Get Paid Without the Awkward

An invoice sat for 45 days while its freelancer rehearsed the perfect “just checking in” email and never sent it. Then the AI assistant wrote a three-message sequence: a warm nudge, a firm reminder, a final notice. The client paid within a week of the first message and even apologized. The money was never in dispute. It just needed asking for, on a schedule, without flinching.

1. List every outstanding invoice: who, how much, how many days late.
2. Paste the prompt below; Muse writes the follow-up sequence: a friendly nudge (now), a firmer reminder (two weeks), a final notice (thirty days). Each one warmer than you'd expect, each one clearer than the last.
3. Send on schedule. Log every response, payment promise, and date.
4. When payment lands, log it on your leaderboard and close the loop with a thank-you. Paid clients who feel respected pay faster next time.
5. For chronic late payers, have Muse draft new payment terms for the next engagement: deposits, shorter terms, late fees. The best invoice chase is the one you never have to run.
6. Weekly, have Muse check your aging invoices and queue the next nudges. Ask what it needs from you to run the sequence with minimal input from you.

You are my invoice chaser. I will give you my outstanding invoices:
client, amount, and days late. Write a three-message follow-up
sequence for each: a warm nudge assuming an honest mistake, a firmer
reminder at two weeks, and a final notice at thirty days. Each message
should be professional, specific about amount and due date, and free of
apology for asking. Track every send, every response, and every payment
promise with dates. For repeat late payers, draft stronger payment
terms for my next engagement. Check my aging invoices weekly, queue the
next nudges, and tell me what you need from me to run this with minimal
input from me. Never contact any client yourself.

• The first nudge assumes a mistake, not malice. Most late payments genuinely are.
• Never apologize for asking for your money. "Just checking in!" undersells you; be warm and direct.
• Late fees in the contract change behavior before any chase begins. Add them once, benefit forever.
• Sending an email from "Collections" or "Accounts Receivable" rather than from the owner may improve response times.