I know for a fact I'm not alone here, and as a I matter of fact, I'm willing to bet I'm part of the majority. Nobody, and I repeat, nobody likes to send payment reminders.
One would think that most people that buy something from you, know that you sold it, because you needed the money. Right? It makes sense. I would never sell a damn thing if I didn't need to, simply because; Why would I bother?
When it comes to my guitars, of course I want them to "go to good homes" to be played on stage, to be cherished and what have you. Having walls of guitars is nothing I despise, mind you, but I do feel like they are artistic fledglings that should be spreading their wings.
Maybe, this is precisely why, against my own best interest I've been selling them on credit. No, not with a credit card, that would be smart, I was not thinking smart, I was thinking (we are pals/stupid) dumbly.
If I could collect today, I would probably be good for another month or so, quite easily mind you. But, as life would have it, my "clients" are missing in action.
For sure sending a mean message never works. The trick is to be gentle yet firm, which is an art that I've not perfected yet.
But why am I sharing this here? What is the purpose of venting my commercial frustrations on this blog of mine?
Maybe It's a quest for a better strategy, a lightbulb moment, some hidden wisdom I've not ran into as of yet.
Who understand me? I certainly don't.
MenO
