Invoicing Guides
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Ten guides on the documents small businesses send to get paid and the terms around them, each written to finish a task and pointing to the tool on this site that does the rest. Start with the comparison that matches your question, or with what is an invoice if you are writing your first one.
Which document do I need?
- Invoice vs receiptAsking for payment, or proving it was made.
- Invoice vs quote vs proforma invoiceWhich one to send before the work, after agreement, and after delivery.
- Invoice vs bill vs statementOne transaction, the payer's side of it, or the whole account.
Writing the invoice
- What is an invoiceEvery field on the document, in the order it appears, with a step-by-step how-to.
- How to invoice as a freelancerWhen to send, what to charge for, and the mistakes that delay payment.
- Invoice terms and conditionsTick the clauses and the page writes your terms block.
- Invoice payment methodsWhat to accept, what each costs, and what to print on the invoice.
Getting paid
- Net 30, Net 15, Net 60 and Net 90 payment termsWhat each term means, whether weekends count, and wording to copy.
- Invoice email templatesSending, reminder, and past due emails, filled in from your invoice details.
- Unpaid invoice: what to doThe steps short of legal action, each with a tool on this site.
This index was compiled by Ready Utilities and lists every guide on the site, grouped by the question it answers. It is updated when a guide is added or retired; the guides themselves carry their own sources.