[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":29},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guides-hub-getting-paid":3},[4,9,13,17,21,25],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"draft":8},"\u002Fguides\u002Fgetting-paid\u002Fhow-to-handle-a-client-who-wont-pay-the-balance","How to handle a client who won't pay the balance","Collect the balance before the party, not after. If you're chasing money after the event, the fix is a payment schedule change, not a collections strategy.",false,{"path":10,"title":11,"description":12,"draft":8},"\u002Fguides\u002Fgetting-paid\u002Fshould-i-offer-payment-plans","Should I offer payment plans for party bookings?","For bookings over a few hundred dollars, yes. Two or three scheduled payments close larger events that a single upfront number would kill, as long as the final payment lands before the event date.",{"path":14,"title":15,"description":16,"draft":8},"\u002Fguides\u002Fgetting-paid\u002Fwhat-payment-methods-should-a-party-business-accept","Cash, check, card, or payment apps: what should a party business accept?","Cards through a real invoice, as the default. The card fee costs less than the bounced check, the missing cash, and the payment app account frozen mid-season.",{"path":18,"title":19,"description":20,"draft":8},"\u002Fguides\u002Fgetting-paid\u002Fwhat-to-do-when-a-client-cancels-last-minute","What to do when a client cancels last minute","Your contract decides this before the phone rings. A non-refundable deposit plus a written reschedule policy turns most cancellations into moved dates instead of lost ones.",{"path":22,"title":23,"description":24,"draft":8},"\u002Fguides\u002Fgetting-paid\u002Fwhen-should-the-final-payment-be-due","When should the final payment be due?","Before the truck leaves. Common setups are 7 days before the event or day-of before setup begins. Never after, because after the party your leverage went home with the guests.",{"path":26,"title":27,"description":28,"draft":8},"\u002Fguides\u002Fgetting-paid\u002Fshould-i-require-a-deposit-to-hold-a-date","Should I require a deposit to hold a date?","Yes. A date is inventory, and a deposit is what makes a hold real. Without one you are turning away paying clients for a maybe.",1783921367660]