Why I Built EZinvoices
EZinvoices began as a personal frustration - and grew into a tool that redefines how freelancers handle their time, payments, and independence.
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I didn’t start building EZinvoices as a business. I built it out of frustration - the kind that sits in the background of your workday until one day, it demands your attention.
I was freelancing, balancing multiple clients, and trying to keep everything organised across emails, spreadsheets, and folders named “invoices-final-FINAL”.
The problem wasn’t sending invoices - it was thinking about invoicing.
When frustration turns into focus
Every freelancer knows the story: you spend hours designing, coding, or writing, but the real challenge comes after - chasing payments.
I wanted invoicing to feel as effortless as saving a file.
No clutter, no PDFs, no guesswork. Just a clean workflow that respected time.
Tools should disappear into your day - not demand attention. That’s what EZinvoices was meant to do.
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I needed a way to generate branded invoices instantly, without templates or design software.
I wanted to send them securely, track views, and get paid - all in one flow.
I wanted a dashboard that told a story - who paid, who didn’t, and how my month looked.
So I started coding. At first, it was just a script - a simple invoice generator that saved me from opening Illustrator every week.
But soon, I realised that the pain I was solving wasn’t mine alone. Freelancers everywhere were spending hours on what should take minutes.
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Designing for freelancers, not accountants
Most invoicing tools were built for accounting - not for the daily rhythm of creatives, developers, and small business owners.
I didn’t want bank reconciliation or tax reports. I wanted something fast, intuitive, and personal - something that understood freelancers.
Freelancers don’t need a finance department - they need a companion that speaks their language.
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Every part of EZinvoices had to feel natural - from colours to copy, from setup to sending.
Invoices should look professional without needing design tools or branding guides.
The app needed to handle payments and client portals, not just documents.
From personal tool to public release
For months, EZinvoices lived on my own machine.
It worked quietly in the background - generating invoices, uploading PDFs to Supabase, and sending links that my clients could pay through.
Then one day, a friend asked if they could use it too. That’s when I knew it had become more than a personal script.
From there, I turned it into a platform. I spent evenings refining every step - onboarding, tokenised client links, secure portals, email templates - each designed around one goal: to help freelancers focus on work, not admin.
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The freedom behind the product
EZinvoices is about freedom - from spreadsheets, overdue tabs, and mental clutter.
It’s about creating something that scales without losing its soul.
Every update still comes from the same place: a freelancer’s desk, not a corporate roadmap.
This project began as self-preservation. It became a mission - to help freelancers reclaim their time.
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Every feature starts with a question: “Does this save time or add friction?”
Real feedback from real users drives each update - not trends or checklists.
Building EZinvoices is still personal. It always will be.
What’s next
I don’t think of EZinvoices as finished - software never is.
But it’s alive, and it’s growing with every freelancer who joins.
Each new signup means another person who’s decided their time is worth more than the wait.
EZinvoices isn’t just code. It’s proof that small ideas built consistently can change how we work.
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