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Thanks so much for sharing your perspective—it’s incredibly valuable to hear from an experienced freelancer! It sounds like simplicity and low friction are your

Thanks so much for sharing your perspective—it’s incredibly valuable to hear from an experienced freelancer! It sounds like simplicity and low friction are your key priorities, and it’s great to hear how you’ve streamlined your invoicing over the years. Out of curiosity, if there were an invoicing platform designed to be as effortless as a spreadsheet but with added features like automatic payment reminders, integrated time tracking, or transparent expense tracking for clients, would that spark your interest? Or are there specific pain points you’ve encountered (even minor ones) that you think invoicing tools haven’t addressed well?

gregjor 2y ago
I may occupy a small niche of freelancers. I generally have long-term clients on retainer, or I charge by task/deliverable. I rarely have to track my time in detail. When I do I track in 30 minute increments, so I don’t need per-minute time tracking. I have never had a client who needed payment reminders. I invoice net 15 days. Because I’m doing business with clients I trust I don’t worry about no-pay/slow pay. I generally don’t incur expenses for my clients. If they need to pay for something I have them pay directly, so the domain name or hosting account or whatever goes in their name on their credit card. I don’t resell or mark up those kinds of things. I suppose other freelancers have different needs but I have never needed anything more than a spreadsheet template that I can save as PDF from and send by email.