Comments on: Billings 3 for Mac OS X—Professional Invoicing *Updated

By: Paul Murray

Paul Murray — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:11:22 +0000

Thanks, I’ll look into it. It looks as though it’s just what I’m looking for.

By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:39:09 +0000

Paul → Yes, once you buy the software, it’s yours – at least the stand alone version. I think Billings Pro is for multiple users, so the normal version should be good enough. I still use it for invoicing…

By: Paul Murray

Paul Murray — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:13:11 +0000

Hi Andrew, are you still using Billings?

I’m just wondering if I’m right in thinking that it’s a one-off payment for the software, as oppose to Billings Pro which is cloud-based and requires a monthly subscription. Can you confirm that Billings doesn’t require a monthly fee?

Cheers

By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:55:28 +0000

Hi everyone. Thanks for your comments and questions, however, even though I use the software (even still after a year), I’m no expert on the program. I know what to use to suit my needs, but I’m afraid I cant offer expert advice. Especially > Sorry Rob

By: Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:06:40 +0000

Hello,

I’m new to Billings and think its going to be great EXCEPT I’m going out of my head trying to add in a subtotal on my bespoke invoice for different slip kinds. I want a subtotal for my fees and one for my expenses, any advice on what I’m sure must be v simple would be hugely appreciated.

Rob

By: dk

dk — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:24:31 +0000

I find Billing’s theme edit to be unecessarily confusing. I can’t even change the font color of the type. When I make the color changes, nothing happens!

I’m not very impressed with the template choices either. They are all quite ugly in my opinion. Maybe I will give this program another shot, but as of yet I’m not impressed.

Another thing that turned me off is that a couple of their instructional videos don’t even work. I am using Firefox and have the latest quicktime installed.

Oh well, love the idea behind Billings, but the flaws seem to outway the benefits right now.
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By: Catherine Azzarello

Catherine Azzarello — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:47:11 +0000

@ Robyn: I agree about the customization problems! Your design standards aren’t too high. I just gave in and settled for my logo–because the pros still outweigh the cons in using Billings.

Update: I’m happy to say that I finally figured out how to use it for estimating, and am especially happy with the time savings by re-using template slips.

However…I did curse quite a bit after losing 30 minutes of slip writing. I was breaking out a bid into modules…wireframe/design/code…each with own slip and price. I wanted to combine the slips sequentially into a project bid. But, Billings would not allow me to re-order the sequence by dragging (very un-Mac like!). Grrrr…

Next I tried to ‘combine’ the three slips. This was a baaad move and could not be undone. It combined them alright…into one slip with total price but only one description–erasing all my hard descriptive writing.

In any case, I’ve since figured out how NOT to do that again. And I HAVE been using it successfully and much more efficiently the last few weeks.

With any luck, the app will be improved for more flexible design and better user interface. Fingers crossed! Until then, I use it because so far, it’s the best for my needs. But LOVE it? Meh.

By: designfloat.com

designfloat.com — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:45:07 +0000

Billings 3 for Mac OS X—Professional Invoicing…

Billings 3 is an excellent billing and invoicing tool, which is solely for Mac OS X 10.4 and higher….

By: robyn

robyn — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:33:24 +0000

I found this site when looking for advice on how to customize the invoice, after going almost insane. Maybe my design standards are too high? But seriously! Isn’t this program designed for designers and the like?
If I had bothered to try and customize during the trial period, I may not have invested. Now I am stuck with figuring out this obtuse program. Darn.

By: Catherine Azzarello

Catherine Azzarello — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:25:43 +0000

Hi Andrew,

I’ve been using Billings for about 8 months after migrating from Billable. I’ve found Billings’ timer to be awesome–especially since it will ‘remind’ me I’ve been idle and give me the option to remove minutes.

However, I must agree w/John. Billings is a bitch to customize. Sure, I’ve managed to put my logo on invoice, but multiple attempts to change all the fonts, colors and alignments…well…phlbbt!

Also, I’m unable to utilize it for estimates (or unwilling to keep trying) so still fall back to my InDesign template.

Otherwise, it’s a good product for my needs.