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Invoice chasing for freelancers

You do the work. Ahem does the chasing. Get paid without writing the awkward email.

Ahem follows up on your overdue invoices with polite reminders in your own voice. They go out from your own inbox at sensible hours and stop the moment the client pays.

Product demo: Ahem writes a polite reminder for invoice 0142, sends it, the client opens it and pays, and the invoice turns from Overdue to Paid. Pick another tone or invoice to run it again.

Ahem Chasing 2 overdue

Invoice 0142 · Studio Kalm

OverdueReminder sentPaid

$2,400.00

Due 29 Oct · 12 days latePaid today at 15:40

Tone

To rosa@studiokalm.example

Invoice 0142, a gentle reminder

Hi Rosa, I hope the launch went well.

Invoice 0142 for $2,400 was due on 29 October.

Pay $2,400 takes about a minute.

Thanks so much, Mira

Sent at 09:14

  1. Reminder sent
  2. Opened by Rosa
  3. Pay link clicked
  4. Paid in full

Sample

  • Paid 11 days sooner on average
  • 4 in 5 late invoices settled by the second reminder
  • No follow-up emails written by hand

Sample figures. A real page shows the product's own numbers.

You did the work. Now you’re the debt collector.

The project shipped weeks ago. The invoice is still open. You know you should follow up, and you know exactly how it feels to write that email.

  • You put it off because it feels rude.
  • When you finally send it, it’s a week late and twice as apologetic.
  • Meanwhile your own bills arrive right on time.

Draft Re: Invoice 0142

Hi Rosa, so sorry to bother you again, but

Hi Rosa! Just wondering if you maybe saw my

Hey, totally understand things get busy, I only

Hi Rosa, I hope you’re well. I was

Saved 6 days ago · not sent

Three steps. Then it runs without you.

Set it up once in about five minutes. After that you only hear from Ahem when money arrives or a client replies.

  1. 1Add an invoice

    Forward the PDF to your private Ahem address, or upload a list of everything still open. Ahem reads the client, the amount and the due date.

  2. 2Pick a tone and a rhythm

    Start gentle and get firmer only if you have to. Choose how many days apart, and read every reminder before it goes, if you like.

  3. 3Get paid

    The moment the payment lands, Ahem stops, marks the invoice paid and tells you. If the client replies instead, the reply comes straight to you.

Persistent when it has to be. Polite every time.

Every reminder is scheduled ahead, so you can see what goes out and when. When the client pays, whatever is still waiting is cancelled on the spot.

  1. Day 3Polite reminderSent
  2. Day 10Friendly follow-upSent
  3. Day 12Payment received · $860.00Paid
  4. Day 18Firm reminderScheduledCancelled
  5. Day 25Last noticeScheduledCancelled
Sent from your own address
Clients see your name and reply to you. Ahem writes and times the email; it never pretends to be you on the phone.
Keeps office hours
No reminders at 2 am, on weekends or on public holidays in your client’s country.
Pauses when you ask
Pause a client you would rather call, or give a regular a softer rhythm. One click, no settings page.
Knows when it’s paid
Paid by bank transfer? Mark it paid from the notification email and the next reminder never goes out.

Sample testimonial

“I used to rewrite the same follow-up five times and still send it a week late. Now I never see it. I just see the money arrive.”

A freelance illustrator · sample text; a real page shows a real customer, with permission

Try it free for 14 days. Then pick a plan.

Billing period

Free

For your first late invoice

$0/ month

Free for as long as you like

  • 3 open invoices at a time
  • Polite tone only
  • “Sent with Ahem” line in each email
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Our pick for one-person businesses

Solo

For freelancers with a steady stream of clients

$12/ month

Billed monthly

  • Unlimited invoices
  • Polite, friendly and firm tones
  • Sends from your own address
  • Pay link and paid-by-transfer button
Start 14-day trial

Studio

For small studios that invoice together

$29/ month

Billed monthly

  • Everything in Solo
  • Up to 5 people, one client list
  • Who-chases-whom per client
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Prices in US dollars, before sales tax. Cancel any time from your account page.

Questions freelancers ask first

Six of them, straight from the inbox. Open one to read the answer.

Ahem Questions 6 unread

Will my clients know the email was automated?

It comes from your own address, in your words, at a normal working hour. It reads like a short note from you, because you approved the wording.

What if the client already paid by bank transfer?

Tap “Already paid” in the notification Ahem sends you before each reminder, and the invoice closes before anything goes out. Payments through the pay link close it on their own.

Which invoicing tools does it work with?

Any. Forward the invoice PDF to your private Ahem address or upload a list. If your invoicing app sends a copy by email, a forwarding rule does the rest.

Can I read a reminder before it goes out?

Yes. Turn on “Ask me first” and every reminder waits in your inbox for one tap. Most people switch it off after the first week.

Can I stop chasing one client but not the others?

Pause a client and nothing goes to them until you unpause. Their invoices stay on your list so you still see what’s open.

Is there a contract?

No. Pay monthly or yearly and cancel any time from your account page. If you cancel a yearly plan in the first 30 days, you get the rest back.

Your next late invoice can chase itself.

Start the 14-day trial. Forward one overdue invoice and watch the first polite reminder go out today.

  • No card needed
  • Set up in about five minutes
  • Your clients only ever see your name