Comments on: Invoicing For Freelance Writers and Editors

By: Rodney

Rodney — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:57:44 +0000

I’m a freelance writer and invoicing is really a PITA to me. I think major problem is with the invoicing programs available. I don’t think installable apps will help me, so I prefer online apps. But they too are pricey or lack of features. I have tried Blinksale, Freshbooks and later something called CurdBee. For me, only CurdBee looked affordable and had enough features without restrictions.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:03:30 +0000

Love the term ‘geeky hackery’ Scott… thanks

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:07:24 +0000

Hi John, glad to see you here – when I was writing third party software manuals for trade publishers (yawn!) pay always came, but often not when promised.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:27:44 +0000

In the past I used a service called Blinksale. It worked for me, but I decided I wanted a little more control over my invoices. And I wanted to cut my expenses. So I turned to an Open Source application called BambooInvoice. It runs on the same server as my site.

While it’s a little trickier to customize (it requires a bit of geeky hackery), I can generate PDF invoices and mail them from within the app.

You can read about my experiences with BambooInvoice here: http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/01/20/invoicing-with-bambooinvoice/
.-= Scott´s last blog ..A few links for the end of the week =-.

By: John Soares

John Soares — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:20:00 +0000

Anne, I've used a similar invoice for 10 years. I mostly write for college textbook publishers, so I've always gotten paid. Sometimes quickly, and sometimes not. .-= John Soares´s last blog ..Freelance Writers — Niche Specialization is the Key to Success =-.

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:39:07 +0000

Xero? Never heard of it. But there’s lots I don’t know. Looks decent – http://www.xero.com/ Thanks.

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By: Lucy Smith

Lucy Smith — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:29:38 +0000

I’m lucky because my partner has owned a business for several years and there’s an accountant in the family, so I had a lot of help when I started. But it is daunting. Is it too much, will they pay it, have I made a mistake on it, am I good enough to be worth this? – are all worries that run through your mind.

I use Xero accounting software that does it all for me – you just add in the key info, and it spits out a PDF that you can email straight away to the client, with a cover note. Beats the old way, which involved an invoice template that I had to check about five times to make sure I hadn’t left any XXXs or any (insert here)s. Then creating the PDF was fun. So I’m much happier about the last day of the month now
.-= Lucy Smith´s last blog ..Some light relief for a short week =-.