I am a French freelancer. I work for a foreign company. I send my invoices and they pay me. It works on trust. One of the paiement was late. A few days, no big deal. I got paid and everything is back to normal, but it made me think. If at one point, they stop paying me, or just keep delaying payments, what is my strategy? What will I do if this happens? Well, no idea ...

I am not very familiar with the freelancer's rights when it comes to that. And I suppose they vary from country to country.

How do you deal with clients who pay you late? Or worst, not at all?

Do you have any measures that makes it easier to get what your clients owe you if they are late? Or things you do to make it harder for clients to mess around with you?

I am aware it is a vast subject. But if you've had any experience with these issues, please share.