Chase unpaid invoices without chasing them

Step 7 of 13

07 / 13Gmail

Write the day-seven and day-fourteen emails

Duplicate the Gmail node onto outputs 2 and 3 and change the wording.

Day seven — direct: state the amount, the days overdue, and ask for a payment date. Day fourteen — firm: reference your payment terms and say what happens next. Still courteous. You want the money and the client.

The n8n panel for: Write the day-seven and day-fourteen emails4 things to set here
  1. 1Open the Gmail nodedouble-click it on the canvas
  2. 2Stage 2 subjectpaste as an expression
  3. 3Stage 3 subjectpaste as an expression
  4. 4Check before moving onAll three branches end in a Gmail node with distinct wording.
Gmail panel in n8nTap to enlarge
Stage 2 subjectexpression
Invoice {{ $json.Invoice }} is {{ $json.overdue }} days overdue
Stage 3 subjectexpression
Action needed: invoice {{ $json.Invoice }} — {{ $json.Amount }} outstanding
Tip
Never send stage 3 wording at stage 1. The escalation is the entire point, and getting it backwards costs clients.
Checkpoint
All three branches end in a Gmail node with distinct wording.