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BillingOrchard’s Online Billing Service

// March 4th, 2007 // Business & Politics, Life

I have to write a long overdue plug for my favorite online billing service. I’ve used BillingOrchard for around 5 years now and have found their service and features to be outstanding.

Here’s a short list of the features I really like (my list):

• Recurring billing — Setup recurring fees, generate invoices automatically and email them to your clients.
• Multi-user, role-based access — You can setup limited-access accounts for employees and contractors can have their own accounts to log their hours.
• Robust set of reports — Every report I’ve ever needed. You can also export your data to Excel and massage it however you want
• Client portal — You can give your clients access to view their own invoices and payment history.
• PayPal/Credit Card Payments — You can provide a PayPal link on your electronic invoices or (for a nominal fee) integrate your Authorize.net account into your payment system.

These are just a few of the features they have. There are other similar services available (Quicken.com comes to mind), but it’s always seemed like a great deal for the price.

For only $14.95 per month, you have full access to most features. Starting at $19.95 per month, you can add automated invoicing and Authorize.net^tm automated recurring billing. For an additional $10.00 per month, you get access to their support ticket system / help desk.

When I first started looking for this kind of service in 2002, the options were fairly limited. Nowadays the space is more crowded and options are diverse. But for my needs, I’ve never seen a compelling reason to switch. BillingOrchard provides everything I need at a great price.