The Decent Guides

The Decent Guide to Stress-free Billing

Practical notes on timekeeping, invoice prep, progress billing, and accounting handoff.

Guide Library

  1. By Decent Billing Staff Why you should start every workday with a party How one design firm turned daily timesheets into a shared morning ritual with music, focus, and far better billing data.
  2. By Decent Billing Staff Decent Billing Guide to Choosing One App or a Billing Software Stack How to decide whether your firm should use one integrated billing workflow or piece together best-of-breed tools.
  3. By Decent Billing Staff Decent Billing Guide to Keeping Your Time How design firms can keep better time records, avoid invoice disputes, and choose a timekeeping tool.
  4. By Decent Billing Staff Why do architects and designers need invoicing software? Why architecture and design invoicing is more than turning tracked hours into a bill.
  5. By Decent Billing Staff Billing Fixed-Fee Design Projects by Progress Practical billing guidance for design firms using Harvest, spreadsheets, or a mix of both.