InvoiceToMe is a simple to use web service that lets you start creating invoices in a very convenient way. The site already has an invoice typed up on it. All the text fields in the invoice are editable. You can fill in your company’s name, the recipient’s details, and a custom introductory message for each invoice. While filling in the items you only need to name them, enter their quantity and rate – the final value of each item is calculated automatically.

Additional rows can be added to the list of items to create an invoice of more items. The site also lets you specify the percentage of sales tax; this amount is also automatically calculated and added to the total. Once your invoice is complete you can download it as a PDF file, print it out, and then send it to the recipients.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you easily create invoices online.
• Automatically calculates total amounts.
• Lets you specify sales tax percentage.
• Provides final invoice as downloadable PDF file.
• Similar tools: Tradeshift, Billable, PaperFreeBilling, Invoicera, MakeSomeTime and CronSync.

Check out InvoiceToMe @ www.invoiceto.me (by MOin from ThumbPress)

It has an easy-to-use interface, lets you send invoices directly to your customers and avoid the “lost invoice” accounting problem, see the status of your invoices (pending/ rejected/accepted or paid), comment on every exchanged document, search and find old invoices and other features.

Easily, create, preview, edit and send invoices.

Moreover, it is acts as your personal business social network. You can add and invite business partners (customers, suppliers) to your personal network (similar to your personal social network) and effectively communicate with them. Furthermore, once you are registered on the site, you automatically become a member of a worldwide growing business network of companies, whom you can contact/add to your own network.

Features:

• 100% free online invoicing tools for businesses of any size and transaction volume.
• Web based, works on all browsers.
• Easily send and receive invoices electronically.
• No more “lost invoice” accounting problem.
• Backup and easily find old invoices.
• Instant product support.
• Get an account to get started.

Check out Tradeshift @ www.tradeshift.com

The times can be directly tracked for a specific client, project and a module within the project. As soon as the time is entered, the timesheet is automatically updated reflecting a breakdown of time spent on the project by each user. Timesheets can be edited at any time and entries can be changed or deleted. Expenses can also be recorded at a project level by each user and automatically displayed on the expense sheet for that project. The tool also allows you to view interactive charts and reports at a client level and download them as an image or PDF document.

The accounting tab lets you create and manage invoices with ease and the team tab lets you add and delete members and assign them to particular organizations. You can also select your country of business and desired currency to format your reports and data specifically. The tool has a neat interface and provides plenty of tutorials to walk you through the various features.

Features:

• Track time for employees, freelancers and others.
• Create and manage invoices.
• Automatically updates timesheet and expense report.
• Grant limited/desired access to each user.
• View and download charts and reports.
• Choose currency and location for specific reports.
• Create new task templates.
• Option to include taxes based on location.
• To see CronSync in action watch demo videos.

Visit CronSync @ www.cronsync.com

Billable is an extremely easy web service that lets you quickly create invoices. The site page already has an invoice displayed. All the necessary things on an invoice ““ company name, address, items list, email addresses, etc. ““ are already present. All you have to do is click on a field to start editing it; while you edit the field, its background becomes yellow. For the items, you only enter the names, quantity, and rate; the calculations of the total are automatically made. The percentage of added VAT can be modified; by default it is 14%.

With your invoice creation complete, you can use buttons in the top left to print the invoice or download it as a PDF file.

Features:

• Lets you easily create printable invoices online.
• Performs calculations automatically with the addition of VAT.
• Lets you modify the VAT percentage.
• Invoice can be directly printed or downloaded as a PDF file.
• Similar tools: Invoicera, Invoice Bubble, AcceptPay, PaperFreeBilling, Invoice Journal, InvoiceASAP, BillPDF, InvoicePlace, BillingBoss and CurdBee.

Check out Billable @ www.billable.me (By Umar from TechCityInc)

The tool also has expense and time tracking options to help keep track of time and money spent on each project and stay productive. The free plan lets you created unlimited invoices for up to 3 clients and use up to 16 international payment gateways.

Features

• Create invoices and organize client billings online.
• Add staff members, track time and expenses for each project.
• Set tasks, schedule and backup invoices.
• Use different languages, currencies and payment gateways.
• Similar tools:  Invoice Bubble, AcceptPay, PaperFreeBilling, Invoice Journal, InvoiceASAP, BillPDF, InvoicePlace, BillingBoss and CurdBee.

Check out Invoicera @ www.invoicera.com (By Abhijeet from GT Resources)

You could use it to create a professional invoice, send it and get paid through Paypal. It also has an automation feature for recurring invoices and a mini-CRM to track payments and contacts.

The tool has a paid version too but that only removes their branding and ads. The features remain the same. If you want that then only $5 per month is required. They’ve also announced that they’ll launch a snail-mail feature to help you send hard copies of invoices to clients.

