Creating Your First Invoice

Step-by-step guide to creating and sending your first professional invoice.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

Create your first invoice in 3 simple steps. From the Invoices page, click New Invoice to open the invoice builder.

The Create New Invoice form in InvoiceLaunch with fields for client, invoice number, dates, payment type, and line items

Step 1: Add Client Information

  1. Open Invoices and click New Invoice
  2. Under Client, select an existing client or click Add to create a new one
  3. Enter the client's name, email, and billing address

Step 2: Add Line Items

  1. Click Add Item in the Line Items section
  2. Enter a description (e.g., "Web Design Services")
  3. Set the quantity and rate — the amount calculates automatically
  4. Add more items as needed, and apply an optional discount or tax

Step 3: Set the Due Date & Send

  1. Choose a Due Date (for example, Upon Receipt or a set number of days)
  2. Pick a Payment Method so clients know how to pay
  3. Click Create & Review Invoice to preview it, or Save Draft to finish later
  4. From the invoice, send it to your client by email

Your client receives a professional PDF invoice with a secure payment link. New invoices appear in your Invoices list, where you can track their status at a glance.

The InvoiceLaunch invoices list showing invoices with Paid and Draft status badges and summary totals

Pro Tip: Save frequently used services in your catalog and add them with From Catalog for faster invoicing.

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