| How to Create a Free Invoice Online Posted: 07 Aug 2012 09:35 PM PDT If you are a business person who plans to extend products and services to customers on credit, you must get familiar with the invoicing process. An invoice is an itemized bill that lists the products you sent to a customer and asks for payment by a certain date. The invoice contains a set of terms for the customer to meet. If you're pressed for time, there are a few methods you can use to create invoices online quickly for free.
Instructions - Use PayPal, Google Checkout or a similar online payment service to create a free invoice online. These free online payment services have invoice template wizards that allow you to enter the customer name, address, email address, and then itemize each charge. Once completed, the service emails the customer on your behalf and can accept payment with a credit card or check online.
- Sign up for a free account with InvoiceMachine.com, SimplyBill.com, or a similar online invoicing service. These services offer a variety of paid account levels, but also a free option that allows you to generate a limited number of invoices each month. Create profiles for each of your customers and enter the details of each new order requiring payment.
- Create a simple HTML form on your website that will allow you to create quick, free invoices online. (Detailed information on creating HTML forms can be found in the "Resources" section, below.) The form should contain all of the fields that you would see on a printed invoice, including date, purchase order number, invoice number, item descriptions, prices, and client information. When you submit the form you'll receive an email listing all of the details—forward the email on to your customer as his invoice.
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| How to Create an Invoice Online Posted: 07 Aug 2012 09:30 PM PDT  Creating invoices for your business with web-based utilities affords you more mobility than standard computer-based programs. You can bill your clients from any location that has Internet access. With the help of some free online invoicing utilities, you can create your own invoices from templates and distribute them to your clients via email or print them out to mail or fax.
Instructions - Create free invoices online using Intuit's Billing Manager web-base utility. Sign up for a free account. Click "Create an Invoice." Set up an invoice template. Start adding clients. You can upload a logo or terms to your invoices. You can also import client information from your current address books and email accounts, send billing reminders and send "thank you" email confirmation. After you've set up your account, invoices can be either printed or emailed to clients.
- Create invoices online using the Invoices Online Master Form. The Master Form is a web-based invoice template that allows you to quickly craft invoices for your business by filling out the fields on the form. Enter your business's information and the client's information, and enter any details into the fields below the "Extra Details" heading, such as "Job Number" and "Signature Name." The Master Form supports numerical data in dollar, euro and pound formats.
- Set up a free Invoice Machine account to start creating invoices. With Invoice Machine, you can tailor your invoices to fit the needs of each of your business relationships. You can use invoice features such as discount and tax percentages for each account. The Invoice Machine supports multiple languages and currencies, and it allows you to send invoices either electronically or in hard copy form through PDF files. The Invoice Machine also supports integration of PayPal and Basecamp merchant tools.
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