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Choose the right invoice template

Compare ten NineBrief invoice designs, see one checked example across layouts, and learn to change templates without replacing your customer, items or amounts.

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Four different NineBrief business invoice design previews use fictional sample details to compare typography, headers, line-item tables and totals.

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Real NineBrief invoice previews showing different business document designs.
Product Updates & Releases

10 designs for your business documents

Choose from 10 business designs for invoices, quotes, estimates and purchase orders, while keeping your document details.

2-minute read·Read the update
TemplatesDesign
Four different NineBrief business invoice design previews use fictional sample details to compare typography, headers, line-item tables and totals.
Invoicing Basics

Choose the right invoice template

Compare ten NineBrief invoice designs, see one checked example across layouts, and learn to change templates without replacing your customer, items or amounts.

8-minute read·Read the guide
Invoicing BasicsInvoicesTemplates
A colleague checks ceramic cups beside cartons and a quantity checklist on a receiving bench.
Purchase Orders & Delivery

Create a delivery note

Make a quantity-only delivery note with clear references, a partial-delivery example, damage notes and a practical handover checklist in NineBrief.

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Purchase Orders & DeliveryDelivery NotesQuantities
A catering coordinator reviews an itemized bill beside serving trays, stacked plates and a prepared event space.
Invoicing Basics

Catering and events

Build a catering invoice with a checked guest-count example, staffing hours, equipment hire, delivery charges and a clear balance after payment.

6-minute read·Explore invoicing examples
Invoicing BasicsInvoicesCatering
Three NineBrief papers labelled Purchase Order, Invoice and Delivery Note lie beside a carton and a laptop displaying the NineBrief homepage.
Purchase Orders & Delivery

Purchase order, invoice and delivery note

Compare purchase orders, invoices and delivery notes, with a checked partial-delivery example, document roles and UK, Australian, Canadian and US guidance.

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Purchase Orders & DeliveryPurchase OrdersInvoices
A NineBrief invoice and delivery paperwork sit beside a laptop in a depot office, with a plain commercial van beyond the window.
Purchase Orders & Delivery

Transport and logistics

Prepare clear transport invoices with trip references, waiting time, fuel and toll charges, a checked worked example and guidance for four key markets.

10-minute read·Explore invoicing examples
Purchase Orders & DeliveryInvoicesTransport
A NineBrief invoice with softly printed dates and a remaining balance lies beside a desk calendar and black pen.
Getting Paid

Invoice payment terms

Write clear invoice payment terms with dated Net 7, Net 14 and Net 30 examples, payment instructions and a checked remaining-balance example.

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Getting PaidInvoicesPayments
The ninebrief.com homepage is open on a laptop beside website sketches and a NineBrief invoice listing a launch stage, catalogue import and hosting renewal.
Invoicing Basics

Web developers

Build a web-development invoice from approved milestones, scope changes and hosting costs, with a checked example that avoids billing earlier stages twice.

8-minute read·Explore invoicing examples
Invoicing BasicsInvoicesWeb Development
Three invoice references progress from INV-2026-041 to INV-2026-043 beside matching rows in an illustrative register.
Invoicing Basics

Invoice numbering

Choose an invoice number format, keep a simple allocation register, handle year changes and check duplicates before sending a NineBrief invoice.

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Invoicing BasicsInvoicesRecord Keeping
Four completed cleaning visits are matched to an invoice line, with an approved extra shown separately in an illustrative document.
Invoicing Basics

Cleaning businesses

Build a cleaning invoice from completed visits, agreed billing units and approved extras, with a checked example and a practical pre-send checklist.

7-minute read·Explore invoicing examples
Invoicing BasicsInvoicesCleaning
Three document cards labelled Quotation, Estimate and Invoice compare a proposed project price, approximate hours and an amount due.
Quotes, Estimates & Pricing

Quotation, estimate, or invoice?

Compare quotations, estimates and invoices through one customer project, see when each document fits, and learn how NineBrief keeps proposals separate from billing.

7-minute read·Read the guide
Quotes, Estimates & PricingQuotesEstimates
Purchase Order, Delivery Note and Invoice cards distinguish ordered, delivered and billed quantities for a small supplier.
Purchase Orders & Delivery

Small suppliers

Create clearer supplier invoices with buyer references, product quantities, unit prices and delivery-document boundaries, plus a checked worked example for a small goods order.

6-minute read·Updated Explore invoicing examples
Purchase Orders & DeliveryInvoicesSmall Suppliers
An illustrated invoice beside a review checklist for business and customer details, items, quantities, due date and payment instructions.
Invoicing Basics

Your first invoice, from draft to PDF

Create your first invoice with a worked example, clear line items, a pre-send checklist and instructions for saving a PDF and editable backup in NineBrief.

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Invoicing BasicsInvoices
An engagement phase card beside a consulting invoice showing billable hours, approved travel expenses and a retainer.
Invoicing Basics

Consultants

Structure consulting invoices around deliverables, billable time and approved expenses, with a worked example and checks against duplicate phase billing.

5-minute read·Updated Explore invoicing examples
Invoicing BasicsInvoicesConsultants
An illustrated contractor invoice groups labour, materials and an approved change under a job reference.
Invoicing Basics

Contractors

Make job invoices easier to check with separate labour and materials, a worked example, agreed change references and clear document boundaries.

5-minute read·Updated Explore invoicing examples
Invoicing BasicsInvoicesContractors
An illustrated freelancer invoice distinguishes hourly work, a fixed deliverable and an approved extra.
Invoicing Basics

Freelancers

Make freelance invoices clearer with hourly and fixed-price line items, a worked example, revision boundaries and a practical handoff checklist.

5-minute read·Updated Explore invoicing examples
Invoicing BasicsInvoicesFreelancers