Invoicing & Small-Business Guides

Step-by-step guides for service businesses — how to invoice, get paid, price jobs, and grow.

• How to Create an Invoice (Step by Step) — Learn how to create a professional invoice in minutes. What to include, how to number it, when to send it, and how to actually get paid.
• How to Send an Invoice So It Gets Paid — The best ways to send an invoice — email, SMS, share link, or mail — plus which channel actually gets you paid fastest.
• Estimate vs Invoice — What's the Difference? — An estimate is what you send before the job. An invoice is what you send after. Here's when to use each — and what happens legally.
• Quote vs Estimate — Which Should You Send? — A quote is firm. An estimate is an approximation. Here's when each protects you legally, and when it's just a wording preference.
• Receipt vs Invoice — What's the Difference? — An invoice asks for payment. A receipt confirms it was received. Here's when to send each — and why sending both matters.
• How to Accept Credit Card Payments (Small Business) — How to accept credit card payments as a small business — Stripe vs Square, fees, in-person vs online, and how to add card acceptance in a da
• How to Get Paid Faster (Small Business) — Nine tactics that cut days off your average payment time — from invoicing on the same day to sending by SMS to auto-reminders and deposits.
• Invoice Due Dates — Net 30, Due on Receipt, and More — What net 30, net 15, net 7, and due on receipt actually mean. Which to use for your business, and how to change them without losing customer
• Invoice Number Best Practices — How to number invoices — sequential, dated, prefixed, and randomized systems compared. What auditors accept and what to avoid.