Getting paid
Quotes, contracts, deposits, invoices and chasing late payment.
What a Small Business Invoice Should Look Like, From the Top Down
A small business invoice is one page that says who you are, who owes you, what for, how much, by what date, and exactly how to pay. Put the
2026-10-20
GETTING PAIDFour Small Business Invoice Examples, Written Out Line by Line
A good invoice is not a pretty one. It is one where the client can see exactly what they owe, by which calendar date, and how to pay in one
2026-10-18
GETTING PAIDYes, You Still Owe a Late Invoice, With Four Real Exceptions
In almost every case, yes. The debt comes from what you agreed to buy, not from the invoice, so a bill that arrives late or gets paid late i
2026-10-17
GETTING PAIDHow to Send a Quote to a Client, With Three Examples Written Out
Email the quote within a day of talking to the client. Put the total, the expiry date, and the one thing they do to say yes in the first two
2026-10-16
GETTING PAIDA Quote Template and the Email That Sends It, Set Up in Gmail and Google Docs in Under an Hour
Build one master quote in Google Docs, then save a Gmail template that puts the total, deposit, expiry date and a reply-yes instruction in t
2026-10-14
GETTING PAIDHow to Set Up a Stripe Payment Link That Tells You Who Paid
A free Stripe account gives you a shareable payment link in about 15 minutes, with no monthly fee. The two settings most people skip are ban
2026-10-01