Asking for payment reminders — awkward or necessary?
Do you wait and hope the client remembers, or send a reminder right away? How do you phrase it without sounding pushy or desperate?
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Do you wait and hope the client remembers, or send a reminder right away? How do you phrase it without sounding pushy or desperate?
Payment reminders always feel awkward, even when you know you’re 100% in the right. I used to wait longer than I should, hoping the client would “remember,” and that almost always backfired. What changed things for me was having clearer payment timelines and visibility, so reminders felt factual, not emotional. Using tools like https://corefy.com/merchant-management helped me keep track of who paid, who didn’t, and when a follow-up actually made sense. When the data is clear, the message becomes simpler: short, polite, and about the process, not pressure. It still feels a bit uncomfortable, but way less than chasing payments blindly.