If you have clients on a monthly retainer or ongoing service contract, you're probably doing the same thing every month: opening last month's invoice, changing the date, and sending it again.
This is a waste of time that recurring invoices eliminate entirely.
A recurring invoice is an invoice that is created and sent automatically on a schedule you set. You configure it once, and it runs on its own:
Recurring invoices are useful for any Nigerian freelancer with ongoing relationships:
If you send the same invoice amount to the same client more than twice, it's worth setting up as a recurring invoice.
Save time: Instead of creating an invoice manually each month, it's done automatically.
Never forget to invoice: If you're busy with a project, it's easy to forget to send your monthly invoice. Recurring invoices send themselves.
Get paid faster: Clients on recurring invoices develop a payment rhythm. They expect the invoice and pay it as a regular bill.
Look more professional: Automated invoicing signals that you run an organised business.
1. Create a new invoice in Soloist
2. Set the amount, client, and description
3. Enable "Recurring" and choose your schedule (weekly, monthly, etc.)
4. Set a start date and optionally an end date
5. Save — Soloist automatically creates and sends the invoice on schedule
You can also set up automatic payment reminders for recurring invoices, so if a client doesn't pay within 7 days, they get a reminder automatically.
If you have 5 retainer clients, that's 5 invoices to send and track every month — plus 5 sets of follow-ups if any of them pay late.
With recurring invoices and automatic reminders, this whole process runs in the background. You focus on the work. Soloist handles the billing.