Guides
Plain answers on invoices, estimates and getting paid, for people who bill from their phone.
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Estimate vs Quote vs Invoice: What Each One Means
An estimate is a best guess, a quote is a fixed price, an invoice is a request for payment. When to send each one, and how to move from one to the next.
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How to Ask for a Deposit Before You Start a Job
When a deposit makes sense, how much to ask, how to word it on a quote, and how to show it on the final invoice. With phrases you can copy.
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Invoice Payment Terms Explained: Net 30, Due on Receipt and More
What Net 30, Net 15, due on receipt and 2/10 net 30 mean, which terms suit small jobs, and how to word them so clients pay on time.
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How to Follow Up on an Overdue Invoice Without Losing the Client
A simple schedule for chasing late payments, with messages you can copy for day 1, day 7 and day 14, and what to do when a client still does not pay.
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What to Put on an Invoice: A Checklist for the Self-Employed
The ten things every invoice needs, what changes if you charge sales tax, VAT or GST, and the small details that get you paid without a back-and-forth.