Freelancing

Stage 7 · Lesson 8 of 8

Invoicing direct clients

Getting paid, records and safety

Direct clients need a proper before they can pay you. It lists your details and the client's details, and a sequential (each one the next in the series). It shows the issue and due dates, and the work, matching a milestone in your agreement.

It gives the amount and currency, and how to pay, including a . Common terms are payment on receipt, or within 7 or 14 days. Free tools such as Zoho Invoice create numbered invoices, track what is owed and send reminders.

Some countries require extra details, such as a , or have rules for invoicing foreign clients, so check locally. Your invoices double as your .

Common trapa payment request in a chat message, which many businesses cannot pay and which leaves you no record.

A question to check yourself, an AI practice session and 2 cheat sheet entries come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it

Resources for this stage

Practise

  • Zoho Invoice

    Numbered invoices, reminders and a record of what each client has paid

Keep handy

  • Payoneer

    The usual payout route for marketplace earnings in many countries; check fees in your account

  • Wise

    Multi-currency transfers; check what an account can do in your country before relying on it

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