Paper Invoices Are Costing You Thousands. Seriously.
You write an invoice on a piece of paper. The customer sticks it on the fridge. It falls behind the fridge. They "never got it." You follow up 3 weeks later. They write a check. It takes another week. That's 30 days to get paid for a 2-hour job. There's a better way.
Feature comparison
CrewDash vs Paper Invoices
| Feature | CrewDash | Paper Invoices |
|---|---|---|
| Average time to get paid | 1-3 days | 30-60 days |
| Customer can pay online | ✓ | ✗ |
| Invoice gets "lost" | Never (it's in their email) | Constantly |
| Looks professional | ✓ | Depends on your handwriting |
| Track who owes you | Automatic | Memory / sticky notes |
| Payment reminders | Automatic | Awkward phone calls |
| Record keeping | Automatic | Shoebox of receipts |
| Works at 10 PM | ✓ | If you have paper and a pen |
| Cost | $39/month | "Free" (but you lose thousands) |
The real cost
Let's Do the Math
Say you do 20 jobs a month. Average invoice: $500. That's $10,000/month in revenue.
With paper invoices, you probably have 30% of that outstanding at any given time. That's $3,000 sitting in other people's pockets instead of yours.
Some of it comes in eventually. Some doesn't. Industry data says electricians write off 3-5% of revenue as uncollectable. On $120,000/year, that's $3,600-$6,000 lost every year.
CrewDash costs $39/month. That's $468/year. It pays for itself if it saves you one unpaid invoice.
Features
Why Digital Invoices Win
Instant Delivery
The invoice arrives in the customer's email the moment you send it. No driving. No postage. No "it must have gotten lost in the mail."
One-Click Payment
The customer clicks a link and pays with a card. They don't have to find their checkbook, write a check, find a stamp, and walk to the mailbox. Less friction = faster payment.
Automatic Record Keeping
Every invoice is saved digitally. Searchable. Sortable. When tax time comes, you have everything organized instead of digging through a shoebox.
Automatic Reminders
Stop being the bad guy who calls about money. CrewDash sends polite payment reminders automatically. Professional, consistent, and way less awkward than a phone call.
How it works
Three Steps. That's It.
Sign Up (2 minutes)
Create your account, add your business info. No credit card required. You're up and running before your coffee gets cold.
Connect Your Bank
Link your Stripe account so customers can pay you online. Takes about 5 minutes. One-time setup.
Send Invoices, Get Paid
Create an invoice from your phone, send it to the customer, and get paid with a card. That's it. No stamps, no envelopes, no "did you get my invoice?"
Pricing
Simple Pricing. No Surprises.
Most invoicing software charges $149-$299/mo. We charge $39.
Everything included. Up to 5 users. +$10/mo per additional user.
- Unlimited invoices
- Online payment links (Stripe)
- Mobile app (iOS & Android)
- Scheduling & job tracking
- Quote management
- Customer database
- Team coordination (up to 5 users)
- Basic reports & analytics
14 days free · No credit card required
FAQ
Questions? We've Got Answers.
They don't. They prefer whatever is easiest. An email with a pay button is easier than a piece of paper and a checkbook. Trust us — once they try it, they won't go back.
If you can send a text message, you can use CrewDash. It's designed for electricians, not software engineers. Most users are invoicing within 5 minutes of signing up.
Fair point. For the occasional customer who truly doesn't have email, you can still print a CrewDash invoice as a PDF. But most of your customers have email — even the ones who claim they don't.
If CrewDash helps you get paid for even one job that would have gone unpaid, it pays for itself for the entire year. At 10 jobs/month, the math is a no-brainer.