{"id":3047,"date":"2021-11-01T01:29:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T01:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/?p=3047"},"modified":"2024-04-08T21:34:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T21:34:09","slug":"bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/","title":{"rendered":"BTI #302: How to Ask for Payment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21004160\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/4427553\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, we are diving into a topic that can make people uncomfortable. We are talking about charging; more specifically about getting the bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was thinking about the Friends episode where Phoebe was helping Monica do her catering job. At a funeral they were catering, they were trying to find the right time to give the client the bill. This can be really awkward, especially as an entrepreneur. How do you make the transition from doing the services to, &#8220;Okay, this is the bill.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s talk about this! The goal of this show is to abate some of that uneasiness and also to help you not cross a line when you do this with your clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Any time you have those experiences, you just get better.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">The fear that comes with asking for the bill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">A personal experience Jame had with a bartending company.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">The importance of setting the terms of payment and coming to an agreement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">What not to do when trying to collect payment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">Reasonable terms and conditions for contracts and payment collection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">Why hounding people for payment is unacceptable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">Professionalism and politeness when following up.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share this podcast with a friend and remember to leave a 5-star review!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more, visit<\/span> <a href= \"https:\/\/www.jamespatrick.com\/\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">jamespatrick.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/21004160\/tdest_id\/4427553\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we are diving into a topic that can make people uncomfortable. We are talking about charging; more specifically about getting the bill. I was thinking about the Friends episode where Phoebe was helping Monica do her catering job. At a funeral they were catering, they were trying to find the right time to give [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[179,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beyond-the-image","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BTI #302: How to Ask for Payment - Icon Refined<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BTI #302: How to Ask for Payment - Icon Refined\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Today, we are diving into a topic that can make people uncomfortable. We are talking about charging; more specifically about getting the bill. I was thinking about the Friends episode where Phoebe was helping Monica do her catering job. At a funeral they were catering, they were trying to find the right time to give [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Icon Refined\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IconRefined\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-11-01T01:29:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-08T21:34:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"demoviewer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"demoviewer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"demoviewer\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#\/schema\/person\/db92654193a409f1e955db690e7092ed\"},\"headline\":\"BTI #302: How to Ask for Payment\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-01T01:29:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-08T21:34:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/\"},\"wordCount\":256,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Beyond the Image\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/\",\"name\":\"BTI #302: How to Ask for Payment - Icon Refined\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-01T01:29:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-08T21:34:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BTI #302: How to Ask for Payment\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/\",\"name\":\"Icon Refined\",\"description\":\"Celebrating the Modern Entrepreneur\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Icon Refined\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iconrefined.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/icon-refined-logo-1.png?fit=600%2C142&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iconrefined.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/icon-refined-logo-1.png?fit=600%2C142&ssl=1\",\"width\":600,\"height\":142,\"caption\":\"Icon Refined\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IconRefined\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iconrefined\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#\/schema\/person\/db92654193a409f1e955db690e7092ed\",\"name\":\"demoviewer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23055fe82d608f5b2e277cc1914424d9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23055fe82d608f5b2e277cc1914424d9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"demoviewer\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/author\/demoviewer\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"BTI #302: How to Ask for Payment - Icon Refined","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"BTI #302: How to Ask for Payment - Icon Refined","og_description":"Today, we are diving into a topic that can make people uncomfortable. We are talking about charging; more specifically about getting the bill. I was thinking about the Friends episode where Phoebe was helping Monica do her catering job. At a funeral they were catering, they were trying to find the right time to give [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/","og_site_name":"Icon Refined","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IconRefined\/","article_published_time":"2021-11-01T01:29:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-04-08T21:34:09+00:00","author":"demoviewer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"demoviewer","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/"},"author":{"name":"demoviewer","@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#\/schema\/person\/db92654193a409f1e955db690e7092ed"},"headline":"BTI #302: How to Ask for Payment","datePublished":"2021-11-01T01:29:25+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-08T21:34:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/"},"wordCount":256,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Beyond the Image"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/","url":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/","name":"BTI #302: How to Ask for Payment - Icon Refined","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-11-01T01:29:25+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-08T21:34:09+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-302-how-to-ask-for-payment\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"BTI #302: How to Ask for Payment"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/","name":"Icon Refined","description":"Celebrating the Modern Entrepreneur","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#organization","name":"Icon Refined","url":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iconrefined.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/icon-refined-logo-1.png?fit=600%2C142&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iconrefined.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/icon-refined-logo-1.png?fit=600%2C142&ssl=1","width":600,"height":142,"caption":"Icon Refined"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IconRefined\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iconrefined\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#\/schema\/person\/db92654193a409f1e955db690e7092ed","name":"demoviewer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23055fe82d608f5b2e277cc1914424d9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23055fe82d608f5b2e277cc1914424d9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"demoviewer"},"url":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/author\/demoviewer\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3062,"href":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3047\/revisions\/3062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}