Online invoicing is not a very regular thing that an average internet user needs. But, with changing online consumer behaviour a lot of large and small transaction is happening online everyday, Small business establishments and freelancing and are becoming more frequent than ever these days. Many people are willing to buy things over internet, many online stores have evolved to provide service on demand. Technology has bring concepts like virtual office where freelancers do their business from the comfort of their home, with clients often staying far across. It is quite understandable that billing customer is not an easy task. J Excel Spreadsheets and other similar applications are good for preparing bills and accounts. But, using these applications to send invoices is not always possible. This is where online invoices/billing services come to your rescue and help you with sending invoices and receiving payments.
Some of the web portal understood this need and created applications where you can create an account for free and add multiple clients to start sending invoices. And, add information about items, currency type, services, etc., at one place. These applications are safe enough and easily customizable according to the demand.
Here are some of the handy online services to create and send invoices.
Billing Boss is one of the most used among all available services. The best thing is that all features and services provided here are completely free and there is no commercial upgrade version available. High level encryption is used to keep your information safe and secure.
Features:
- You can add unlimited number of clients and invoices into your account
- Multiple languages support
- Add a partner or book keeper to share data
- Multiple online payment options to help you get money quickly
- Real time payments record and update the same in invoices
- With email support you can directly send invoices to clients
- Full PDF’s attachment to send to your clients
- Unbranded e-mails, use your own brand or custom logo if need.
- Find the full demo of the process in the wonderful descriptive video here
At Billing Boss you can enjoy these features for free which gives it an edge over other invoice services, which charges monthly subscription for similar features.
This application too gives an opportunity to create and send invoices online. The tag line ‘collecting money shouldn’t cost you money’ precisely suits this service. It offers many exciting features just like any professional invoice application. Since it’s an online application you can use it anywhere to create and send invoices.
Features
- You can create unlimited number of invoice and add clients
- Click on a customer or client name to have everything setup automatically
- You can edit details like shipping information or billing information in real-time
- No need to delete or archive invoices to create room for others
- Add information about your products, services, prices, etc., in one place
- Option to add taxes information to every single item or set tax to everything
- E-mail invoices directly to your clients
- Support for multiple currency types
Invoice Journal lets you have complete control over your invoices. It’s user interface is easy to use but the professional looking invoices make it one of the best online invoice applications.
Using this web application one create and send invoices and also receive payments online via PayPal( Now pay pal is blocked in India). CurdBee has gained many users since its launch. Creating and sending invoices with this web application is pretty easy and requires no technical jargon. You can mention unit prices in your invoice, leave notes and send invoices via email to your clients.
Features:
- Create unlimited invoices and add clients
- Manage invoices from a single page
- E-mail support to send invoices to clients directly
- Support for multiple currency types
- Support for multiple online payment gateways like Google Checkout and PayPal
- Insert custom logos into invoices
- Create professional looking invoices
- Pro version supports encryption, PDF, taxes and discounts
The upgraded version offers great services for charge as low as $5 per monthfor free. Upgrading to pro-version you can send thank you emails after receiving payments, set reminders and many extra features.
Billing Manager is another popular online invoice application which offers both free and premium (paid) services.
Features:
- You can create and send unlimited invoices
- Add unlimited number of clients to your account
- Support for E-mail allows you to send invoices to clients directly
- Unbranded E-mail
- It has support for discounts, taxes and other charges
- Add your own brand logo
- Multiple currency support and payment recording
- Multiple templates and iPhone compatible site
The free version of Billing manager does not have an option to accept online payments. This feature is available only to the pro account and after applying for a merchant service account.
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In summary:
- Users key in credit card info, customer contact info, and amounts
- Real time processing, real time confirmation
- Invoices are automatically created when payment is collected, and invoices are emailed to the customer.
- Customer contact information is stored, which can be later exported to other programs. Useful for marketing campaigns, or whenever one needs to reference customer’s contact info on the road.
- Complete integration with Billing Boss. Accountants/bookkeepers can track payments accepted through the mobile phone, as all payments and invoices can be tracked through the Billing Boss interface.
Mobile payment solution is at http://www.paymentboss.com
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I have tried various cloud based invoicing apps for my business and keep exploring more options. One application that has really impressed me with its features and interface is Invoicera (http://www.invoicera.com). Have just started to use it and it is good.
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I found this to be very good. I have went through and read many of your articles. They are fantastic!
Can’t wait to get this! I can feel a pretend stroke coming so I can stay home from work and mess around playing this.
I did give several invoicing application a try, however, the prices are too much for a small businesses and freelancers considering the limitations of basic plans.
I would really recommend you to give Invoicera a try, its basic plan starts from $9.95 and you can send unlimited invoices to 25 clients. It supports 20 popular payment gateways so you have more options to get paid on time. It also supports multiple currency and languages so you do not need to worry while sending invoices to your global clients. the most appealing feature of Invoicera is its customize invoice template feature where you can customize the look and feel of your invoice template and design it in the sync with your business look. Some other features that might be helpful to you are invoice scheduling, late fee option, time tracking and expense management. Invoicera is the complete invoicing app that is helpful for every business. You may check the application at http://www.invoicera.com