Give me 2 minutes and I’ll give you an invoicing system
When your starting out in business the last thing you want to be doing is shelling out money on complicated accounting software you don't need or doing everything on the back of a fag packet.
Happily the folks at Blinksale have come up with a simple way to create and send invoices online. Using a web based system means you don't need to install any software, it runs through a browser on your PC, Mac etc and it's dead easy to use.
Dashboard
Login and get a quick overview of your sales. On the Dashboard you'll find recently sent, closed, and past due invoices.
Creating Invoices
It only takes a couple of clicks to create and send professionally-designed invoices online. Or, you can print and mail them yourself.
Browsing Invoices
Browsing your invoices should bring a smile to your face—and perhaps a little jingle to your pocket. You can filter your invoices by date, by status (open, closed, past due, or draft), or by tag. You can even export the results of your filter to an XML or Excel file. Or, check up on your invoices via your invoice RSS feed.
Payment and Follow-up
One of the primary reasons invoices go past due is because of some form of communication breakdown. Maybe your invoice got delayed in the mail, sent to the wrong person, or simply forgotten. Perhaps there was an error on your part—or your clients'. Following up on past due funds can drain your time, but Blinksale makes it a breeze. Blinksale's blog-like invoice history lets you easily track payments made, reminders sent, thank-you notes written, and general conversation about your invoices. That way, if a payment goes AWOL you're only a click away from reconnecting.
Recurring templates
Blinksale is an ideal service for those who need to bill a client—or group of clients—on a regular repeating basis. You can create a recurring template, add clients to that template, and set your schedule. Every week, every month, every year, etc. New invoices will automatically be created and sent to your clients when the appropriate time comes around. Let Blinksale due the heavy lifting for you.
I've tried a whole host of accounting systems, invoicing software, Access databases, Excel spreadsheets over the past 15 years and Blinksale truly is the easiest thing I've ever used.
