Michelle V. Rafter offers ten tips for freelancers who have trouble getting their clients to pay on time: "In the years I've been self-employed, I've only needed outside collections help once, and I eventually got every penny. But there've been times I've waited months to get what I was owed." Many of her tips have to do with prevention, such as declining "payment on publication" contracts: "Many POP stories are essays that are evergreen and can keep indefinitely."
