My business took a hit when I wasn’t invoicing properly.

Believe me, I truly wish I didn't have a hard lesson about getting paid... but I do.

I've been through it all: from clients disappearing with my work (and their checkbook) to a client claiming a fraudulent charge on their credit card... eight months after I finished the job.

And you know what? I wasn't alone. All of my designer, developer, and copywriter friends seemed to have a similar story! I didn't understand why some clients seemed to disregard creatives.

I’m sure you’ve been through one of these scenarios:

• You received a late payment
• You finished a project without getting paid
• A client flipped pricing around halfway through the engagement
• You lost track of which clients paid what

Any one of these cases can totally take a hit on your business and your creative spirit. I know because it happened to me more than a few times when I was growing my own business.

If you've been burned like I have, you know exactly how this feels: a mixture of embarrassment and shame followed and fueled by self-righteous rage.

I got sick of having that feeling... and wound up not trusting my clients before we even began.

Something had to change.

I began to investigate how 'real' businesses billed their clients, and stumbled into the deep well of invoicing. What I discovered was a tried-and-true process for creating invoices, sending them, and following up with your clients that I've used successfully for years. I just wish I knew this stuff sooner.

You've probably heard this from me before, but I learn by getting punched in the face... and that's a pain I want to help each and every one of you prevent. That's why I'm here. That's why I do this.