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Sounds familiar?

  • Word templates that drift

    Totals typed by hand, numbers reused, and last month's client name still on the PDF.

  • Chasing feels awkward

    You do not know who is late without opening ten emails, so nobody gets reminded.

  • Tax season is a scramble

    Provisional tax estimates need a clean list of what you billed and what was paid.

How InvoiceWriteNow handles it

  • Deposits and balance invoices

    Quote the job, invoice 50% upfront, invoice the rest on delivery. All linked.

  • Your email, your invoice

    On Pro, invoices go out from your own address with the PDF attached, so they arrive where clients expect.

  • Overdue at a glance

    Paid, pending and overdue on one dashboard, with reminders in a click.

  • Reports for your accountant

    Export billed and paid totals for any period.

A sample invoice for freelancers

Lerato Dlamini, Copywriting

12 Loop Street, Cape Town, 8001

✉ [email protected]☎ +27 21 000 0000

INVOICE

INV-0042

DUE IN 14 DAYS

ISSUE DATE

14 Sept 2026

DUE DATE

28 Sept 2026

PAYMENT

Once-off

FROM

Lerato Dlamini, Copywriting

12 Loop Street, Cape Town, 8001

✉ [email protected]

☎ +27 21 000 0000

BILLED TO

Sunrise Coffee Roasters (Pty) Ltd

45 Rivonia Road, Sandton, 2196

✉ [email protected]

DESCRIPTIONQTYPRICETOTAL
Website copy: home, about and three product pages1ZAR 6,500.00ZAR 6,500.00
Email welcome sequence (4 emails)1ZAR 3,200.00ZAR 3,200.00
Revision round1ZAR 900.00ZAR 900.00

▪ NOTES

Thank you for your business. Payment due within 7 days. Please use the invoice number as your reference.
Subtotal:ZAR 10,600.00
Tax (15%):ZAR 1,590.00
Total:ZAR 12,190.00

▪ BANKING DETAILS

BANK NAME

First National Bank

ACCOUNT NAME

Lerato Dlamini, Copywriting

ACCOUNT NUMBER

62000000000

BRANCH CODE

250655

REFERENCE

INV-0042

Thank you for your business!
Payment is due within 14 days.
Invoice generated on 14 Sept 2026
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Frequently asked questions

Can I invoice without a registered company?

Yes. Freelancers invoice under their own name or a trading name. You do not need a CIPC registration.

Can I invoice overseas clients?

Yes. Choose the currency per invoice (USD, EUR, GBP and others) and add your SWIFT details in Settings.

Is the free plan really free?

Yes. Starter gives you 5 invoices, 3 quotations and 10 customers a month with the Clean template, for as long as you like.

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