My accountant told me to stop sending invoices on Fridays because people forget over the weekend, and after switching to Mondays my average payment time dropped from 22 days to 14.

Has anyone else found a specific day of the week that gets you paid faster?

4 comments

4 Comments

abby_murphy2mo agoTop Commenter

Wait, wouldn't Monday invoices just get lost in the Monday morning pile? I've always heard Tuesday or Wednesday works better.

laura_wilson2mo ago

My old boss swore by sending invoices at 9 AM on Monday. He said people are fresh and actually open their email.

taylor.jessica2mo ago

Monday morning is the worst time for invoices, @abby_murphy is right. Everyone is just deleting spam and planning their week. That invoice is getting ignored until Friday.

zaranelson23d ago

Wouldn't it depend more on the person's industry than just the day of the week? I've got friends in construction who swear Monday invoices get paid faster because that's when their clients are actually sitting down and doing paperwork. It's not really about everyone deleting spam so much as knowing when your specific clients are checking their email. Most people I know have their inbox set up to filter out junk before they even see it anyway. Do you think the best day changes if you're sending to a small business versus a big corporate office?