How do I get paid faster as a tradesperson?
Take a deposit before you start, invoice the day the job is done, and let the customer pay by card from a link. Then chase anything late on a steady schedule. InstaQuote does all four: deposit on the quote, the invoice drafted when you mark the job done, card payment, and up to four polite reminders.
Most slow payment comes from three things: no deposit, invoices that go out days late, and nobody following up. Fix those and most of the problem goes away.
A deposit covers your materials and shows the customer is serious. Put it on the quote so there's nothing to discuss later. Card payment at the point they say yes means it just lands.
Send the invoice the same day, while the job is fresh in their mind. Give them a link to pay by card, not a bank transfer they'll forget.
Then follow up without falling out. InstaQuote sends up to four polite reminders over three weeks, in your name, each with a link to pay. It stops the moment they pay. If they still haven't paid, it tells you to give them a call.