Branded Invoices
Professional paperwork, with a little more personality
Your invoices may be practical documents, but they still represent your business.
A thoughtfully designed invoice can make your business look more established, reinforce your branding and create a more polished experience for your customers – right through to the final stage of working together.
I’ll create a custom invoice design and set it up within Xero, so the invoices you send feel consistent with the rest of your business.
Invoice design and setup
More than just a logo
A branded invoice should still be clear, practical and easy for your customers to understand. The creative details simply help it feel like a natural extension of your business rather than a generic accounting document.
Your custom invoice can incorporate elements such as:
- Your logo and brand colours
- Carefully considered fonts and spacing
- A layout suited to the way you charge
- Clear payment information
- Your preferred wording and tone
- Relevant company and VAT details
- A polished footer and contact information
The finished design will then be set up in Xero, ready for you to use when raising invoices.
£90
Everything needed to make your invoices feel like yours
What's included
Understanding your brand
Looking at your logo, colours, fonts and existing materials so the finished invoice feels consistent with the rest of your business.
Creating the design
Designing a custom invoice layout that looks polished, professional and recognisably yours.
Organising the information
Making sure totals, payment terms, contact details and bank information are clear and easy for customers to find.
Tailoring the wording
Adjusting headings, payment messages and other wording so the invoice sounds like it comes from your business.
Setting it up in Xero
Adding the finished template to your Xero organisation and configuring it ready for everyday invoicing.
Testing the finished template
Checking the layout carefully across different invoice lengths to make sure everything displays as it should.
Making final refinements
Including one round of reasonable amendments so the finished design feels right before it goes live.
Look more professional
A consistent and considered invoice can help your business appear more established and organised.
Strengthen your branding
Your customer experience does not have to end when the work is complete. Your invoice can continue the same visual identity they have already seen elsewhere.
Make information easier to follow
A carefully planned layout helps customers quickly find the amount due, payment terms, and the details they need.
Create a better final impression
The invoice is often one of the last documents a customer receives from you. It is worth making it a good one.
Why it matters
A little creativity, with a practical purpose
Before moving further into accounts, I spent ten years working as a photographer and web designer, where branding, presentation and the smallest visual details all mattered. Creating branded invoices gives me an opportunity to satisfy some of those creative cravings while producing something practical for your business.
It is a small detail, perhaps – but it is one your customers are likely to see regularly.
Made for your business
An invoice that works the way you do
There is no one-size-fits-all invoice design.
A creative business may want something distinctive and personality-led. A consultant may prefer something minimal and understated. A trades business may need space for detailed descriptions, materials or project references.
I’ll consider how your business works, what information your customers need and how closely the design should follow your existing branding.
The aim is not to create something decorative for the sake of it – it’s to create an invoice that looks professional and feels recognisably yours.
The finished package
Everything needed to bring your invoice to life
From the initial design through to the finished Xero template, everything is taken care of so your new invoice is ready to use in the day-to-day running of your business.
What's included:
- A custom invoice design based on your existing branding
- Layout and styling tailored to your business
- Setup within your Xero organisation
- Testing to check the invoice displays correctly
- One round of reasonable design amendments
- A final template ready for everyday invoicing
You will need to provide your logo, brand colours and any existing brand guidelines or examples you would like me to follow.
