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Billebly's donation links turn a payment link into exactly\nthat, with its own link and QR code you can print, share, or put on your\nwebsite.",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"how-donation-links-work","How donation links work",[20,21,22,26,29,32,35,38],"ul",{},[23,24,25],"li",{},"Switch on the free Donation links addon from the Addons page in the app",[23,27,28],{},"Create as many donation links as you need, each with its own title, description, and currency",[23,30,31],{},"Set a few suggested amounts; donors can pick one or enter their own (minimum 1.00)",[23,33,34],{},"Add an optional fundraising goal, shown on the donation page as a progress bar",[23,36,37],{},"Copy the link or download its QR code to print or place on your own site",[23,39,40],{},"The link doesn't expire: it keeps accepting donations until you switch it off",[11,42,43],{},[44,45],"img",{"alt":46,"src":47},"The donation page a donor sees: a fundraising goal bar, one-time or monthly giving, and suggested amounts","\u002Fimages\u002Fapp\u002Fcrops\u002Fdonation-page.png",[15,49,51],{"id":50},"one-time-or-monthly","One-time or monthly",[11,53,54],{},"Donors choose whether to give once or every month. For a one-time donation,\nonly an email address is needed to pay; a name and a short message to you are\noptional, and donors who skip their name show up as anonymous. A monthly\ndonation needs a name and email, and is charged automatically each month by\ncard, SEPA Direct Debit, US bank account, or BACS Debit. Monthly donors can\ncancel anytime from the link in their email.",[15,56,58],{"id":57},"receipts-and-follow-up","Receipts and follow-up",[20,60,61,64,67,70],{},[23,62,63],{},"Donors who ask for a receipt get one by email, with a PDF attached (monthly donors always do)",[23,65,66],{},"You're notified when a donation comes in, including any message the donor left",[23,68,69],{},"Refund a donation from the app, in full or in part, just like an invoice payment",[23,71,72],{},"On Premium, your logo, brand color and font appear on the donation page and receipts",[11,74,75],{},"Donation receipts don't include a VAT line. Whether a donation is taxable, and\nwhat a donor's receipt needs to say for any tax deduction, depends on your\nsituation and local rules, so check those before you start collecting.",[15,77,79],{"id":78},"what-it-costs","What it costs",[11,81,82],{},"Donation links are a free addon, not a separate subscription. The same\nplatform fee applies as for any payment processed through Billebly: 0.5% on\nthe free plan, or 0.2% on Premium, plus the payment method's own processing\nfee. Like on invoices, you choose in Settings whether you cover Billebly's fee\nor pass it on to the donor as a separate line at checkout.",[11,84,85,86,91],{},"Collecting donations is covered by our\n",[87,88,90],"a",{"href":89},"\u002Facceptable-use\u002F","acceptable use policy",": only for your own business or\norganisation, and never on behalf of someone else.",{"title":93,"searchDepth":94,"depth":95,"links":96},"",2,3,[97,98,99,100],{"id":17,"depth":94,"text":18},{"id":50,"depth":94,"text":51},{"id":57,"depth":94,"text":58},{"id":78,"depth":94,"text":79},"2026-10-22","Accept one-time and monthly donations through a reusable link and QR code: print it, share it, or put it on your website.","md","hand-coin",{},true,"\u002Fsolutions\u002Fdonation-links",{"title":6,"description":102},"solutions\u002Fdonation-links","yrrTXqOSGBTdilup389hnPHTwfs8bdiN45WZlOngb8c",{"id":112,"title":113,"body":114,"date":181,"description":182,"extension":103,"icon":183,"meta":184,"navigation":106,"path":185,"seo":186,"stem":187,"updated":188,"__hash__":189},"solutions\u002Fsolutions\u002Feu-e-invoicing-en16931.md","EU e-invoicing software (EN 16931 \u002F UBL)",{"type":8,"value":115,"toc":176},[116,137,141,162,166,169,173],[11,117,118,119,125,126,131,132,136],{},"EU countries are rolling out e-invoicing mandates one by one, and most of them point back to the same standard: EN 16931, the European semantic data model for electronic invoices written by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) under ",[87,120,124],{"href":121,"rel":122},"https:\u002F\u002Feur-lex.europa.eu\u002Feli\u002Fdir\u002F2014\u002F55\u002Foj\u002Feng",[123],"nofollow","Directive 2014\u002F55\u002FEU",", and most commonly exchanged as UBL 2.1 XML. Italy, Belgium, Croatia, and