Invoices
Quote the job, invoice the client, get paid by card or EFT.
SARS-ready invoices and quotes for every client Zelf. Pull the client's ZELF jobs in as line items, add your time, and send a link they can pay by card through your own Yoco account. Retainers bill themselves and late payers get reminded for you.
How to quote and invoice a client
- 1 Add your business details once: name, address, VAT number if you have one, and your banking details.
- 2 Create a quote or invoice for a client Zelf. Add your time and pull in the jobs you ran for them.
- 3 Issue it. The client gets an email with a PDF and a link to view, accept or pay online.
- 4 Payments by Yoco mark the invoice paid on their own; record EFTs with one click. Reminders go out on schedule until it is settled.
Billing jobs it handles for an agency
Monthly social retainer
A R6 500 retainer that issues itself on the 1st and reminds the client a few days before it falls due.
Quote for a menu refresh
Send a quote for new menu QR codes and photos. When the restaurant accepts, turn it into an invoice in one click.
Signage logo job
Bill the upscale you ran for the shopfront board next to your design time, straight from the client's spend.
Questions about Invoices
What does invoicing cost?
Quotes are free. Each issued invoice costs 1 credit, which is R0.71 to R1 depending on the credit pack. There is no monthly fee.
Are the invoices SARS-compliant?
Invoices are numbered in sequence and carry your business details. Once you add a VAT number they show "Tax Invoice", your VAT number and VAT at 15%. For full tax invoices over R5 000, add the client's address and VAT number.
How do clients pay?
By card through your own Yoco account, through any payment link you add, or by EFT to the banking details on the invoice. ZELF takes no fee from the payment.
Guides that use Invoices
Step-by-step, South-Africa-first walkthroughs that show exactly how to get the result you are after.
- Invoice your clients and get paid by card or EFT Send SARS-ready quotes and invoices from the same place you do the client work. Clients pay by card through your own Yoco account, and late payers get reminded for you.
- Make a SARS-ready invoice in South Africa Issue a tax invoice with gapless numbering, 15% VAT for vendors and an address check over R5 000, then let the client pay by card or EFT from the same page.
- An invoice app for South African freelancers Quote and invoice clients in rands, bill the small jobs you would otherwise forget, and let clients pay by card or EFT. No monthly subscription.
- Invoicing apps for SA freelancers compared: Zoho Invoice, Rebill, Invo and ZELF Four rand-friendly ways to invoice clients, compared on price, limits, VAT and getting paid, including when a free app is the better choice.
Ready to run Invoices for a client?
Each use costs 1 credit. Credits never expire.