How do I update my newspaper's billing settings?
In the Billing section of My Organization settings, you can control newspaper-wide settings related to invoices and billing. These settings will apply by default to all notices in your newspaper. However, you can also control certain settings on individual notice types and customers, as noted below. To update your Billing settings, click the Edit button, and make sure to save your changes before you leave the page.
Here are the settings available to you in Billing:
Require upfront payment? If this setting is enabled, all invoices in your newspaper will require upfront payment by default. When creating invoices, you can always select to turn off upfront payment. You can also set upfront payment requirements on specific customers or customer organizations; settings on customers and customer organizations override the default setting configured in Billing. (For example, if you turn on upfront payment in Billing, but Jane Doe is set to not require upfront payment, then Jane's invoices will not require upfront payment.) To learn more about upfront payment see How do I require upfront payment from a customer?
Automatically generate invoices? If this setting is enabled, all notices in your newspaper will have invoices automatically generated upon notice submission. We recommend this setting for flat or fixed rates. You can also configure auto-invoicing for specific notice types that have flat rates. Notice type settings override the default Billing configuration. (For example, if you do not enable auto-invoicing in Billing, but a notice type does have auto-invoicing enabled, then notices of that type will have invoices automatically generated.)
Send automatic invoice reminders? If this setting is enabled, Column will send weekly invoice reminders to customers about overdue payments. Reminders send one day after the invoice due date passes, then every seven days until the invoice is paid. To learn more about invoice reminders see How can I send a reminder to my customer to pay their invoice?