5 tips to make an invoice like a pro
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5 Tips to Make an
Invoice Like a Pro
Many small business owners make the mistake of
believing that because they own a small business.
They do not need to have a professional invoice.
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Having a professional invoice to be given or sent to
your customers not only gives a credibility to your
business, but a prime and proper invoice helps you
get paid by your customer faster. You can avoid
difficulties in the financial side and let your business
flow smoothly by having a well organized
professional invoices.
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Creating an invoice could be not an exciting thing to
do and in most cases it can be the worst nightmare
for small business owners, but the good news that
there are a few tips you can use to make an invoice
like a pro
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Use cool invoicing software that
generates professional invoices easily
Having a software that generates professional invoices helps you to
create invoices with a consistent look and feel each time. This will
save your time and carry out the hard job for you, like sequence
numbering and you won’t be worried if all the data are included in a
proper manner.
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Include your customer details and yours
Make sure that your invoice not only include your customer address,
but it should also include a contact name so you can make sure that
your invoice won’t misplaced. Also include your company name,
your name, address, email address and phone number so if your
customer has any question about the invoice it will be easy to get
hold of you.
Have a clear breakdown of your services
or items
Your invoices should clearly include a breakdown of the services or
items provided and any additional charges associated with your
work. Try to make your services description clear as much as you
can so your customer can understand what they are being asked to
pay.
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Have a clear policy
In an ideal world, your invoice should be paid in total and on time but, in the real world this is not the case at all the times. Your customer may be late to pay you the invoice or may refuse to complete the payment so you need to have your own policy which makes the payment terms clear from the day one. Make sure to include what type of payment method you are accepting, when you should receive your down and final payment, what is the penalties of late payment and so on
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Let your customers know when and
how to pay you.
You have to include the due date for your invoice so your customer
knows when they should pay you. This will help you to track
overdue invoices. Also tell your customers how you wish to be paid,
are you preferring a mailed check or you prefer an online payment.
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Have you tried any of these tips before? What
worked and what didn’t? We’d love to hear your
thoughts on how to make an invoice in the
comments below!
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