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Review HN: BillMeBob.com - Generate free invoices with no signup

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Re: Review HN: BillMeBob.com - Generate free invoices with no signup

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Post by sgrove »

Very cool! Invoicing is a terrible (and least interesting) part of freelancing and consulting. This looks like a great MVP. I especially like that when I print it out, that there's no big "billmebob" logo at the top there.

I think it would be fair to put a self-promotional link/tagline at the very bottom of the page though.

Also, allowing me to email directly from the page would probably be nice. At the very least, just do a mailto: link with the subject and body filled in for me to just hit "send" :)

Awesome MVP, definitely keep us up to date on the iterations!

Re: Review HN: BillMeBob.com - Generate free invoices with no signup

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Post by Vekz »

I used to do freelance web development work and invoicing was always such a pain. You either roll your own, use a paid system, or something totally bloated like quickbooks. This is great for individuals doing short projects. Great MVP. hope you pick up some adoption.

Re: Review HN: BillMeBob.com - Generate free invoices with no signup

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Post by leftnode »

sgrove wrote: post #2

Very cool! Invoicing is a terrible (and least interesting) part of freelancing and consulting. This looks like a great MVP. I especially like that when I print it out, that there's no big "billmebob" logo at the top there. I think it would be fair to put a self-promotional link/tagline at the very bottom of the page though. Also, allowing me to email directly from the page would probably be nice. At the very least, j…

Yeah, this is awesome. Everything I need and nothing I don't. If you allowed me to upload my company's logo for each invoice, that'd be even better.

I do freelance from time to time, but not enough to justify spending any money on an online invoicing service. This does exactly what I want without having to have an account.

Bookmarked, great job!

Re: Review HN: BillMeBob.com - Generate free invoices with no signup

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Post by SingAlong »

sgrove wrote: post #2

Very cool! Invoicing is a terrible (and least interesting) part of freelancing and consulting. This looks like a great MVP. I especially like that when I print it out, that there's no big "billmebob" logo at the top there. I think it would be fair to put a self-promotional link/tagline at the very bottom of the page though. Also, allowing me to email directly from the page would probably be nice. At the very least, j…

Thanks to sgrove.

I would never have launched this app. I was a lazy bum who took his own sweet time (2 weeks) to finally add the print button and launch the next day when you told me to :)

Thank you once again sean - without whom this app would have died as a rails3 tryout app in my netbook.

Re: Review HN: BillMeBob.com - Generate free invoices with no signup

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Post by oldgregg »

cj wrote: post #5

I would have a preview of what the invoice would look like before making me fill out everything. If the formatting is not what I am looking for, I wouldn't want to spend the time filling out the form.

I tried it. Don't waste your time.

Re: Review HN: BillMeBob.com - Generate free invoices with no signup

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Post by kno »

oldgregg wrote: post #8
cj wrote: post #5

I would have a preview of what the invoice would look like before making me fill out everything. If the formatting is not what I am looking for, I wouldn't want to spend the time filling out the form.

I tried it. Don't waste your time.

It’s certainly not world class but its still not the worst I’ve seen around here. Give the guy some constructive critique, give him a chance.
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