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NealRM · 02-29-2008, 05:16 PM

I have a small handful of clients that keep delaying paying for their advertising. I'm trying to determine the best method of handling these deadbeats.

Just remove them and their listing from our site.
Replace the listing pages with another that states "This listing is not being displayed because the account is under suspension"
Hire a collection agency to harass the payment out of them.

I would prefer a method that gets the agent to pay their bill without hurting their current clients. I don't like the idea of a home seller losing out on a sale because of a financial issue between us and the agent.

Any suggestions??

IDXSEOPRO · 03-05-2008, 07:50 PM

I have had the same issues with some of my clients and I had someone install an automated billing solution that works with my Joomla site. I just bill em in advance or at least take deposit prior to them buying ads. I've recently started using OpenAds too and need to have something written for it to add users but I like both and it works.

Orlando MLS · 03-06-2008, 09:14 AM

Call them and ask for payment nicely. If that fails, remove them from your site. I'm sure they have many other ways of selling homes and their clients won't suffer that much.