Poland already require e-invoices between businesses, Germany and France are phasing them in through 2028, and the EU's ",[87,127,130],{"href":128,"rel":129},"https:\u002F\u002Feur-lex.europa.eu\u002Feli\u002Fdir\u002F2025\u002F516\u002Foj\u002Feng",[123],"ViDA directive"," extends them to cross-border B2B sales from July 2030. If you invoice EU clients, \"just send a PDF\" is quietly becoming not enough. ",[87,133,135],{"href":134},"\u002Fblog\u002Feu-e-invoicing-en16931-ubl-explained\u002F#where-e-invoicing-is-mandatory","See which countries require what, and from when",". Billebly builds a real EN 16931 e-invoice for every invoice you create, with no separate tool and no extra step.",[15,138,140],{"id":139},"what-you-get","What you get",[20,142,143,150,156],{},[23,144,145,149],{},[146,147,148],"strong",{},"A UBL 2.1 XML file for every invoice",", generated automatically and structured to the EN 16931 standard: seller and buyer identifiers, a proper VAT category breakdown per line (standard-rated, zero-rated, reverse-charged, exempt, or outside the scope of VAT), and the totals a compliant e-invoice needs.",[23,151,152,155],{},[146,153,154],{},"Delivered automatically, and exportable in bulk."," The XML file is attached alongside the PDF in the emails your client already receives - no extra step on your side. Your own copies of every e-invoice are one click away from Settings → Export, bundled as a single ZIP for your bookkeeping or your accountant. It's not something a payer needs to hunt for or download themselves; the PDF is all they ever see.",[23,157,158,161],{},[146,159,160],{},"Credit notes in the same format."," If you need to correct an invoice after the fact, issue a credit note straight from it, in a couple of clicks. It defaults to a full credit mirroring every line on the original invoice, and it's just as EN 16931-compliant as the invoice it corrects - emailed to your client the same way, with its own bulk export too.",[15,163,165],{"id":164},"what-this-doesnt-cover-yet","What this doesn't cover (yet)",[11,167,168],{},"Billebly generates the compliant document itself; it doesn't transmit invoices over the Peppol network for you. If your client's own e-invoicing setup requires Peppol delivery specifically, you'll still need to hand the XML file across yourself for now. The same goes for countries whose mandates prescribe a delivery channel: Peppol in Belgium, an approved platform in France, KSeF in Poland, and SdI in Italy all need a provider connected to that channel.",[15,170,172],{"id":171},"getting-started","Getting started",[11,174,175],{},"E-invoicing is included in the free core product - there's no separate plan or add-on fee for it. Create and send an invoice as you normally would, and the EN 16931 e-invoice is already on its way with it - bulk-download your own copies any time from Settings → Export.",{"title":93,"searchDepth":94,"depth":95,"links":177},[178,179,180],{"id":139,"depth":94,"text":140},{"id":164,"depth":94,"text":165},{"id":171,"depth":94,"text":172},"2026-08-27","Billebly generates EN 16931-compliant UBL e-invoices, including credit notes, alongside every regular PDF invoice - no extra software, no extra step.","shield-check",{},"\u002Fsolutions\u002Feu-e-invoicing-en16931",{"title":113,"description":182},"solutions\u002Feu-e-invoicing-en16931","2026-09-28","xn9dvHAWfal3FzT2WuwgU9Gnfl_iALI8YzEdhEvjyuM",{"id":191,"title":192,"body":193,"date":239,"description":240,"extension":103,"icon":241,"meta":242,"navigation":106,"path":243,"seo":244,"stem":245,"updated":246,"__hash__":247},"solutions\u002Fsolutions\u002Finvoice-and-payment-software.md","Invoice and payment software",{"type":8,"value":194,"toc":234},[195,198,202,216,222,226,229,231],[11,196,197],{},"Sending an invoice and actually getting paid are often handled by separate\ntools: an invoice emailed as a PDF, then a payment collected somewhere else\nentirely, if it's tracked at all. Billebly combines both: every invoice\ncarries a hosted payment link, and the payment status updates automatically\nonce the client pays.",[15,199,201],{"id":200},"whats-included","What's included",[20,203,204,207,210,213],{},[23,205,206],{},"Invoices with line items, discounts, tax, and a shareable payment link",[23,208,209],{},"Support for cards, bank methods (iDEAL, Bancontact, SEPA and BACS Direct Debit), Klarna, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Revolut Pay, BLIK, EPS, US