Features

• Web based invoicing tool.
• Free to use. Paid version removes ads.
• Create professional looking invoices easily.
• Get paid through Paypal.
• Mini-CRM to track invoices, payments and contacts.
• Similar tool: AcceptPay, PaperFreeBilling, Invoice Journal, InvoiceASAP, BillPDF, InvoicePlace, BillingBoss and CurdBee.

Check out Invoice Bubble @ www.invoicebubble.com (By Abhijeet from Guiding Tech)

Skylight is a collection of online tools that provides a venue for project and resource managers with features that enhances better communication between team members, recruitment for new talents, a booking system, and keeping files and documents.

Sign up first to use Skylight then add in the name of the business you want to manage. On the Dashboard section, you can choose what you want to appear by checking them on the Customize menu.

Simply click the Add tabs on each box to add information. To view options on each section, simply click the drop-down arrow beside the name to choose. By clicking on the name itself, you will see all the details about it.

There are a lot of tools available in the dashboard. The project management tool provides the usual activity feeds, milestones setup, task assignment, file storage, and more. The Resource Scheduling tool lets you book resources with a drag and drop interface while checking for conflicts in the process. The Tasks and Time Logging tool logs priority dates and measures time invested on each task. Other tools include invoice and quotes, reports, and file annotation.

Skylight offers a complete set of tools to simplify one’s business life. Accounting, invoicing tools, and custom reports will also soon be included in their service.

Features:

• Free and easy to sign up.
• Project management tool.
• Resource scheduling tool.
• Timeline views.
• People and companies.
• Tasks and Time logs.
• Invoices and quotes.
• Reports.
• File Annotation.
• Similar Tools: Collabtive, Scrumy, Scrumy, and BusyLissy.

Check out Skylightit @ www.skylightit.com

The paid version of AcceptPay lets you accept online payment via credit card, eCheck and ACH. You can also generate financial reports and integrate AcceptPay with QuickBooks for extensive reporting. You can login anytime to see your outstanding invoices and receivables.

It is a great tool to send invoices for free and an awesome merchant tool if you are willing to spend a few bucks.

Features:

• Send electronic invoices to customers.
• Setup recurring invoices.
• Accept payments online for a small monthly fee.
• Integrate with QuickBooks.
• See outstanding invoices and receivables.
• Backed by American Express.
• Similar sites: PaperFreeBilling, Invoice Journal, InvoiceASAP, BillPDF, InvoicePlace, BillingBoss and CurdBee.

Visit AcceptPay @ www.acceptpay.com

PaperFreeBilling is an online service that lets businesses make use of a wonderful invoicing system. This system is built into the account that visitors get from PaperFreeBilling. From this account, sending and recording invoices is quite easy:

• Users send invoices to their clients’ inboxes;
• Clients check the emails and makes the payment into your account (Paypal);
• Your invoice is electronically recorded in our PaperFreeBilling account.

The site offers a number of other features that will appeal to businesses. We can set up recurring invoices, late payment reminders, thank you templates, and choose from HTML or PDF invoices.

Features:

• Very simple menu and options.
• Interface is clean, tidy and easy to use.
• Many features are available which make it easier to manage invoices.
• Removes the hassle of managing physical paper.
• Similar tools: Invoice Journal, InvoiceASAP, BillPDF, InvoicePlace, BillingBoss and CurdBee.

Check out PaperFreeBilling @ www.paperfreebilling.co.uk

One example is Invoice ASAP from Accounting ASAP, a nifty web application that lets you create professional-looking invoices instantly. This app lets you create a PDF version of the invoice, along with your company’s logo so that you can keep a soft copy which you can print afterward.

To create your own invoice, just input the necessary information such as your company details, billing address, invoice number, invoice date, the customer PO, payment terms, sales tax rate, and the amount, quantity, price and description of products ordered. You can even put additional remarks on the invoice if you want to.

You can add in as many products as you want in the invoice, all you need to do is keep on inserting rows. Once you are done inputting all the products, it will automatically compute the sub total, the sales tax, and the total amount of the products purchased. You can review your work and see if there are changes needed to be done before saving a final copy. You can also upload your company’s logo so that it appears as a background of your invoice.

Once you are set with the invoice that you made, you have three options: print the invoice immediately, download a PDF copy, and get it sent to your email, so that you can easily forward the invoice to your customers.

Features:

• Create professional-looking invoices easily.
• Input as many products as you want.
• Download a PDF copy of your invoice.
• Print the invoice you created directly.
• Send a copy to your email for easier forwarding.
• Free, no signup is required.

Check out InvoceASAP @ www.accountingasap.com/invoiceASAP.aspx