Get Paid: Invoices, Late Payers and Scripts
An invoice template, payment terms and deposit wording, a step-by-step follow-up ladder with scripts, and a payment tracker.
By Whole Life HQ4 parts · about 5,800 words · printable · read online
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Cleaners, tutors, designers and other one-person service providers who want clear invoices and a calm, steady way to follow up when a payment is late.
What you receive
- 4 written parts, with an invoice template and three worked examples
- Payment terms and deposit wording you can copy
- A follow-up ladder with scripts for each stage of a late payment
- A payment tracker, a monthly check and options when payment does not arrive
4 printable pages, in reading order
- Part 1: What an invoice needs, and when to send it
- Part 2: Terms, deposits and setting expectations
- Part 3: The follow-up ladder and copy-and-paste scripts
- Part 4: Payment tracker, monthly check and last resorts
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Part 1: What an invoice needs, and when to send it
Doing the work is one job. Getting paid for it is a second job, and it has its own habits. This guide covers the second job: sending clear invoices, setting terms before a problem starts, following up politely when a payment is late, and keeping a simple record of who owes what.
It is written for one person running a small service on the side or full time: a cleaner, a tutor, a designer, a photographer, a handyman, a bookkeeper. It describes a process. It does not predict how any client will behave or how much you will be paid. It is general information, not legal or tax advice. For rules about your own state or situation, check official sources and ask a qualified professional.
What this guide gives you
- Part 1: what goes on an invoice, a fill-in invoice template, and a clean numbering system.
- Part 2: payment terms, deposits and the sentences that set expectations before you start.
- Part 3: a gentle follow-up ladder with copy-and-paste scripts for each stage of a late payment.
- Part 4: a payment tracker, a monthly money check, and what to do when a payment never arrives.
What is in each part
- What an invoice needs, and when to send it
- Terms, deposits and setting expectations
- The follow-up ladder and copy-and-paste scripts
- Payment tracker, monthly check and last resorts
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4 printable pages: see the list
- Part 1: What an invoice needs, and when to send it
- Part 2: Terms, deposits and setting expectations
- Part 3: The follow-up ladder and copy-and-paste scripts
- Part 4: Payment tracker, monthly check and last resorts
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Who wrote it
Written by the Whole Life HQ team.
Not yet reviewed by an outside expert. It is general information, not professional advice.
General information, not professional advice.
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