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Online Debt Collection; Debt Collection Letters
Past due accounts receivables are a constant problem with
many businesses especially during any economic down turn.
Sometimes the time and effort to get paid will exceed that
needed to make your business grow and function efficiently.
This makes an efficient system of contacting your past due
accounts very important. There are basically four stages of debt
recovery that are employed by businesses.

Initially a business that has past due account receivables will
use its own resources to contact the customer. In most cases
this is done with debt collection letters. Normally the first
collection letter is sent out within 15 days after an account is
past due. This is normally a gentle reminder that the account is
past due and a request that they contact your business if there
are any questions or they need assistance.

Second debt collection letters are normally sent after another 30
days have passed and the customer has not made contact with
you.  The letter should again state the amount that is past due
and how long it is past due.  Enclosed with the letter should be
copies of the original invoice. Again you should urge the
customer to make immediate contact with you. Offer incentives
to make the payment and let them know that you are willing to
work with them. Note that failure to take action could mean filing
a report with the business credit bureau or turning the account
over to a collection agency or a lawyer.  Always include a self
addressed envelope with a stamp to encourage a response.

If the past due account does respond to the second collection
letter it is a good bet that further debt collection letters and
contacts will be unsuccessful. You may consider using the
telephone to contact the customer however you must be well
prepared with a script that keeps you focused on the collection
process. In most cases unless you have had the proper training
telephone collections are best left to the experts.  

The next step in the debt collection process is to employ a
collection agency to recover your past due accounts. Collection
agencies are expensive to use many times requiring large
upfront fees. Online debt collection agencies are much less
expensive many times costing less than 10 dollars per
collection effort. In addition online debt collection allows the
business owner to recover more of the debt and control the
collection process from the businesses computers.  Essentially
an online debt collection agency uses professional debt collect
letters to begin the collection process. Getting a collection letter
from a professional collection agency has a chilling effect on
most past due account holders.

If the efforts of an online debt collection agency are not effective
then your only recourse is to sue the debtor. In many cases you
can file in small claims court and manage the case yourself.
However if the debt is substantial you will need the skills of an
attorney to effectively sue the debtor. Obviously this is a very
expensive option and thus the amount of the debt must be
substantial to make the process worthwhile.

Whether you use an online debt collection agency, the courts or
do the collections in house the process of collections is
expensive and time consuming. Focusing your efforts through
an effective process will help reduce the cost and increase the
collection of your accounts receivables




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