A web designer often sells in packages: a simple site, a site with a web shop, an extra page. Around that comes a second income stream: hosting, maintenance and small changes that return every month or year.
Quotes and invoices for web designers: from website package to maintenance
Web designers
Your packages sit in a list of your own, the quote is quickly built and you invoice hosting or maintenance as a recurring invoice.
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SmartWerk fits when you work with fixed prices. You record your packages once, build the quote from those lines, record agreements in a contract and have hosting and maintenance prepared as a recurring invoice. If you work entirely by the hour, look mainly at the page for developers or consultants.
Where it goes wrong in practice
Every quote built differently
One time a lump sum, the next an hour estimate. A fixed list of packages makes your quotes comparable.
Scope that expands
A client asks for one more page and one more change. Without recorded agreements nobody knows what was included.
Hosting and maintenance you forget to invoice
An annual domain renewal or monthly maintenance returns. If you do not schedule it, you miss it.
Subscriptions and tools you pay for yourself
Domains, plug-ins, fonts and software you pay for your client. Those costs must be findable.
How a job moves through SmartWerk
Every step is an existing SmartWerk feature; click through for the details.
Record website packages
A simple site, a web shop, an extra page: each with price and VAT.
Quote for a site
Pick lines from your packages and put a validity date on it.
Agreements in a contract
You record what is included and have your client sign it.
Project per site
A project keeps the work on one site together.
Hours for extra work
Record hours for work outside the package.
Invoice for delivery
Make the invoice from the quote or the project.
Hosting and maintenance recurring
Hosting or maintenance per month, quarter or year as a draft.
The tools that matter most here
Why this fits SmartWerk
Packages as building blocks
Anyone working with fixed packages gets the most out of Products & services: the list feeds your quotes and invoices.
One-off and recurring side by side
The site build is a one-off invoice, hosting and maintenance are recurring. Both on the same client.
A portfolio with a link
You make a CV or portfolio page that you can share with new clients.
Frequently asked questions
Can I invoice hosting monthly?
Yes, with a recurring invoice: monthly, quarterly or yearly. SmartWerk makes a draft; you send it.
Can I save my packages?
Yes. With Products & services you record packages with price and VAT and use them on quotes and invoices.
Can I share a portfolio?
You can make a CV or portfolio page and share a link with new clients.
Do I need a contract for every site?
That is optional. For a small job a quote often suffices.
SmartWerk is invoicing and administration software for self-employed people, not a full accounting package and not a replacement for your bookkeeper or adviser.
Try it with your own clients
Create a free account and start with one client. Upgrading can wait until you really need a feature.