Work & invoicing#

The fastest way to lose money as a solo web shop is to forget the small jobs. Yven makes logging work quick enough that you actually do it – then turns that work into invoices without re-typing anything.

Logging work#

Press w anywhere in the app to open the Log work dialog. Pick a client (and, if you like, a site and project), tap a minute chip or type the minutes, write a one-line summary, and save. You can mark each entry billable and client-visible, and back-date it to when the work actually happened. → More on logging work.

Projects#

Work can be ad-hoc or tied to a project. Projects are either hourly (billed at a rate) or fixed-fee (a set price). They’re a simple way to group related work and to bill a milestone. → More on projects.

The work ledger#

The work ledger lists every entry with filters for client, project, status, billable, and date. You can edit entries inline, and select several at once to write off, mark plan-included, toggle visibility, or assign to a project in bulk.

Building an invoice#

When it’s time to bill, the invoice composer lets you pick a client and period. It lists that period’s open billable work, checked by default; add fixed-fee project lines or manual lines, and create the draft. Creating an invoice marks the included work as invoiced, so it can’t be billed twice. → More on building an invoice.

Built-in or external#

Yven has its own invoicer (print or save a clean PDF, mark sent, mark paid). If you connect QuickBooks Online or FreshBooks, drafts push to your provider instead – with a clear retry path if a push ever fails. → More on external invoicing.

The Money screen#

The Money screen ties it together: what’s unbilled, what you’re owed, what recurs, and a Needs-invoice list that starts a bill in one click. → More on the Money screen.

Where to next#

• Capture time fast: logging work.
• See the whole financial picture: the Money screen.
• Group and bill it: projects and building an invoice.
• Push to your accounting package: external invoicing.
• Set your default rate, taxes, and invoice prefix in Settings.
• Share a read-only log of completed work with a client in Sharing.