Was "What should I charge?" - how about invoicing software ?

[bill at horne.net (Bill Horne)]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dsr at tao.merseine.nu>


> On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 12:55:15PM -0400, Dave Gavin wrote:
> >
> >  In a similar vein, what do people use to generate invoices ? I've got a
couple
> > of completed contracts that I'm about to bill the customer for, but I'd
like to
> > present them with a semi-professional looking invoice... Any ideas ?
>
> I used OpenOffice.
>
> I wrote a letter with my address at the top; put INVOICE in a nice
> bold center position, added the client's address, and added a table:
>
> For Work Performed:
>
> DATE TIME HOURS RATE SUBTOTAL
> line 1
> line 2
> line 3
> ...
>
> and then totalled it all up, and asked for payment on Net 15 from the
> current date, and added some words to express my appreciation for their
> custom.
>
> Final touch: converted it to a PDF, and sent that as well as
> snail-mailing a paper copy.
>
> -dsr-

Don't forget to add your tax number(s), your phone number(s), and your email
address. Anyone who has your invoice must be able to get their questions
answered quickly.

Bill