The Simple Invoices Blog

Articles on freelance, entrepreneurship and succeeding in business

How to track your time and boost your productivity

By Laurent Perrier
How to track your time and boost your productivity
When I worked a job, I always forgot to punch out. Working freelance is much better, but tracking hours is still not fun. Here's a better way to organize your time.

4 Tips for better invoicing (do these right now)

By Austin L. Church
4 Tips for better invoicing (do these right now)
Sending a solid invoice is like driving with your driver’s license. You really don’t think about it most of the time, but when you do get pulled over by a police officer, you’ll be glad you have it.

Are your clients holding back your freelance business?

By Anthony Sostre
Are your clients holding back your freelance business?
I've been freelancing for over three years, and today I learned that it's not always obvious which clients are holding you back. Are you making the same mistake?

Freelancers: get paid on time and stop chasing checks

By Laurent Perrier
Freelancers: get paid on time and stop chasing checks
A lot of freelancers seem to make it hard on purpose for clients to pay them. Your clients are busy and they will procrastinate on paying you if the process isn't easy.

How to calculate your hourly rate as a freelancer

By Laurent Perrier
How to calculate your hourly rate as a freelancer
When it comes to pricing your services as a freelancer, the most common approaches are to either charge an hourly rate or to charge per project. In this article we'll review two ways to set your hourly rate.

Search engine optimization

By Jimmy Winskowski
Search engine optimization
Sitting in an office 40 hours a week is not a requirement to having a job or making money. I don't think enough people realize that.