{"id":"acct-freelancer-reminder-script","audience":"freelancers","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"tone","level":"beginner","title":"Write three escalating late-payment reminders for a client","free":false,"task":"You're a freelance designer with an unpaid invoice. Write a prompt for three short plain-text messages to the client, Ben, labeled \"Day 1:\", \"Day 15:\" and \"Day 30:\", each under 28 words and each signed \"Thanks, Priya\" on its own line. They are increasingly firm but always polite. The Day 30 message states the late fee with the math. Don't threaten legal action or collections in any of them. Under 100 words in total. No bullets or numbering.","materialLabel":"Invoice and contract terms (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Invoice INV-0042 from Priya Nair Design to Maple Street Studio (contact: Ben Cho)\nIssued Sep 15, 2026, due Oct 15, 2026\nAmount: $1,800.00 for the brand refresh project\nPay by bank transfer to the account on the invoice or via the payment link on the PDF\n\nContract clause 6 (signed): \"Invoices unpaid after the due date accrue a late fee of 1.5% of the unpaid balance per month, charged once per month late.\"\n\nHistory: Ben paid the first two invoices on time. On Oct 10 he mentioned that their accounting person was on leave. Priya wants to keep the relationship and the studio is a repeat client.\n\nPriya's usual sign-off: \"Thanks, Priya\"\nToday is the day after the due date. The Day 15 and Day 30 messages go out 15 and 30 days after the due date.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":100},{"type":"maxBullets","max":0}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Labels the three messages","patterns":["day 1","day 15","day 30"]},{"label":"Escalates the tone","patterns":["firmer","escalat","increasingly"]},{"label":"Includes the fee math","patterns":["1\\.5%","late fee","\\$27"]},{"label":"Bans threats","patterns":["(no|don'?t|never).*(threat|legal|collection)"]},{"label":"Caps length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","plain"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Same tone every time","why":"The AI repeats one message three times with the dates changed.","fix":"Say: \"Day 1 light, Day 15 firmer, Day 30 firm.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Fee mentioned too early","why":"The AI brings up the late fee in the first message.","fix":"Add: \"Day 1 has no fee mention.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Fee with no math","why":"The AI says 'a late fee applies' without a figure.","fix":"Ask for \"1.5% x $1,800 = $27\" in the Day 30 message.","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Threatening language","why":"The AI warns of collections or legal steps at Day 30.","fix":"Add: \"Always polite. No threats of legal action or collections.\"","checks":["r2","plainText","maxBullets"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and runs past word limits.","fix":"Ask for fewer words than the real cap and keep each line short.","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"Ask for three labeled messages, a tone ramp, and the fee with its math only at the end.","rubricLabels":["Has three messages labeled Day 1:, Day 15: and Day 30:, each addressed to Ben, each ending with the line \"Thanks, Priya\", with the tone getting firmer from Day 1 to Day 30","Day 30 states the late fee with the math: 1.5% x $1,800 = $27","Day 1 does not mention a late fee, and none of the messages threaten legal action or collections"]}