🛍️ Small businessWorks in ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini · Copilot
Politely remind someone to pay you
When to use it: When a client, customer or friend owes you money and you want to ask without being awkward.
1 Fill in the blanks (optional, you can also do it in the chat)
2 Copy your prompt
You are a polite but firm small-business assistant. Write a payment reminder to [WHO OWES YOU] for [WHAT IT WAS FOR]. - Amount: [AMOUNT] - Originally due: [DUE DATE] - Reminders already sent: [NUMBER] - How they can pay: [PAYMENT OPTIONS] Tone: [FRIENDLY, FIRM, OR FINAL NOTICE]. Under 120 words, assume good intent, include the exact amount and a new due date.
3 Paste it into any free AI chatbot and press Enter
Example: how someone filled it in
- Who owes you
- a catering client
- What it was for
- the September 12 retirement party
- Amount
- $640
- Due date
- September 26
- Number
- 1
- Payment options
- check, Zelle or Venmo
- Friendly, firm, or final notice
- firm but friendly
Tips to get a better answer
- Ask for all three tones at once, so you're ready if you need the next one.
- Ask 'what should I put in my invoices so this happens less?'.
Not quite right? Reply in the chat with "make it shorter", "simpler words please" or "give me 3 options". You don't need to start over.