Send your first invoice

Sebenza makes the invoice, emails it, and gives your client a Pay Now button. When they pay, the invoice marks itself paid. Here's the whole loop, tested on yourself first.

Test it yourself

Send an invoice to yourself before you send one to a client.

1. 1

   Open Invoices

   In the menu, Sales & Billing → Invoices.

2. 2

   Start a quick invoice

   Tap QUICK EST/INV, then Quick Invoice.

3. 3

   Pick or create the client

   Start typing a name. An existing client comes up — tap Use this client. A new name creates the client for you. For this test, use your own name and your own email.

4. 4

   Add what you're charging for

   One line is enough: a description, a quantity, a price. The total updates as you type.

5. 5

   Create it

   Tap Create Invoice. It appears in your list with a number like INV-2026-0001.

6. 6

   Send it

   Open the invoice and tap Send. It goes to the client's email and the status changes to Sent.

   ✓ Check your inbox: the invoice is there, with a Pay Now button.

7. 7

   Pay it, if you want the full loop

   Tap Pay Now in the email and pay by card. Within a few minutes the invoice flips to Paid by itself. (Where that money goes: see Get paid into your bank.)

A few things people ask

• Quote first, invoice later? Use Quick Estimate instead. Once the client accepts, it converts to an invoice — no retyping.
• Same invoice every month? Quick Recurring — set the schedule once and Sebenza sends it on time.
• The client paid by EFT or cash — open the invoice and record the payment against it manually; it marks itself paid when the amount covers the total.
• Wrong client picked? Sebenza warns you when a name already exists, so you don't end up with two "Vusi Ndaba"s. Choose Use this client to keep one record.

If something's off

• No Send button — the client has no email. Add one on the client, then open the invoice again.
• Client says they got nothing — ask them to check spam, then resend from the invoice.