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Polite late-invoice follow-ups that send themselves

Friendly payment reminders go out on a schedule, so you stop chasing money by hand.

Sketch of a worried owner beside a stack of unpaid invoices and a circled calendar, next to a laptop sending a scheduled reminder and an invoice marked paid
Time savedan hour or two a week (our estimate*)
Setup40 minutes
CostUsually included in your invoicing tool
SkillNo tech skills
ToolsQuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks, Wave or Square Invoices

The steps

  1. Open the reminders setting in your invoicing tool.
  2. Turn on reminders 3 days before the due date, on the due date, and 7 days after.
  3. Use the prompt below to write warm, clear reminder text for each stage.
  4. Add a pay-now button and accept card or bank payments if you can.
  5. Once a month, look at who still owes and call only those people.

Copy this prompt

Write three short payment reminders for my [type of business]: one friendly heads-up before the due date, one on the due date, and one firm but kind note 7 days late. Keep each under 70 words and include the invoice number and amount as [brackets].

Replace anything in [brackets] with your own details. Always read AI output before you send it.

Source: Invoicing software help pages*

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