Drafting Invoices
A recent smaller addition to Blinksale that we haven’t talked about much is Drafts. Previously, when you created an invoice with Blinksale it was a live, calculated invoice from the moment you saved...
View ArticleCreating Overpayment Credits in Blinksale
[Editor's note: Matt's previously-published resource appears to have vanished. We will update if another resource emerges.] Currently Blinksale does not really have an official way to create credits...
View ArticleMicroformats Bookmarklet
Inspired by Jon Hicks’ Microformats Safari mockup, Left Logic has released a Microformats bookmarklet. The bookmarklet allows you to easily see a listing of all hCard formatted contacts on a web page,...
View ArticleAdd Timeslips to Blinksale
Free time-tracking service Time.onrails.org wins the prize for the first third-party time-tracking implementation for Blinksale. If you’ve been looking for a way to quickly add your time sheet data to...
View ArticleTrack Time with Tempo
While Blinksale does a killer job at creating, managing and sending your invoices, it doesn’t yet have a built-in time tracking feature. We’ve preferred to leave that to task to a few other remarkable...
View ArticleCommunicating Well With Your Clients
Clearly communicating with clients is not always easy, and we are often asked for advice. Here are 3 sure-fire tips that we believe will improve any client relationship. 1. Make your voice heard. You...
View ArticleSending invoices with Blinksale vs. Word Processors
When in casual conversation with our friends who send invoices, we often find that the response to “What do you send your invoices with?” is “Usually just a Pages or Word doc. Maybe an Excel...
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Smart Moves: Ideal Cities for Freelancers
One of the best parts of freelancing is having the freedom to work when you want and, maybe more importantly, where you want. And we’re not just talking about coffee shop versus living room. You have...
View Article5 Common Invoicing Mistakes. Don’t Do These Things.
You’ve done the work. You’ve maintained a good relationship with your client. And now the project is all wrapped up except for one little thing: The Invoice. Invoicing a client should be the easiest...
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4 Secrets of Better Freelance Pitching
The best way for a freelancer to do work they love is to pitch their way into it. But pitching is hard and scary and sometimes confusing. So I asked my friend Austin Mann, an experienced freelance...
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4 Intangible Benefits of Going Freelance
Last year, Contently surveyed hundreds of freelancers for their annual State of Freelancing report and found that while the average full-time freelancer makes less than they would in-house, the...
View Article4 Things New Business Owners Need to Know About Cash Flow
If you’re like most people starting a new business, you’re short on cash and long on advice. And most of the advice probably has to do with the cash. Particularly, be careful with it. Cash flow is such...
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