Get paid on the spot: a field guide to faster payments
Practical habits for collecting payment at the job, cutting down on unpaid invoices and choosing the right way for customers to pay.
The ServFlo team
Oct 6, 2026Blog
Posts about payments
Guides for home-service owners tagged "payments".
Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android for contractors
How Tap to Pay lets technicians take contactless cards and phone wallets on their own phone, which devices work, what it costs compared with other ways to get paid, and how to roll it out to a crew.
The ServFlo team
Oct 5, 2026
Customer portals: letting clients pay, approve and book online
What a customer portal does for a home-service business, which features customers actually use, how to keep sign-in painless, and how to get customers to use it instead of calling.
The ServFlo team
Oct 1, 2026
Deposits for contractors: when and how much to collect
Which jobs need a deposit, how to size it from your real up-front costs, what to put in writing, and the state rules to check before you collect.
The ServFlo team
Sep 17, 2026Payment terms for home-service businesses: due on receipt vs. net 15 or 30
When to ask for payment on completion, when net 15 or net 30 terms make sense, how to decide who gets credit, and how to write terms customers actually follow.
The ServFlo team
Sep 13, 2026
Progress billing and retainage, explained simply
How contractors bill large jobs in stages, by milestone or percent complete, how retainage works, and a worked example from first invoice to retainage release.
The ServFlo team
Sep 13, 2026Bookkeeping basics for contractors: a weekly, monthly and yearly routine
How to keep clean books as a contractor or home-service owner without becoming an accountant, including a simple chart of accounts, job costing, receipts and a routine you can stick to.
The ServFlo team
Sep 9, 2026
Customer financing for contractors: consumer financing, Affirm and Klarna explained
How customer financing works for home-service jobs, the difference between contractor lending programs and pay-over-time at checkout, what it costs you and how to offer it honestly.
The ServFlo team
Sep 9, 2026How to handle unpaid invoices and collections politely
A calm, step-by-step process for overdue invoices, from the first reminder to payment plans, final notices, liens, small claims and knowing when to write it off.
The ServFlo team
Sep 5, 2026