Create and Generate Invoices using Invoice Maker
Create professional invoices fast & easy with our free invoice maker! Perfect for freelancers, small business, contractors and other types of service providers. With our online invoice maker, you can add your company name and information, personalize and customize your invoice, add items and charges with descriptions, taxes and payment terms, and in no more than a few minutes, you'll have a very professional invoice ready for your clients. Try out our invoicing system and make invoicing faster, easier and less time-consuming. Whether you need an invoice generator on a regular basis, looking for free invoice templates or want some advice on how to make an invoice our invoice tool gives you the lot. Save your time, remain organized and send out effective looking, customer proof invoices.
How to Create Invoices
Creating a professional invoice is an important skill that any freelancer, contractor, or small business owner can build. Making invoices that set clear payment expectations helps you get paid faster. Our guide walks you through every step from choosing the right invoice type to sending, following up, and getting paid on time. Learn how to create an invoice
Invoice Templates
Invoice Maker offers 500+ free invoice templates for every business type and industry from freelance design and construction to legal services and e-commerce. Each template is professionally formatted, available in PDF, Word, and Excel. They are easy to customize with your company name (or name if invoicing personally) and billing details. Download and use our templates completely free.
Invoice App
Invoice Maker’s mobile app lets you create and send a professional invoice from your phone in under two minutes, right from the job site, your clients location, or even at your home or office. We allow you to save clients, items: products, or services, even taxes or fees to make sending invoices on the go simple.
FAQs
Invoice Maker offers a free invoice creator that lets you build and download a professional invoice in minutes. No account required. For unlimited invoices with payment tracking and online payments, see our paid plans.
No. Freelancers and self-employed individuals can invoice using their personal name and address. If you have an EIN, include it. If not, your Social Security Number functions as your tax ID — but never include it on an invoice. Use your EIN instead.
An invoice is a request for payment sent before payment is received. A receipt is a confirmation of payment sent after the transaction is complete.
For most freelancers and small service businesses, Net 14 or Net 15 is the recommended default. Reserve Net 30 for established clients with a proven payment history or for larger B2B contracts where longer terms are industry-standard.
Follow the escalation timeline outlined above. If a client remains unresponsive past 60 days, your options include a collections agency, invoice factoring (selling the receivable for immediate cash), small claims court, or a formal demand letter from an attorney.
Invoices alone are not contracts, but they do serve as legal evidence of a transaction. Pair your invoices with a signed contract or statement of work for maximum legal protection.
The IRS minimum is 3 years. However, since the IRS can examine returns further back in certain circumstances, many professionals retain financial records for 7 years. Digital storage makes longer retention both practical and inexpensive.