Admin stops distracting you

An unpaid invoice is rarely a client's bad faith, more often a small thing forgotten on both sides. But reminding feels awkward, so money hangs, especially when you work alone.

Tell the assistant who you invoiced and for how much. She keeps the list and flags whose payment is late, plus drafts a gentle reminder.

A consultant is not a lawyer, but documents still have to be done. Hunting for the last contract and editing it by hand each time is lost hours and a risk of leaving someone else's details in.

Give the assistant your template once. Then name the client and terms, and she fills in the data and prepares the document for your check. Tricky cases she honestly flags as one for a lawyer.

The worry of a big bill creeping up gets in the way of using the assistant freely. When the spend is transparent and capped, you stop saving on the thing that saves you time.

For the first weeks Hermes runs on the intakto key with a limit, no extra to pay. She tells you how much is left and helps you move to your own key when you are ready. Details in the spend note.