The Rivit Invoices blog
Getting paid, honestly
Research-backed writing on the unglamorous half of freelancing: late payments, fees, payment terms, invoice fraud, scope creep — and what fixes them. Stats cited, caveats included.
US small businesses wait 27.9 days on average, plus 7.8 days late. Why net-30 is a convention, not a law — and the terms that actually protect you.
Wires, PayPal, Wise and card links compared on a $1,000 cross-border invoice — and why the fastest international payment is the one that feels domestic to your client.
61% of late payments trace back to errors in the invoice itself. The anatomy of an invoice that gets paid — and the two-minute audit that protects you.
40% of businesses spend 6+ hours a week on receivables admin. What sending an invoice in under a minute actually looks like — no account, no KYC gauntlet.
What Gumroad, Lemon Squeezy, Stripe Invoicing and Rivit Invoices actually take from a $1,000 invoice — including where Stripe direct is cheaper.
92% of businesses now get paid after the due date. Why following up works, why following up blind doesn't, and what live viewed-tracking changes.