bank transfers (ACH), and more",[23,211,212],{},"A dashboard showing what's paid, pending, or overdue across every client",[23,214,215],{},"Recurring invoices that get sent and charged automatically on schedule",[11,217,218],{},[44,219],{"alt":220,"src":221},"The hosted payment page a client sees when they open their invoice link","\u002Fimages\u002Fapp\u002Fcrops\u002Fpayment-mockup.png",[15,223,225],{"id":224},"why-combine-them","Why combine them",[11,227,228],{},"A client is more likely to pay quickly when the invoice email itself contains\na way to pay, rather than a PDF they have to act on separately. And because\nthe payment runs through the same platform as the invoice, you're not stuck\nmanually reconciling which invoices actually got paid.",[15,230,79],{"id":78},[11,232,233],{},"You choose which payment methods to turn on in Settings, and each carries its\nown processing rate. On top of that, Billebly takes a 0.5% platform fee on\npayments processed through the platform. The invoicing and dashboard\nthemselves are free, and the free plan has no subscription. An optional\nPremium plan costs €9\u002Fmonth (excl. 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Billing the same clients every month is where it\ngets tedious: retyping their details, working out the next invoice number,\ncopying hours out of a timesheet, and remembering who still hasn't paid. A\nfree Billebly account handles that part, so each invoice takes a couple of\nminutes instead of an afternoon of admin.",[15,257,259],{"id":258},"what-an-account-does-that-a-one-off-invoice-doesnt","What an account does that a one-off invoice doesn't",[20,261,262,268,274,280,286,292,298],{},[23,263,264,267],{},[146,265,266],{},"Clients saved once."," Add a client's details the first time you bill\nthem, then pick them from your client list on every invoice after that.",[23,269,270,273],{},[146,271,272],{},"Hours become line items."," Time tracked against a client or project\ngoes straight onto the invoice, with no timesheet to copy from.",[23,275,276,279],{},[146,277,278],{},"Numbering and due dates handled."," Every invoice is numbered\nautomatically, and payment terms you set once show up on every invoice.",[23,281,282,285],{},[146,283,284],{},"A payment link on every invoice."," Clients pay by card, bank transfer,\nor another method you've enabled, from a hosted page. No account needed on\ntheir side.",[23,287,288,291],{},[146,289,290],{},"Due-date and overdue reminders."," Billebly nudges clients\nautomatically, so you're not the one deciding when to chase.",[23,293,294,297],{},[146,295,296],{},"One view of what's paid."," A dashboard shows what's paid, pending, or\noverdue across every client, and invoices move to \"paid\" on their own.",[23,299,300,303,304,308],{},[146,301,302],{},"EU e-invoicing included."," Every invoice also goes out as an\n",[87,305,307],{"href":306},"\u002Fsolutions\u002Feu-e-invoicing-en16931\u002F","EN 16931 UBL e-invoice"," next to the\nPDF.",[15,310,312],{"id":311},"how-it-works","How it works",[314,315,316,319,322,325],"ol",{},[23,317,318],{},"Add a client once, or pick one you've already billed",[23,320,321],{},"Add line items: fixed amounts, or hours logged against that client",[23,323,324],{},"Send it; the client gets an email with a link to view and pay the invoice",[23,326,327],{},"It moves to \"paid\" on its own once they pay",[11,329,330,331,335],{},"Retainer clients can go on a schedule instead: set up ",[87,332,334],{"href":333},"\u002Fsolutions\u002Frecurring-invoices-for-freelancers\u002F","recurring\ninvoices"," once and they go\nout and get charged automatically.",[15,337,79],{"id":78},[11,339,340,341,345],{},"The free plan includes everything above, with no subscription. Billebly takes\na small 0.5% fee on payments actually processed through the platform, on top\nof the payment processor's own fee; nothing if a client pays you another way.