How to Automate Invoice Reminders Without Overcomplicating Your Business

You finished the job. You sent the invoice. Now what?

For most contractors, the answer is “hope they pay” and then forget about it until rent is due and the cash isn’t there. It doesn’t have to be that way.

The problem with most solutions

When you search for “invoice reminder software,” you get tools designed for agencies and accountants — not for someone who just wants to make sure Mrs. Johnson pays for the water heater install.

These tools want you to:

Connect your bank account
Sync with QuickBooks
Set up payment processing
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All you wanted was a nudge to the customer. Instead you got an enterprise platform.

What simple actually looks like

Here’s what invoice follow-up should be:

Type in the customer’s name, email, and amount owed
Set the due date
Walk away

That’s it. When the invoice goes overdue, the system sends a polite email reminder. If you added their phone number, they get an SMS too. Every day the system checks again and sends another reminder if it’s still unpaid.

When the customer pays, you mark it as paid and move on.

No setup, no integrations

You don’t need to connect anything. No bank account. No accounting software. No API keys. You just tell us who owes you money, how much, and when it’s due.

This is what Ted Reminders does. It’s a single-purpose tool: make sure your customers don’t forget to pay you.

Built for the trades

We built this because we talked to contractors who were losing thousands a year to invoices that just… fell through the cracks. Not because clients were dodging them, but because nobody sent a reminder.

If that sounds like you, give it a try. It’s free during our beta.