Agreed we arrived on the big stage when most of the online invoicing applications had already established themselves as a brand. Some brands are already a veteran in this sphere and the competition is ever increasing. But this has not dented our confidence and efforts to make our way through the stiff competition. It is said that winners don’t do different things, they just do things differently. With plethora of invoicing applications available and all providing more or less the same service, we like to differentiate ourselves by providing what we promise to our users.

Our team of developers has been working overtime to deliver a robust invoicing application. There has been continuous up gradation, improvements and innovations in Invoicera to deliver nothing but the best. Believe me, this is just a beginning. We have a whole list of luscious features that will be incorporated in the application on a regular basis. To start with, we noticed that the sign-up form was a little long and have, therefore, shortened it. This has been appreciated by many users who have recently signed up with Invoicera. Amongst many others, data back-up feature is incorporated as a latest update.

As a part of our company policy, we are unable to disclose the upcoming features that will be shortly included in the application. Therefore, we request our existing as well as potential customers to be a little more enduring. We would be rolling out the advanced features of Invoicera in the subsequent blog posts, so stay tuned.

If anyone thought that Invoicera has already offered a lot, then think again. Invoicera feature list has just got lengthened. We have integrated data back up option in our application. I remember mentioning on the website that Invoicera is our creation and your views, and then this is it!

Data backup option has been included in the application not as a feature but as a necessity. This would ensure that all your essential and important data is safe and can be accessed at anytime. So you don’t have to depend on anyone (not even Invoicera customer support) to export your data in case the worst happens. Our data backup feature gives you the option to have your own set of records. Even the minutest of details can be viewed, be it the number of invoices you have sent, to whom they have been sent, invoices which your users have sent, time and date of sending invoices and what not. The history log is available with you all the time and can be accessed at any point of time.

There was a strong need to incorporate this feature as it would enhance the peace of mind while using the application and there would be no fear of loss of data. This had also been a concern amongst many of our users and therefore we needed to address this issue. But all does not end here. There is a whole list of luscious features coming your way. So stay tuned as we will periodically bring you features that would delight you.

Brand management has always been considered a strong goodwill building technique. Creating a strong brand value in customers psyche has the power to drive results. It is vital to any organization success in any economic condition. Sending online invoicing does act as a catalyst in improving your brand image. It reflects the level of professionalism the organization has achieved and instils a sense of trust and faith in customers. During an economic downturn, it is this trust and belief that keep clients and customers glued to that particular organization.

When times are hard and money is in short supply, your clients become more averse to spend their money. As a result, they become a little more circumspect about who receives their business. I am not suggesting that online invoicing is paramount in retaining customers, but it certainly reveals a lot about how a company goes about its business. The level of importance it gives to the clients as well as customers convenience. Though the market is fairly immature about implementing online invoicing, only the enlightened ones have shown positive response.

The fear of recession still looms large and the situation is only expected to become gloomy. Embracing online invoicing does give you a chance to stand in tough times rather than cascade in the fading light.

This is how online invoicing is beneficial in countering recession:

Online invoice has definitely been an advantage to service providers as it reduces the expense of paper bills and brings down customer service calls to the customer support centre of the service provider, thus saving lot of money. Online billing also facilitates the customer to pay his dues easily through online features after seeing his bill thus allowing easy cash flow to the Service provider when compared to traditional payment processing methods. Other benefits can be as follows:

1)  Instant cash can be made available as payments can be made instantly.
2)  Working capital can be increased as you are never short of cash even though the sales may dip.
3)  Eliminate bad debts as the chances of invoices not reaching the   concerned person are minimal and also the invoices don’t get misplaced.
4)  Early payment discounts since the company has enough liquidity to pay for its rent, raw materials, etc.

From the customer’s point of view the advantages are:

1)  To view invoice at the click of a button and pay instantly.
2)  24/7 access to billing records, both the service provider and the customer can access their billing records and manage their payments.
3)  Payments history can be viewed from the database, outstanding payments can be tracked and customers can be reminded of their dues online.
4)  As online billing system runs on third party payment gateway integration, it get rids of all the potential threats.
5)  The most important, customers can see online the discounts offers based on the invoice amount or service used and thus make the best use/choices of the services offered.

The amount of time and money that can be saved through online invoicing can be staggering. The financial matters and receivables are taken care of and thus help in sustaining through tough times.