\nAn optional Premium plan costs €9\u002Fmonth (excl. VAT) and lowers that fee to\n0.2%. ",[87,342,344],{"href":343},"\u002Fpricing\u002F","See pricing"," for a worked example.",[15,347,349],{"id":348},"just-need-one-invoice","Just need one invoice?",[11,351,352,353,357,358,362],{},"If you only need to send a single invoice right now, you don't need an\naccount. The ",[87,354,356],{"href":355},"\u002Ftools\u002Finvoice-generator\u002F","free invoice generator","\nturns a short form into a PDF with no signup, and the ",[87,359,361],{"href":360},"\u002Ftemplates\u002Ffreelance-invoice-template\u002F","freelance invoice\ntemplate"," comes as a Word or Excel\nfile you can fill in yourself.",{"title":93,"searchDepth":94,"depth":95,"links":364},[365,366,367,368],{"id":258,"depth":94,"text":259},{"id":311,"depth":94,"text":312},{"id":78,"depth":94,"text":79},{"id":348,"depth":94,"text":349},"A free Billebly account turns saved clients and tracked hours into numbered invoices with a payment link, reminders, and a paid\u002Funpaid dashboard. No subscription needed.","receipt",{},"\u002Fsolutions\u002Finvoice-generator-for-freelancers",{"title":250,"description":369},"solutions\u002Finvoice-generator-for-freelancers","uJkRdgi9zOshMLy8QiDaNLkaewcfvQbYJW5ielMSuAc",{"id":377,"title":378,"body":379,"date":239,"description":431,"extension":103,"icon":432,"meta":433,"navigation":106,"path":434,"seo":435,"stem":436,"updated":437,"__hash__":438},"solutions\u002Fsolutions\u002Finvoice-software-for-consultants.md","Invoice software for consultants",{"type":8,"value":380,"toc":426},[381,384,388,414,418,421,423],[11,382,383],{},"Consultants rarely bill every client the same way: one is hourly, another is\na fixed project fee, and a third is a monthly retainer. Invoice software built\naround a single billing model forces you to work around it. Billebly keeps\nclients, tracked time, one-off invoices, and recurring retainers together, so\nswitching between billing types doesn't mean switching tools.",[15,385,387],{"id":386},"built-for-mixed-billing","Built for mixed billing",[20,389,390,396,402,408],{},[23,391,392,395],{},[146,393,394],{},"Hourly:"," log time against a client as you work, then pull those hours onto an invoice",[23,397,398,401],{},[146,399,400],{},"Fixed-fee:"," add a flat project amount with a short description of the scope covered",[23,403,404,407],{},[146,405,406],{},"Retainer:"," set an invoice to repeat on a schedule, and it goes out and gets charged automatically",[23,409,410,413],{},[146,411,412],{},"Everything under one client record:"," past invoices, tracked time, and payment status in one place, whichever billing type you used",[15,415,417],{"id":416},"getting-paid","Getting paid",[11,419,420],{},"Every invoice ships with a hosted payment link, so a client can pay by card\nor another method you've enabled without you chasing a wire transfer or\nfollowing up on a bank transfer manually. The payment status dashboard shows\nwhat's paid, pending, or overdue across every client at a glance.",[15,422,172],{"id":171},[11,424,425],{},"The core product (client tracking, time tracking, invoices, and recurring\nbilling) is included in the free plan, with a small 0.5% fee only on\npayments actually processed through the platform and no subscription to\nweigh against how many clients you're currently billing.",{"title":93,"searchDepth":94,"depth":95,"links":427},[428,429,430],{"id":386,"depth":94,"text":387},{"id":416,"depth":94,"text":417},{"id":171,"depth":94,"text":172},"Invoice software built for how consultants actually bill, whether hourly, fixed-fee, or retainer, under one client record.","briefcase",{},"\u002Fsolutions\u002Finvoice-software-for-consultants",{"title":378,"description":431},"solutions\u002Finvoice-software-for-consultants","2026-08-22","QfY-8mCTvY-fg-80pt5G16OZcWuMAGl6-xrH5JrphdA",{"id":440,"title":441,"body":442,"date":239,"description":511,"extension":103,"icon":512,"meta":513,"navigation":106,"path":514,"seo":515,"stem":516,"updated":517,"__hash__":518},"solutions\u002Fsolutions\u002Frecurring-invoices-for-freelancers.md","Recurring invoices for freelancers",{"type":8,"value":443,"toc":506},[444,447,451,468,474,478,498,501,503],[11,445,446],{},"Retainer clients and ongoing subscriptions shouldn't mean recreating the same\ninvoice by hand every month. Billebly lets you set an invoice to repeat on a\nschedule (weekly, monthly, or whatever cadence fits the arrangement) and it\ngoes out on its own from then on.",[15,448,450],{"id":449},"how-recurring-invoices-work","How recurring invoices work",[20,452,453,456,459,462,465],{},[23,454,455],{},"Set up the invoice once, with the same line items and amount each cycle",[23,457,458],{},"Choose how often it repeats and when the first one goes out",[23,460,461],{},"It's sent to the client automatically on schedule, with a hosted payment link",[23,463,464],{},"If the client has a saved payment method, the charge can go through