Why should I save my invoice online?
Stefan Chachovski
How it works?
Almost every online invoicing system works on the “bill-is-in-the-email” principle, meaning anyone with an email address can receive an itemized invoice from you. However, instead of attaching a PDF, you email a link to the client, who then clicks and opens the invoice in a browser. Here's an example:
To better visualize how this works, we used Invoicebus to generate a live demo invoice. Click “Pay with Credit Card” and use the following test card to simulate payment (don’t worry, no real charge will be made):
The simple payment form allows your clients to pay instantly, without being redirected away to complete the transaction. This also works well on phones and tablets, so your clients save their details, connected to an email address and a phone number, and pay with a single tap (nobody likes poking at their screens to type long card numbers).
Besides receiving direct payments, you can also:
- track when your client opens the invoice
- avoid late payments by automatically chasing unpaid invoices
- edit the invoice on-the-fly (correct mistake or tune-up the price without the need to resend it)
- give your client an option to directly Print or Download PDF (no need to attach separate PDFs to your emails)
- keep everything organized in one central place
