{"id":8431,"date":"2018-05-10T10:10:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T10:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehireups.com\/?p=8431"},"modified":"2021-03-11T07:54:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T07:54:46","slug":"envoice-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehireups.com\/envoice-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Envoice Review: The Last Invoicing Tool You’ll Ever Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let’s face it, accepting money from customers over the internet can be a technical nightmare if you’re just getting started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while companies like PayPal have long been an option, they’re far from being the most appropriate forms of payment for professional service providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news is, there are<\/em> now countless options when it comes to invoicing and accepting online payments, and competition breeds innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In today’s review\u2014which is part of a larger review series of invoicing software\u2014I’ll be taking a closer look at Envoice.in<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Envoice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Envoice is an invoicing platform for small businesses and freelancers, founded by Emit Knowledge in May, 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike traditional invoicing software, Envoice is geared towards service providers, such as creatives and consultants, as well as those who sell physical products, such as ecommerce site owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So that’s a brief overview of the tool, but let’s dig into the individual aspects to see how it perform from a practical standpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onboarding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As I logged into my brand new Envoice account, I was greeted with a sleek onboarding wizard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve always been a fan of dedicated onboarding processes like this, as it saves a ton of time having to configure these things by yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this case, I especially liked the setup flexibility while still keeping things simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, I was able to select US dollars as my preferred currency despite having a different country of residence. (It’s nuances like this that many invoicing tools tend to overlook.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You’ll also get to dictate the colour scheme of your invoices to better align with your branding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I must admit though, the options here were a tad limiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overall, the onboarding process earns Envoice major brownie points and I think more companies should follow suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you’ve set your preferences, you’ll be thrown straight into the main dashboard \u2014 so let’s explore than next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Invoice Setup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I found this a little confusing at first, but the main dashboard of your account is actually where you create a new invoice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what it looks like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From an efficiency perspective, I totally get it. You fire up the website, log into your account, and immediately get to work creating your next invoice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a UX perspective, however, I think it could throw people off initially which makes it a tad ballsy… but I like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to setting up your invoice, the first thing you’ll want to do is integrate your preferred payment processor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While Stripe and Paypal are the default options, you can click the ‘All payment providers’ button to see the full list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I was quite surprised by how comprehensive that list is, including <\/p>\n\n\n\n