Make sure you have a payment schedule in place and make sure your clients understand when you expect to get paid. It could be once a month, up-front, upon completion or at a different set interval.

确定你有一份付款进程表并确定你的客户知道你希望什么时候付款。可以是一月一付，可以是完工后付，也可以是某个间隔时间付。

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Because of this cartel, and unlike their skilled counterparts in the days of indentured servants, college athletes cannot receive a cash inducement to sign up or the promise of a cash payment upon completion of their term.

FORBES: National Letter of Indenture: Why College Athletes are Similar to Indentured Servants of Colonial Times