I love finding new tools that make my business easier to manage and today I found a real winner. I have to thank our TechAuthor, Lynette Chandler for this great find – she listed it in her recent post of practical Wordpress plugins for small business owners.
The plugin that grabbed my attention is WP-Invoice.
In my business I accept payments both through a merchant account and through PayPal and my shopping cart is all set up with both. Where I have had trouble is in the area of freelance work and other odds and ends that I accept payments for now and then. I either have to log into PayPal to create an invoice or have them call me to give me a credit card – which means I have to log into my virtual terminal.
With this plugin I can create an invoice in a snap and email it to the client for action. They can choose to pay me through their PayPal account or with a credit card through my merchant account. It’s much more automated and it keeps a nice record of past invoices.
It is a small change but it will save me time and you gotta love that.
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Jim Pearson has spent more than 25 years helping small and mid-size businesses find solutions to their business problems. He specializes in sales, marketing and rapid revenue growth and has helped hundreds of companies make more money.
Gene Culver has more than 15 years of diverse business experience across the music industry, telecom network marketing and business coaching. His specialty is helping individuals with marketing, their internet presence and lead generation.
Sage Software has recently launched a free online invoicng tool for freelancers and small businesses at http://www.billingboss.com. Billing Boss is focused of keeping invoicing simple – so simple that you can get set up and send your first invoice in just a couple minutes.
Please note: With the goal of full disclosure, I work at Sage. Feel free to contact me if you have any feedback about Billing Boss.