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Invoicing guides

Plain-English guides to the paperwork of getting paid, written for service businesses. No jargon, no legal advice, and a worked example from a fictional studio in each one.

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Guides to start with

Each guide is reviewed on a schedule and says when it was last updated. The examples use Northline Studio, a fictional business; none of the figures are real.

  • Invoice payment terms explained

    What due on receipt, Net 7, Net 15 and Net 30 mean, when a deposit or a late fee makes sense, and how to word a reminder that gets an invoice paid.

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  • How to write an invoice

    Every part a professional invoice needs, in the order a customer reads it, with an illustrative invoice from a fictional studio to show how the parts fit together.

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Reading is the slow way to get paid

Free to use today, with no card on file. Add a customer, send an invoice with a payment link, and the follow-up is there when you want it.