Easy Invoicing

Do you regularly invoice clients for work done? And are you often on-the-go, out visiting client locations? If so, these applications may be just what you need.

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First is FreshBooks. This online service allows you to “send, track and collect payments.” There are two powerful features of this tool that we like. Automation of recurring bills. Never forget to send your clients monthly invoice, the system takes care of it for you. Second, payment through Paypal or other third-party services so you clients can pay electronically with credit cards so you get your money faster. Oh, and there is one more piece with integration, but we’ll cover that later.

Now, for the on-the-go piece, GroovySquared has built an iPhone app called MiniBooks to interact with FreshBooks while on the go. The FreshBooks team has a post about MiniBooks that includes more details, download link, and reviews.

It might also be noted that if you need accounting software, our friends at Clarity Accounting have integrated with FreshBooks to make it nice and easy to get your invoices and payments into their accounting software. And for the accounting novice, Clarity Accounting makes it very easy with a clean simple interface and a fantastic help section.

That’s it, two tools and now you are easily invoicing clients while on the go and tracking your time on jobs, all from the iPhone.