The Late Payment Policy + 4 email scripts that turn 90-day-overdue invoices into 14-day-paid invoices

Short summary

A systematic late-payment framework using three components—professional invoices with bold due dates, a disclosed late-payment policy (1.5%/month fee, work suspension at 30 days, cost-recovery clause), and four scheduled email escalations (Days 0, 7, 30, 60)—turns ad-hoc payment delays into predictable 14-day collections. Work-suspension triggers behavior change more effectively than late fees alone.

• •Three-piece system: professional invoice format, disclosed late-payment policy, scheduled email escalation cadence
• •Four-stage email escalation (Days 0, 7, 30, 60) calibrates tone from friendly reminder to collections referral and termination
• •Work-suspension at 30 days overdue is the key behavioral lever; late fees alone don't motivate client payment

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