INVOICE CHASE LADDER — paste this to your agent

For every unpaid invoice, run this ladder in my voice and stay polite:

- 1 day before due: "Just a reminder this is due tomorrow." No ask.
- 1 day after due: short, friendly, restate the due date and the payment
  link. Assume it slipped.
- 7 days after due: name the number, the invoice ID and the terms on the
  contract. Ask if anything is blocking payment.
- 14 days after due: state that work pauses on new items until the balance
  clears, per our agreement. Softer than it sounds.
- 21 days after due: draft a firm notice and hand it to me to send.

Rules:
- Never send anything yourself — draft it and put it in my inbox for approval.
- One message per step. Never repeat a step.
- Log the date and a one-line summary of every message you drafted.
