Been using automated payment tracking for about six months now and honestly wish I’d started sooner. Used to spend way too much time manually checking which clients had paid and which hadn’t.
Now the system just flags overdue invoices automatically and sends follow-up reminders without me having to remember. My cash flow improved pretty dramatically once I wasn’t waiting weeks to chase down late payments.
Get it set up and forget it. I use software that sends reminders at 7, 15, and 30 days. Takes about an hour to set up but saves a lot of time. Just ensure it works well with your current invoicing system.
I just stick to reminders for late payments.
The cash flow difference is massive. I avoided setting this up for years thinking it’d be a nightmare.
Most systems are dead simple. Mine hits clients at 5 days overdue, then 15 days. At 30 days it flags me to jump in personally.
What blew my mind? Most clients just forgot to pay. They weren’t dodging bills - life got busy. Those gentle auto-reminders solved like 80% of it.
Only pain point is updating contact info when clients move around. Still beats chasing 20+ invoices by hand every month.
Automated tracking is helpful, but I still request half upfront for larger jobs.
When you stop chasing payments manually, you realize how much time you wasted. The reminders manage most clients. For those who are stubborn, I pause their work until I receive payment.
Automation saved me so much headache. I used to track everything in this messy spreadsheet and constantly forgot follow-ups.
What changed everything:
Best part? I don’t have to be the bad guy. The system handles reminders and I just focus on actual work.