This document provides tips for creating effective invoices and using e-signatures to ensure timely payments. It recommends determining a payment timeline and including a clear due date on invoices. Itemize all project details and charges and discuss any scope changes with the client. Include payment methods and make the invoice easy to read with prominent information. According to statistics, 44% of freelancers have issues with payments, so the document stresses getting signatures on contracts to streamline and protect the invoicing process. E-signatures provide a legally binding electronic alternative to paper signatures while saving time and postage.

1. How to Protect Your Payments with a
Solid Invoice and an E Signature

2. We are here to help you create an
effective invoice and use an
E Signature to make sure
you get paid.

3. How quickly do you need to get paid in order to
avoid financial stress?
After determining your payment timeline, be sure
to include a specific due date in your invoice. This
eliminates any guesswork for the client and makes
the date easier to remember.
Determine Your Ideal Timeline
STEP 1

4. Be explicit about project details and charges, and
don’t spring any surprises on your clients. If the
project increases in scope and work, talk to the
client before things get out of hand, and alter your
contract or project agreement to reflect those
changes.
Itemize everything
STEP 2

5. Always include available methods of payment in
your invoice.
The more difficult it is to pay you, the longer it
will take the client to get around to it.
Make it easy to get paid
STEP 3

6. Include your branding in your invoicing if you can,
but keep it free from clutter, and make the
important information prominent and easy-to-read.
Create a clean, memorable invoice
STEP 4

7. According to the Freelancers Union, 44% of its freelancers
have reported issues with getting paid for their work. 44% is
not a small amount, and suggests that there’s a healthy
chance that anyone can find themselves in an uncomfortable
payment situation.
So how do you avoid one
of those situations?
44 %

8. Get as many signatures as possible. Create a
contract and get it signed.
Streamline and protect your process
STEP 5

9. This is where an E Signature comes in pretty
handy.
If you haven’t read any of our previous posts on
the subject, an E Signature is a legally binding
electronic signature that can be attached to a
digital document, which protects both parties as
well as saving everybody on time and postage.

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11. Don’t get caught in a courtroom... with a contract
that’s not legally binding.
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