Advance payment request message maker for freelancers

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Made by Adarsh Sharma, who builds Client Kit, the one link proposal, e-sign and payment tool. Free, no login, no email needed. Nothing you type here is saved or sent anywhere. The result is built in your browser.

Hi Priya,

Thank you for confirming the website redesign and for signing the proposal.

To get started, I take an advance of ₹30,000 (50% of ₹60,000). Could you send it when you get a moment?

The balance of ₹30,000 is due on delivery.

I can start as soon as it arrives.

You can pay via UPI ID aarav@okaxis.

After you pay, please send me a screenshot or the UTR so I can match it.

Thanks!
Aarav

Hi Priya,

Thank you for confirming the website redesign and for signing the proposal.

To begin, I take an advance of ₹30,000 (50% of ₹60,000).

The balance of ₹30,000 is due on delivery.

Work starts once the advance is received.

You can pay via UPI ID aarav@okaxis.

After you pay, please send me a screenshot or the UTR so I can match it.

Thank you,
Aarav

Hi Priya,

The next step is the advance of ₹30,000 (50% of ₹60,000). Please pay it today or tomorrow so I can hold your start date.

The balance of ₹30,000 is due on delivery.

I can only start once the advance has arrived.

You can pay via UPI ID aarav@okaxis.

After you pay, please send me a screenshot or the UTR so I can match it.

Thank you.
Aarav

Advance payment message examples

These are built with the same tool. Change the names and amounts above to make them yours.

WhatsApp message for a new client

Hi Neha,

Thank you for confirming the logo and brand kit and for signing the proposal. I am glad we are working together for the first time.

To get started, I take an advance of ₹20,000 (50% of ₹40,000). Could you send it when you get a moment?

The balance of ₹20,000 is due when you approve the final files.

I can start as soon as it arrives.

You can pay via UPI ID rohan@oksbi.

After you pay, please send me a screenshot or the UTR so I can match it.

Thanks!
Rohan

Email with a subject line

Dear Mr. Rao,

Thank you for confirming the annual report design and for signing the proposal.

To begin, I take an advance of ₹48,000 (40% of ₹1,20,000). Kindly arrange the payment.

The balance of ₹72,000 is due within 7 days of delivery.

Work starts once the advance is received.

Payment details: UPI ID kavya@okicici, or bank transfer on request.

Kindly share a screenshot or the UTR once the payment is done, so I can match it.

If your accounts team needs a proforma invoice for this, tell me and I will share one.

Thanks and regards,
Kavya

For a repeat client (shorter)

Hi Sam,

Thank you for confirming the June video edits.

To begin, I take an advance of ₹5,400 (30% of ₹18,000).

The balance of ₹12,600 is due on delivery.

Work starts once the advance is received.

You can pay via UPI ID dev@okaxis.

Thank you,
Dev

When the client wants to pay at the end

Hi Priya,

I understand you would like to pay at the end. For a project this size I take a part payment first. How about 30% now (₹18,000) and the rest on delivery? Work starts as soon as the first payment is in.

Thanks,
Aarav

What to include in an advance payment request

• The amount, and the percent of the total it is, so nobody has to work it out.
• What it is for: the project name, so the payment is easy to match later.
• How to pay: a UPI ID, a payment link or bank details.
• What happens after: when work starts, and when the first deliverable is due.
• The balance: how much is left and when it is due.

How much advance should you ask for?

There is no rule. Many freelancers ask for 30% to 50% upfront, and 50% now with 50% on delivery is common in India. Small jobs are often paid in full before work starts. Longer jobs are often split into milestones, for example 40% to start, 30% halfway and 30% on delivery.

Two Indian freelance guides describe the same pattern as common practice: Riffit's post on asking for 50% upfront and its guide to freelance payment terms in India. Both are written by an invoicing company, and they describe habits, not law. Pick what fits your work and your client, and put it in the proposal before work starts.

Tips for India: UPI, payment links and proforma invoices

• Type your UPI ID with care. One wrong letter sends the money to someone else.
• Check your bank or UPI app for the money before you start. A screenshot from the client is not the same as money received.
• Ask for the UTR or a screenshot so you can match the payment.
• A proforma invoice is only needed if the client's accounts team asks for one. Tax rules differ, so check with an accountant. This is not tax advice.

Client Kit does not make invoices or hold money. Your client pays you directly, then clicks "I've paid", and you confirm it once you see the money.

Get the advance on the same page as the signature

In Client Kit, the one link proposal, e-sign and payment tool, you pick an advance of 0, 30, 40 or 50 percent when you write the job. After your client signs, they see your UPI QR or payment link for the advance amount. Once you confirm it, they can pay the balance the same way. See it on the demo proposal. Need terms for the proposal itself? Try the clause maker.

These are plain-English messages and terms, not legal or tax advice.