Ok, ok, I fell down on the job again with posting. I was in the midst of another client project crunch. This time though, I knew it would be tough to make their deadline given the extent of the project and I said yes anyway.  That will not be happening again!

There are good and bad sides of having a former employer as a client and one of the downsides is they often forget you’re not working exclusively for them anymore when it comes to time expectations. But it’s my job to remind them and request more time.

But…

• My ezine did go out on time and I sent a solo blast yesterday as well for my ebook.
• I also firmed up details to start promoting a joint teleseminar on Sept. 3, which I’ll post about separately.
• And I did get feedback from a Facebook friend who’s participating in that Private JV Club that they seem to still be working out some kinks and I may be better off waiting a month or so.

Although a bunch of invoices went out last weekend and I have a marketing strategy session set up now for next week, none of that income has come in yet so the daily income total was $0 each day. But I’ve reached 1/3 of my monthly goal at this point!

I’d love to hear from others (especially writers) how you handle getting that final payment. Deposits–which are required to start the work–are paid promptly. After the project’s over though, that invoice seems to hang out for awhile before it gets paid. Web designers have it easier, because they can keep the site from going live until the invoice is paid. But writers don’t have that kind of leverage–I’m certainly not going to send someone the final bill before they see the first draft. Any suggestions?