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without the awkward email.

Done-for-you invoice follow-ups, late-fee math, and the exact words to send — for solo freelancers and one-person shops who hate chasing money.

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No account. No card. Just the words that get the invoice paid.

Before
Day 21
"Hey, just circling back on that invoice… again 😬"
After
Sent & settled
The exact, friendly-but-firm follow-up — plus the late-fee math, done for you.
The tools

Start free. Upgrade only if you want the whole system.

Everything is plain text you paste into Gmail, Word, or Notion. No software, no lock-in.

Free tool

Overdue Invoice Reminder Generator

Answer two questions — how late, how much — and get the polite-but-firm reminder email, from gentle nudge to final notice. Under two minutes, no signup.

Free
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Coming next: the Client Onboarding Kit — the agreement, deposit emails, and kickoff checklist that stop late payment before it starts. It's finished and getting its checkout wired; it will appear here first.

Everything we've built

The full penloom works catalogue.

Grouped by the problem it solves. Some of these have a page you can open right now; the rest are built and finished but don't have a checkout wired yet — they're listed here so you know they exist. Nothing on this page is legal or financial advice.

Getting paid

The invoice is out. The money isn't in. Start here.

Overdue Invoice Reminder Generator

Answer two questions — how late, how much — and it writes the reminder email, gentle nudge through final notice.

Web tool · Free · no signup
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How to Chase Unpaid Invoices Without Sounding Desperate

The free 6-touch follow-up system explained end to end, with the timing for each message.

Article · Free
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What to Put on an Invoice So It Gets Paid on Time

The elements a paid-on-time invoice contains, and why each one shortens the wait.

Article · Free
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The Get-Paid Pack

Follow-up emails for every stage of a late invoice, late-fee math with a paste-ready clause, an invoice template, and phone/text scripts for when email stops working.

6-file markdown/PDF pack · $12
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Invoice Follow-Up Tracker

A ten-minutes-a-week tracker that keeps every outstanding invoice on a follow-up schedule.

Web page / tool · $24
See the tracker →
The five-step get-paid system, printed as a one-page wall chart

The Get-Paid System (Visual Edition)

A print-ready one-page wall chart of the five-step get-paid system, with a fill-in invoice tracker and the Follow-Up Ladder diagram.

Wall chart PNG + SVG diagram · $24

Instant-Pay Setup Pack

Wires your invoices to the same-day payment rails (FedNow, RTP, Stripe/PayPal instant, Zelle) in about twenty minutes, plus the client scripts that make it sound like a perk.

3-file markdown/PDF pack · $12

Late-Fee Legal Shield

A late-fee clause, follow-up email scripts, an invoice tracker CSV, and a client-communication playbook for money that has gone past due.

Markdown pack + CSV tracker · price not yet set
Labelled anatomy diagram of an invoice that gets paid on time

The Invoice That Gets Paid — Anatomy Poster + Template

A labelled diagram of a paid-on-time invoice with ten numbered callouts, plus the fill-in template that has all ten built in.

Print-ready poster + HTML template + PDF · $19

The Get-Paid-Faster Playbook — AI Invoicing + Transparent Pricing

Sets up AI to draft and chase every invoice on a schedule, turns on the payment setting that gets you paid roughly twice as fast, and gives you a fill-in transparent rate card.

6-file pack + print-ready wall chart · $19
Preview of the Invoice Forever buy-once invoicing and client records kit

Invoice Forever — The Buy-Once, No-Subscription Kit

Six spreadsheet templates with every field and formula written out to paste into a Sheet you own, so your invoice history can't be paywalled later.

PDF · $29

Pricing & terms

Deciding the number, and what you promise around it.

Decision chart for choosing payment terms on a freelance job

The Payment Terms Playbook

A one-page decision chart that tells you which terms to set for each job — deposit, Net 7, retainer, milestones — plus the copy-paste wording.

Decision chart + clause file · $17
Preview of the freelance cash-flow runway map

The Freelance Cash-Flow Runway Map

Type in your open invoices and monthly costs and it calculates the exact week your cash dips lowest, eight weeks out.

Self-calculating HTML tool (works offline) + guide · $24

The Freelance Pricing Map

Maps the three real pricing models with worked math, a market-rate reference band, and a worksheet ending in the exact sentence to say out loud.

PDF + HTML · $12

The Rate Negotiation Pack

Five email scripts plus a call framework for presenting, defending, and raising your rate once you know the number.

PDF + HTML + markdown · $9

Scoping & scope creep

Holding the job inside the lines you agreed to.

The Scope Lock Pack

Twelve copy-paste templates that lock scope up front and turn every extra request into a billed change order.

5-file markdown pack · $14
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Stop Scope Creep

The published write-up on holding a project inside its lines.

Article · Free

Client management

Screening them in, starting properly, and keeping the good ones.

The Client Red Flags & Screening Pack

Vet a new inquiry before you sign — discovery call script, red-flags cheat sheet, intake forms.

Pack · $14
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The Client Red Flags Field Guide

A decision tree plus eight real red-flag phrases decoded — what each usually means and the exact line to say back — with a printable pre-project checklist.

14-page PDF + HTML · $9

The Client Onboarding Kit

The agreement, welcome email sequence, project questionnaire, kickoff checklist, and scope-and-deliverables doc that start a client properly and collect the deposit.

6-file markdown pack · $22

The Freelancer Email Translator

Seventy send-ready emails across 35 client situations — the blunt version you want to send, the professional one you should, and a firmer variant for repeat offenders.

Markdown pack + HTML/PDF · $12

The Client Retention & Referral Pack

Twenty-eight templates for asking for testimonials, referrals, repeat work, and rate increases without sounding salesy.

Markdown pack + HTML/TXT · $12

Contracts & legal

Editable templates and example language — not legal advice. Rules vary by place; for high-stakes work, have a licensed pro review your final documents.

Preview of the project close-out and client exit kit

The Project Close-Out & Client Exit Kit

Four contract clauses, five ready-to-send emails, and a 12-point checklist for ending a project, firing a client, and getting the last invoice paid.

PDF · $14

2026 Freelance Contract Compliance Kit

The CA/IL/NYC freelance-protection laws side by side, one contract that satisfies all three, three statute-invoking emails, and an enforcement playbook.

4-file markdown pack + PDF · $19

Bundles

The whole defensive set in one go.

The Freelancer Armor Bundle

Client Screening, Scope Lock, and the Get-Paid Pack together — screen them in, hold the line, get paid. Seventeen files across the three packs.

Bundle of three packs · $32 (vs $45 separately)

Want one of the unlinked items above? They're written, built, and sitting on disk — they just don't have a buy button yet. The three linked tools go live first, and the rest appear on this page as each checkout is wired.

Why penloom works

The unpaid admin, handled.

Written like a savvy friend who has chased a hundred invoices — never corporate, never salesy.

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Genuinely usable, not outlines

Every file is fill-in-ready — real emails, real clauses, real math.

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The late-fee math, done

Tell it the amount and the terms; get the exact figure to put in the email.

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No lock-in

Plain text and Markdown. Paste it anywhere. Buy once, keep every update.

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Honest about limits

These are editable templates and example language — not legal or financial advice. Rules vary by place; for high-stakes work, have a licensed pro review your final documents.

More get-paid tools are on the way.

penloom works is a Penloom Studio project. New tools land on this page as they ship — or follow the studio on YouTube for updates.

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