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Bookings and Cancellations

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  • 05-12-2009 1:11am
    #1
    Aridstarling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 650 ✭✭✭


    I said I'd ask this here, it is quite commercially related.

    I have been wondering, as per the title, what the standard procedure is with bookings and cancellations? I've had a couple of cases in the last couple of months where clients have had to cancel a day's work, for whatever reason, usually at pretty late notice. I've been wondering what to do in these situations in the future, with regards to loss of expected income. Is it the norm to have a deposit involved? What is the best way to implement such a scheme?

    Cheers,

    Ian


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    madtheory
    Registered Users Posts: 1,892 ✭✭✭madtheory


    There is no norm really. I think it's OK to ask for a booking deposit if you make it clear why. It's the art of selling/ running a business. That said, I used to only ask for booking deposits if the potential client seemed like a flake. Worked well. They balked at the idea and never bothered me again.


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    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    If you're in any way busy you need to be avoiding cancellations.

    If it costs nothing to cancel and the punter goes out the night before and couldn't be arsed getting up on studio day, he'll cancel.

    But if he was to loose his 100 Euro Deposit, he'd get up, have the fry, arrive 2 hours late ..... but you get paid !


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    Aridstarling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 650 ✭✭✭Aridstarling


    That's what I'm thinking myself Paul. I am, thankfully, a little busy these days (as much as I can be fitting things around college) so I think it'll have to be implemented in the new year. How do you usually go about it though? A bank transfer? I often don't have the chance to meet clients beforehand, for obvious reasons, so I think that would be the easiest option.


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    shayleon
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    I always take a deposit. 100 Euro per day.
    cheers.


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    PMI
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭PMI


    depends on session i work on % if someone books 3 days you gotta be looking for a good 25-50%


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    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    Aridstarling wrote: »
    That's what I'm thinking myself Paul. I am, thankfully, a little busy these days (as much as I can be fitting things around college) so I think it'll have to be implemented in the new year. How do you usually go about it though? A bank transfer? I often don't have the chance to meet clients beforehand, for obvious reasons, so I think that would be the easiest option.

    There are tons of ways of getting money - transfer, cheque, draft, paypal etc.


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    Aridstarling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 650 ✭✭✭Aridstarling


    Yeah, paypal would be an option alright. Anyway, thanks for your help lads, much appreciated!


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