Re: the etiquette of outstanding balances

**K*@aol.com**

Asking is important. So many companies are running close to the line that  
they may not ignore an invoice or such.  The accountant at the last  small paper 
put it this way:
 If we pay things on time, the amount is small and gets paid promptly.  
Things that get left behind, like when I didn't invoice on a weekly basis,  or they 
forgot to pay, accumulate and get into the 'pay when we can' pile;  and 
things that are substantial when they accumulate get into the 'gosh I hope  we can 
pay that one day' pile!  I learnt that you ask right away, and limit  the 
amount I wrote each week so that I did not end up in the middle  pile.
So ask. I found that going in and asking face to face worked, but it was  
small paper - I don't know that it would work in a larger one let alone a  
magazine.
Kate

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In a message dated 3/5/2009 7:43:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ladygardener@msn.com writes:

But I  did learn that if you don't ask (which I found very uncomfortable for 
many  reasons), you won't get  paid. 

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