competes with everything else, and following up feels like chasing rather than completing a transaction.
Terms are easier at booking
Stated when the client is committing, payment stages are unremarkable. Introduced at delivery, they read as distrust — which is why they have to be set at the start or not at all.
What changes
- Payment stage recorded against the booking
- Delivery released against the agreed stage rather than by goodwill
- Outstanding balances visible per shoot
- Terms stated at booking and referenced at delivery
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