What you'll need
Four accounts. Most you already have.
n8n
Free self-hosted, or n8n Cloud starting $20/mo
Accounting tool
QuickBooks Online, Xero, FreshBooks, or Stripe Invoicing
PM tool
Asana, ClickUp, Monday, Notion — anything with an API
Gmail or Outlook
For invoice send and AR nudges
The math
What this is worth, conservatively
Average DSO before automation (services)
45-55 days (Atradius industry data)
Average DSO with auto-invoice + 7/14-day nudge
30-38 days
Agency billing $40K/mo, ~10-day DSO improvement
~$13,000 working capital recovered
Time saved on monthly billing + chase ritual
4-8 hours/mo
Cost to run this template forever
~$2/year
DSO benchmarks from Atradius Payment Practices Barometer and QuickBooks small business reports. Working capital impact varies with monthly billing volume and current DSO.