COPYWRITING INVOICE
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[YOUR NAME / BUSINESS NAME]
[YOUR ADDRESS], [CITY], [COUNTRY]
[YOUR EMAIL] | [PORTFOLIO URL]
Tax ID: [YOUR TAX ID]

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Bill to
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[CLIENT LEGAL ENTITY NAME]
[CLIENT BILLING ADDRESS]
Attention: [CONTACT NAME] | [BILLING EMAIL]

Invoice details
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Field            | Detail
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Invoice number   | [INVOICE NUMBER]
Issue date       | [DATE]
Due date         | [DATE]
Project / period | [PROJECT NAME] or [MONTH] content
Brief / SOW ref  | [REFERENCE]
Approver         | [NAME, TITLE]
Currency         | [CURRENCY]

Pricing basis is shown per line: PP = per piece, PJ = per project, PW = per word (billed on [AGREED / DELIVERED] word count).

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Pieces delivered
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# | Piece                   | Scope                              | Delivered | Basis | Qty     | Rate       | Amount
- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------- | --------- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | --------
1 | Homepage copy           | Hero, [5] sections, CTA variants   | [DATE]    | PP    | 1       | [FEE]      | [AMOUNT]
2 | Landing page: [NAME]    | ~[800] words, [3] headline options | [DATE]    | PP    | 1       | [FEE]      | [AMOUNT]
3 | Email sequence: [NAME]  | [5] emails with subject lines      | [DATE]    | PJ    | 1       | [FEE]      | [AMOUNT]
4 | Blog article: "[TITLE]" | [1,500] words                      | [DATE]    | PW    | [1,500] | [PER WORD] | [AMOUNT]
5 | Case study: [CUSTOMER]  | [1,000] words incl. pull quotes    | [DATE]    | PP    | 1       | [FEE]      | [AMOUNT]
6 | Ad copy set             | [N] headlines, [N] descriptions    | [DATE]    | PP    | 1       | [FEE]      | [AMOUNT]

Research and interviews
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# | Item                                      | Detail                                                  | Qty     | Rate   | Amount
- | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | --------
7 | Customer interview                        | [NAME / ROLE], [30] min plus prep and notes             | [HOURS] | [RATE] | [AMOUNT]
8 | Competitor and voice-of-customer research | [N] competitors, review mining                          | [HOURS] | [RATE] | [AMOUNT]
9 | SEO research and metadata                 | Keyword map, meta titles and descriptions for [N] pages | [HOURS] | [RATE] | [AMOUNT]

Revisions
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#  | Item                 | Requested            | Qty | Rate        | Amount
-- | -------------------- | -------------------- | --- | ----------- | --------
10 | Included revisions   | [2] rounds per piece | —   | Included    | 0.00
11 | Extra round: [PIECE] | [DATE], by [NAME]    | 1   | [PER ROUND] | [AMOUNT]

Rush and kill fees
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#  | Item                    | Detail                                                     | Amount
-- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | --------
12 | Rush surcharge: [PIECE] | [+X]% for delivery in [N] days, agreed [DATE]              | [AMOUNT]
13 | Kill fee: [PIECE]       | Canceled [DATE] at [STAGE]; [X]% of piece fee per contract | [AMOUNT]

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Totals
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Subtotal                     | [CURRENCY] [AMOUNT]
Discount (if any)            | -[CURRENCY] [AMOUNT]
Tax at [TAX RATE]%           | [CURRENCY] [AMOUNT]
Less deposit received [DATE] | -[CURRENCY] [AMOUNT]
Total due                    | [CURRENCY] [AMOUNT]

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Rights and payment terms
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1. Copyright in the delivered copy transfers to [CLIENT] on payment in full, as set out in [CONTRACT REFERENCE]. [YOUR NAME] may show the published work in a portfolio unless agreed otherwise.
2. Payment due by [DUE DATE]. Quote [INVOICE NUMBER].
3. Queries must be raised within [5] business days, naming the line. Undisputed lines remain payable on the due date.
4. Late payment: [LATE PAYMENT TERMS AS AGREED IN YOUR CONTRACT].

How to pay
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- Bank transfer: [ACCOUNT NAME], [BANK], [ACCOUNT / IBAN], [SWIFT / ROUTING]
- Card or online: [PAYMENT LINK]

Notes
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[e.g. "Next month's content calendar: [N] pieces planned, briefs due [DATE]."]

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How to use this template

1. Give every piece its own line with title, scope and delivery date.
2. Mark the pricing basis so per-word and per-piece lines are never confused.
3. Show research and interviews if they were quoted.
4. Date extra revisions and name who asked for them.

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