Invoicing and billing system available to members
We've just released a new features Live and Teach Guitar Members can access at no additional cost. This feature allows you to create and send invoices to your students and collect payment electronically all within your website (which is also available at no added cost as part of membership).
Our invoicing system allows you to even create an automatic recurring bill that will automatically collect payment from your students at a regular interval. For example you could agree to a monthly fee with your student, send out one invoice then that automatic billing will collect the monthly amount every month without any extra effort on your part.
The system is compatible with PayPal, Authorize.net, MerchantPlus.com, Stripe and Google Wallet so you have complete flexibility with payment options you offer your students.
How it works
You log on to your website and create an invoice. An email notification will be sent to your student with a link to the invoice. The student clicks the link and will be taken to the invoice on your website (only they will be able to see their invoice). Below is an example of what the student will see:
As you can see the invoice is built into your website so it retains a professional feel. The student simply checks the details in the invoice then clicks the 'Process Payment' button at the bottom to complete payment. Once payment is completed you will receive a confirmation email and the invoice will be marked as 'Paid' on your invoice Dashboard.
Why we're offering this to members for free
Having a simple system to manage your payments or issue invoices is very handy to have as a guitar teacher. There are alternative systems available from standard accounting software such as Quickbooks or services designed more specifically for teachers such as Music Teacher's Helper. We reviewed a range of different options and our conclusion was that most of the systems available today were extremely overpriced (such as Quickbooks), were too complicated with unnecessary features, or charged you depending on how many students you have (eg: Music Teacher's Helper charges $29 per month for a teacher with 40 students).
We wanted to offer teachers a simple alternative that would get the main job done without any unnecessary complication or high price tag. With our invoicing system you can have unlimited students, send as many invoices as you want all at no additional cost. Other services such as Quickbooks or Music Teacher's Helper may have more features, but for most teachers this service will provide you with what you need at no cost.
Here's a summary of the main features:
- Unlimited students and invoices
- Works with PayPal, Authorize.net, MerchantPlus.com, Stripe and Google Wallet
- Save templates for invoices so you can create and send them quick
- Receive email notifications when payment has been completed by a student
- Keep a running history of all payments and invoices for each student
- Invoices are built in to your website which adds to your credibility
- Automatic recurring billing is available to collect payments regularly
- Ability to control discounts, tax and currency
We've created step-by-step tutorials to help you get the most out of this system so if you already have created your own website as part of membership, check the tutorials out here. If you haven't already created a website, you can set it up using our tutorials here.
We're constantly looking at adding more features to make it easier to manage your guitar teaching business and this is only one of many more we have planned. This feature is available right now for Live and Teach Guitar Members at zero additional cost.
Find out more about our invoicing system here and start simplifying your business by collecting payments electronically now.