Freshtimates are here
This morning, FreshBooks successfully released version 3.9 with Estimates. So far, people seem to be enjoying it, here is some early feedback:
The estimates look great! I also like the new header bar at the top that has the customer’s profile/logout link. Customers used to have problems finding the profile link. This will make it easier for them to find.
You just eliminated one more piece of additional software for me. Thanks!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. In my opinion the new estimates feature is a milestone that will go down in Freshbooks history as the moment when it all got tied together into one huge killer app.
If you haven’t had a chance to try it out yet, the way it works is you can create an estimate before you start any project.
You can then send the estimate to your client and the client can review it online just like they would an invoice. If they are happy, they can accept the estimate or request changes.
You can have a conversation back and forth about the estimate.
Once you and/or your client is happy with the estimate, you can convert it to an invoice or a recurring invoice with one click.
sends more invoices than there are 
10:08 am
Kick ass.
12:14 pm
Freshbooks is golden. Golden I say. I’m off to test the heck out of it but I’m sure it won’t disappoint. Cheers!
3:50 pm
blah blah… I get tired of expressing so much joy.
5:34 pm
Gorgeous implementation, guys.
Well done.
Until I actually saw it and tried it, I didn’t realise how useful it would be.
Thanks.
jonathan
10:23 pm
So beautiful I want to cry with joy.
7:04 am
Oh my God I absolutely love the way you guys did it. I have been asking for this for a long time but it was totally worth the wait. Absolutely excellent work I love it, love it and love it.
Thank you Guys, you rock.
7:13 pm
When can we change the look of the estimates or invoices? These are pretty ugly.
6:24 pm
[...] recently surpassed 175,000 happy business users, is rolling out its much anticipated release of estimates aka Freshtimates as an integrated extension to its industry-leading online invoicing and [...]
2:17 pm
hi !!! Do the estimates auto-remind people if they don’t respond to the estimate ? that is a key feature of invoicing – if the answer is yes, i will probably switch over to creating estimates for people instead of just invoicing them off the top. please tell me that the answer is yes, it would make my day
8:12 pm
When I make an estimate, I am making it to a PROSPECT in general, not a CLIENT.
I shouldn’t have to “create a client” in order to initiate an estimate process – because I shouldn’t have to pay for that clientspace UNTIL they are faced with an actual payable invoice.
Sadly if I must actually create a new client for these estimates I am not going to send them some extra-step estimate, i am going to have to send them an invoice instead. this is too bad because the estimate functionality totally would make sense if i didn’t have to lose a clientspace for sending one (i am already on the 250 plan and don’t want to have to upgrade just to send an estimate.
THANK YOU !
-s