automatically too",[23,466,467],{},"Pause or stop it any time the arrangement changes, without losing the history",[11,469,470],{},[44,471],{"alt":472,"src":473},"Billebly's invoices list with a couple of invoices tagged Recurring alongside one-off ones","\u002Fimages\u002Fapp\u002Fcrops\u002Finvoices-table.png",[15,475,477],{"id":476},"where-it-fits","Where it fits",[20,479,480,486,492],{},[23,481,482,485],{},[146,483,484],{},"Monthly retainers:"," a fixed amount for ongoing availability or a set number of hours",[23,487,488,491],{},[146,489,490],{},"Subscriptions:"," a recurring service billed on the same schedule every cycle",[23,493,494,497],{},[146,495,496],{},"Maintenance contracts:"," a smaller recurring fee alongside occasional one-off project invoices for the same client",[11,499,500],{},"Recurring and one-off invoices for the same client live under one record, so\na retainer and an occasional extra project don't need separate tracking.",[15,502,172],{"id":171},[11,504,505],{},"Recurring billing is part of Billebly's free core product, not a separate\nadd-on. The same platform fee (0.5% on the free plan) applies to processed\npayments whether an invoice is one-off or recurring, and nothing changes if\na client pays you outside the platform.",{"title":93,"searchDepth":94,"depth":95,"links":507},[508,509,510],{"id":449,"depth":94,"text":450},{"id":476,"depth":94,"text":477},{"id":171,"depth":94,"text":172},"Set a retainer invoice to repeat on a schedule: it goes out and gets charged automatically, so you stop rebuilding it by hand.","repeat",{},"\u002Fsolutions\u002Frecurring-invoices-for-freelancers",{"title":441,"description":511},"solutions\u002Frecurring-invoices-for-freelancers","2026-08-23","zr20ZplnDP1XrWxSEHbxp50u-jEtqO3HC4Oq1YRlStY",{"id":520,"title":521,"body":522,"date":239,"description":571,"extension":103,"icon":572,"meta":573,"navigation":106,"path":574,"seo":575,"stem":576,"updated":577,"__hash__":578},"solutions\u002Fsolutions\u002Ftime-tracking-and-invoicing.md","Time tracking and invoicing",{"type":8,"value":523,"toc":566},[524,527,531,548,554,558,561,563],[11,525,526],{},"The usual gap between time tracking and invoicing is a rebuilt timesheet:\nhours logged in one tool, then copied by hand into an invoice in another.\nBillebly keeps both in the same place, so tracked time becomes billable line\nitems without the copying step.",[15,528,530],{"id":529},"how-it-fits-together","How it fits together",[20,532,533,536,539,542,545],{},[23,534,535],{},"Start a live timer against a project, or log hours after the fact, as you work through the month",[23,537,538],{},"Mark a session non-billable (internal admin time, a favor for a client) to keep it off invoices entirely",[23,540,541],{},"When it's time to bill, pull those logged, billable hours straight onto an invoice",[23,543,544],{},"Mix tracked hours with flat line items on the same invoice, such as a project fee plus a few extra hours",[23,546,547],{},"Send the invoice with a hosted payment link, so the client can pay online",[11,549,550],{},[44,551],{"alt":552,"src":553},"Billebly's time tracking table: hours, project, and whether they've been invoiced yet","\u002Fimages\u002Fapp\u002Fcrops\u002Ftime-tracking-table.png",[15,555,557],{"id":556},"why-this-matters","Why this matters",[11,559,560],{},"Rebuilding a timesheet at the end of the month is where hours quietly get\nlost: a session you forgot to note, a call you didn't log. Tracking time in\nthe same place you invoice from means every logged hour is already sitting\nthere, ready to bill, instead of relying on memory or a separate spreadsheet.",[15,562,172],{"id":171},[11,564,565],{},"Time tracking and invoicing are both part of Billebly's free core product.\nThere's no separate tracking add-on or plan tier to unlock it. On the free\nplan, a small 0.5% fee applies only to payments actually processed through\nthe platform.",{"title":93,"searchDepth":94,"depth":95,"links":567},[568,569,570],{"id":529,"depth":94,"text":530},{"id":556,"depth":94,"text":557},{"id":171,"depth":94,"text":172},"Start a live timer or log hours against a client as you work, then turn them into an invoice directly. No rebuilding a timesheet by hand.","hourglass",{},"\u002Fsolutions\u002Ftime-tracking-and-invoicing",{"title":521,"description":571},"solutions\u002Ftime-tracking-and-invoicing","2026-08-26","rSUkFTaSt_n1R9Z1qd-E34MX2ScVioTtAVvlhHXc9L0",1792840630240]