| Număr de pagini: < [1 2] | Poll: Do you use invoicing software? Inițiatorul discuției: ProZ.com Staff
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Andrea Riffo 
Chile
Local time: 01:00
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I have a Word template for invoicing, and use an Excel file to keep track of my income and earnings.
I wouldn't feel safe disclosing private business information to third parties.
Greetings!
| | | | | Quick Books and ProZ invoicing platform | Jun 1, 2010 |
I use them both, but I will renounce at proZ invoicing system soon, when I get used to my new software.
It saves time and does a lot of things for you, like remembering the number of the previous invoices, remembering the clients and their details, highlighting the past due invoices, making necessary calculations automatically etc.
I don't want to say bad things, but IMHO invoices prepared in Word and sent in Word (i.e. not converted to PDF) look very unprofessional.
| | | | JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Local time: 01:00
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Some of you do dozens of smaller jobs per week; if I were in that situation, I would definitely need specialized tools to save time and help me keep track.
I, on the other hand, have a few regular clients for whom I do rather large jobs. I send only 3-4 invoices per month, and prefer to tailor each one. I also do some smaller jobs for an agency, but they don't require an invoice from me. I simply keep a list of jobs I do for them (with dates and word counts), and compare with their ... See more Some of you do dozens of smaller jobs per week; if I were in that situation, I would definitely need specialized tools to save time and help me keep track.
I, on the other hand, have a few regular clients for whom I do rather large jobs. I send only 3-4 invoices per month, and prefer to tailor each one. I also do some smaller jobs for an agency, but they don't require an invoice from me. I simply keep a list of jobs I do for them (with dates and word counts), and compare with their monthly checks to be sure nothing has been omitted. I know them well and trust them, and have never had a problem.
Why would a PDF be be considered more "professional" than an invoice in Word? Do some of you have problems with clients altering invoices (i.e. committing fraud)? If that's the case, I can see the advantage of involving ProZ.com as a witness!
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Why would a PDF be be considered more "professional" than an invoice in Word?
Because a PDF document is by design guaranteed to look the same on all platforms, and PDF readers are free and exist for virtually every platform on the market. If you open a Word document (especially if you use something other than Word itself), there is no guarantee you will see exactly the same page layout.
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I personally use Excel with my own templates and prin... See more Why would a PDF be be considered more "professional" than an invoice in Word?
Because a PDF document is by design guaranteed to look the same on all platforms, and PDF readers are free and exist for virtually every platform on the market. If you open a Word document (especially if you use something other than Word itself), there is no guarantee you will see exactly the same page layout.
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I personally use Excel with my own templates and print them out to PDF, but I usually work on very big projects and only write 40-50 invoices a year. I have long had a plan to write my own database-backed software, but never got around to doing it... ▲ Collapse
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JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Local time: 01:00
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| My situation may be very different. | Jun 1, 2010 |
Anton Konashenok wrote:
If you open a Word document (especially if you use something other than Word itself), there is no guarantee you will see exactly the same page layout.
Good point.
I know 95% of my clients. I know what versions of Word they have, and send the invoices in the same version I sent the translations. Even when I'm translating an Excel or PPt doc, I send a file of comments/questions/corrections to the original, and I send it in Word, so I ask the client first which version to use. Or, if they prefer, I send it in WordPerfect, rtf, etc. Some of my clients would, I know, not be very happy with a PDF! In fact, I don't like to receive them myself.
Again, my situation is probably different from most.
Jane
| | | | Nicole Schnell
Statele Unite
Local time: 22:00
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In Memoriam | I use our own stationery | Jun 2, 2010 |
It's part of the corporate design. Invoices are written in InDesign, with scanned signatures and what not, then sent as a PDF.
However, a while ago I took a closer look at the Proz.com invoicing tool - very impressive! Excellent job.
| | | | Chun Un
Macao
Membru (2007)
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| Proz.com invoicing tool | Jun 2, 2010 |
I've been using it since it was launched. It works great for me!
| | | | Suzan Hamer
Ţările de Jos
Local time: 07:00
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Chun Un wrote:
I've been using it since it was launched. It works great for me!
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Eva Bartilucci
Germania
Local time: 07:00
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I use the TraduManager for creating my invoices.
The tool has been developed by my colleague and me because we have seen that there was not yet a satisfying solution in the market.
You can download a free trial version here: http://www.shareware.de/tradumanager/
[Bearbeitet am 2010-06-03 09:31 GMT]
| | | | | Projetex + Word | Jun 4, 2010 |
The RTF templates in Projetex make it possible to customise the invoice to suit the needs of the target market.
And believe me, the Czech bureaucracy demands a lot...
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