Getting paid is essential. Making the process of getting paid simply is critical. Being able to track your payments, allow clients to pay online, maintain projects and record time sheets is spectacular. Many applications do this, but few have all the options in one place – FreshBooks does.

There are dozens and dozens of free invoicing applications out there. A few are great (offer a lot of neat design features, send as PDF, pat you on the back and say “Good job!”, etc.) but even less go above and beyond your typical invoice creator. Say hello to the horribly named Curdbee!