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Chase late invoiceswithout thinking about it.

Reminders are awkward, so they get put off. An automatic sequence, polite and firm, gets you paid sooner without hurting the relationship.

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Key points5 min
  1. Most accounting software already offers automatic reminders.
  2. Three steps are enough: reminder, follow-up, call.
  3. AI helps with the delicate cases.
  4. Someone checks the reminders every week.

The problem

You have $18,000 in late invoices. You know you should follow up, but it is awkward, it takes time, and something is always more urgent. Meanwhile, your line of credit pays the difference.

The solution

WhenMessageTone
3 days before dueReminder with the payment linkHelpful
7 days afterFollow-up with the invoice attachedCourteous and direct
21 days afterFinal reminder, offer a callFirm
30 days afterA person callsHuman
Reminder templates

Write three invoice reminder emails for [business]: a reminder 3 days before the due date (friendly), a follow-up 7 days after (courteous and direct) and a final reminder 21 days after (firm, offering a call). Each 4 lines maximum, with [invoice number], [amount], [date] and [payment link].

How Northworks AI helps

We automate your reminders.

In your software when it allows it, otherwise with a small automation from our Custom tools service.

You get paid sooner, without spending your evenings on it.

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Your project · Custom tools4 steps
  1. Your softwareWhat it already does, and what is missing.
  2. The sequenceMessages in your tone, in French and English.
  3. The automationReminders go out on their own, from your address.
  4. The trackerWho owes what, and since when, at a glance.

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