A reader writes:

Certainly one of my shoppers, a inventive company, has all the time had points paying my invoices on time, nevertheless it’s getting worse. Each single time I ship an bill, I’ve to return and remind them to pay me. It’s a fantastic firm, however I’m beginning to get annoyed that I can’t ship an bill with out having to comply with up repeatedly. Typically they are saying they missed the bill, typically they apologize, however I finally all the time receives a commission. How can I broach this? It’s embarrassing to be able the place I can’t experience out their inconsistencies.

I reply this query — and three others — over at Inc. at present, the place I’m revisiting letters which have been buried within the archives right here from years in the past (and typically updating/increasing my solutions to them). You can learn it right here.

Different questions I’m answering there at present embody:

• Can I exploit a heating pad for cramps at work?
• Will it mirror poorly on me if my husband turns down a job with my firm?
• A candidate needs to know why we didn’t reschedule their interview