How do you charge your client?

ron13315 · Feb 12, 2015

Hi there, as a freelancer designer, how do you charge your client for their remaining balance when you finish the project?
Did you invoice them?

Can you show me your sample letter or invoice?

elcidofaguy · Feb 12, 2015

Hiya Ron,

My best advice is as follows:

1) Upfront payment before work commences. Say charge 50-70% and remainder on completion.
2) On final completion provide the deliverables with watermark if its graphics or if its a website on your own hosting e.g. host it temporarily as a subdomain. Once approved and final payment received provide the final product e.g. graphic without watermark or transfer/install website.
3) Prior to work commencing you need to send a simple SOW (statement of work) together with the cost and agreement on payment on milestones.

In addition you could also consider escrow services as a third party to hold the funds whilst work is under way... Personally I would only consider doing the work if the percentage upfront or all of it is paid before starting...

Regarding invoices... Well there are plenty examples online... just search for "invoice examples" and adapt it to fit your business i.e. add your company, vat details etc ... e.g.

Source: http://www.invoiceberry.com/img/hom...creenshot_invoiceberry_invoice_template_1.jpg

Hope that helps!

Best Regards,

Sid

jonathan85 · Feb 12, 2015

Hey elcidofaguy,
why don't you suggest generate an invoice from Paypal to customers, it has already function to do that in Paypal. should I use it instead of using invoice form as you showed above? it's accepted?

Hassan · Feb 12, 2015

Paypal helps in creating professional and customize invoices to your customers. people even dont need paypal account can pay you. Paypal Accept payments from 190 markets around the globe you can Track and manage invoices and payments.

ClassifiedWarrior · Feb 12, 2015

If you use Paypal or 2Checkout, I know they both have invoice options that let you email them and they get a notification to pay invoice. It is professional, clean and easy to do.

GeekGoddess · Feb 13, 2015

I just use Paypal invoice. It's user friendly and gives me no hassle.

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