FreshBooks is a feature-rich state-of-the-art Web 2.0 application that allows busy freelancers and other professionals to simplify the billing process and concentrate on getting the work done.

The many useful features of FreshBooks include:

• A simple interface so you can easily create, send and manage invoices
• Time tracking so you and your staff can manage and monetize your valuable time
• The ability to send professional invoices by US post or email
• Give your clients the option to make payment with PayPal, 2Checkout.com, Authorize.Net and other payment processors

If you’re a busy professional, you cannot afford NOT to consider FreshBooks!

It has many features that will make your life easier. Here are a few:

• Save time billing your clients and get paid faster
• It is very easy to use
• You can customize it to match your business colors and look
• It will make you look more professional to your clients
• You can set it up and be up and running in no time
• It is affordable! You can even sign up for a completely and full-featured free account. The 30 day money back guarantee gives you piece of mind

FreshBooks is a Web 2.0 online invoicing and time tracking service, in a nutshell, that:

• Will save you time
• Is very easy to use
• Will make you look more professional
• Lets you manage your books without an accountant
• Is secure and will encrypt and back up your data
• Is available 24/7 from anywhere with any internet-connected computer

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Early this morning we released version 4.6 which includes some new features we hope you will enjoy.

What’s new in this release?

A Redesigned Generate Invoice Page

Your generate invoice page has been redesigned to be even easier to use. In addition, you can now choose which details you wish to display or omit when generating invoices from your timesheets.

An Improved Search Interface

Your search tool in your account has been upgraded from a pop-up window to a slide-down interface which will hopefully save you even more time when searching for information inside your account.

Here’s a great little tip for you shoebox accounting types out there.

Problem: when you look at your bank statements, it’s hard to remember where your income comes from. For example, maybe you deposited $1500 on July the 3rd. If you have 9 cheques for $1500 in your FreshBooks account, how do you know which on is which?

Solution: when you deposit a cheque, don’t give it to a bank machine, give it to a bank teller and ask them to “add a credit memo” with your client’s name (”ABC Corp”) or an invoice number (”Inv #2122″) when they enter the deposit. This makes it really easy to look at your bank statement and know who/where the deposits came from, especially at the end of the year when it’s hard to remember the details of your deposits.

People think they are smarter to purchase from big public companies with millions of customers and hundreds of products. It’s not true. Here’s why:

Misalignment of interests
Your interests are not aligned with the interests of big companies. To a big company, you are a number, but to a small company, every customer counts. Ask the CEO of a large company to take a moment to speak with a solitary paying customer, and they probably won’t make the time. Their customers are analysts, shareholders and partners. How does that align with your interests? It doesn’t.