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Comparing email templates for chasing payment was a total joke
Honestly, I spent like 4 hours last week comparing my old client payment reminder emails with a new set I found on a freelancer forum. My old ones were super polite and patient, like "Hey, just checking in on invoice #203 from 3 weeks ago." The new ones I tried were way more direct with a specific late fee notice and a deadline to pay by Friday. I sent the new one to a guy in Seattle who was 45 days late on a $1,200 web design gig. He paid within 12 hours, which never happened with my old sappy ones. Has anyone else had a shocking turnaround after switching up their payment scripts?
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the_lucas1d ago
45 days? That's insane. I can't believe you let it go that long. I used to wait 30 days max, then I'd send a final notice. My first direct one with a late fee warning got paid in 2 days. The old polite reminders just let people walk all over you. No more.
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