Cut monthly invoice prep time from 6 hours to 30 minutes and reduce client billing disputes by half.
~1 hr
Saved / wk
Medium
Setup
No AI
AI
Use Coda to build a simple tracker where your team logs completed deliverables each month. When the month closes, Coda calculates the final retainer fee based on what was actually delivered and pushes the total to QuickBooks Online as a draft invoice. You stop guessing on billing and your clients see exactly what they paid for.
~1 hr
Saved / Week
Some setup required
Setup Complexity
No AI involved
AI Status
Step 1: Build a deliverables log table in Coda with columns for client, deliverable type, and completion date
Step 2: Add a formula in Coda that counts completed deliverables and multiplies by your rate
Step 3: Connect Coda to Make using the Coda API trigger
Step 4: Set Make to fire on the last day of each month
Step 5: Map the calculated total and client info to a new draft invoice in QuickBooks Online
Step 6: Review and approve the draft invoice before sending
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