I have had a couple of requests when someone wants to treat a friend and pay for the service, but they live out of the local area so cannot simply pop in to pay for their friend's treatment.
I suggested online payment to my bank with the condition that payment is made 24 hours before the appointment, so that I'm not left unpaid.
This now feels a bit like a runaround as I now have to book the lady in (she has left a voice mail so hopefully I will arrange the appointment tomorrow) then I need to contact the friend and inform her to make the transfer, all within a tight time frame if the client wants a short notice appointment.
There has to be an easier way for gaining payment from these situations surely.
I suggested online payment to my bank with the condition that payment is made 24 hours before the appointment, so that I'm not left unpaid.
This now feels a bit like a runaround as I now have to book the lady in (she has left a voice mail so hopefully I will arrange the appointment tomorrow) then I need to contact the friend and inform her to make the transfer, all within a tight time frame if the client wants a short notice appointment.
There has to be an easier way for gaining payment from these situations surely.