Plain-English answers on quoting, invoicing and getting paid. No jargon, no lectures.
The day 3/7/10/14 timeline that gets tradies paid, with copy-and-send message templates for every step.
The ladder that gets you paid: letter of demand, then the state tribunal. Template included.
30-50% upfront on bigger jobs is normal and fair. How to ask without the awkwardness.
Yes - but only if it was agreed up front. Flat fee vs interest, and how to word the term.
A pay link beats typed-in bank details every time. Card vs PayID vs transfer, plainly.
There's no law picking your terms for you. What each one signals, and how to word it so the due date is unmissable.
The required fields, the $82.50 and $1,000 rules, and what changes if you're not registered.
The $75,000 rolling threshold, the 21-day window, and what changes on your invoices.
A quote is a promise, an estimate can move, an invoice is the bill. Get the words right.
If your tools got stolen tomorrow, could you replace them out of pocket? When the cover pays for itself.
No. It covers damage you do to other people, not your own gear. Why tools need their own cover.
Your policy might only cover your gear, not your worker's. Who pays when a staff member's tools go missing.
You can, but a business customer may have to withhold about 47%. The trap and the free fix.
Unique, sequential, never reused. The formats that work, the mess to avoid, and yes, you can start at 1000.
Invoice a business without an ABN and they must withhold about 47% of your money.
An ABN is your free business ID. GST is a 10% tax you only add once registered.
It's free from the government's ABR. Don't pay a lookalike site for the same form.
Most sites, clients and some licences won't let you start without it. What it covers.
Tool theft is common, and there's no sick leave when you're solo. The covers most skip.
The line items a mowie actually bills, and the fields that make it a valid invoice.
Bill by surface: driveway, house wash, paths and callout, plus the valid-invoice fields.
Labour, materials, call-out. The line items handymen actually bill and the fields that make it valid.
Service visit, chemicals, parts. The line items for regulars and one-offs, and the fields that make it valid.
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