“Payday” is coming up for me on the 25th and I am reminded how grateful I am for wonderful clients who pay on time.

I am super-picky about who I work with.

Long experience and tough lessons learned (I’ve been in this business since 1997) have taught me that I absolutely can not afford to work with anyone who is a drain on my time, my energy or my spirit.

After years of refining and streamlining my business and gaining more and more clarity about who I work with best, who I like working with, and who is profitable for me to work with, I now have a client roster of wonderful folks who appreciate my work and are a pleasure to work with.

One of the benefits of those relationships is that I am never paid late. Part of that has to do with the standards and policies I’ve put in place in my business.

I work on monthly retainer where clients pay in advance for a monthly plan of administrative support customized for them. And I have all of my retainer clients on auto-pay so all I have to do is run their credit cards on the 25th of each month and I’m paid.

No late payments. No waiting around for checks. No chasing after my money and forgetful clients.

It’s a convenience for my clients as well and eliminates one less step they have to keep track of.

The other part is simply that I work with people who value our relationship and what my work brings to them and their business.

I am so grateful to all of my clients, who honor me with their business and confidence!