Before getting started make sure you already have an account with Blinksale, the popular online invoicing service. Also, make sure your Tempo account is a Moderato-level account or higher.

Step 1

To access your Blinksale account, you’ll need to fill in a couple of fields in your profile. In Tempo, go to the “Account / Upgrade” tab, and scroll down to the section “Blinksale Integration Settings.”

Fill in each field according to the details of your Blinksale account (note that SSL is only available to some Blinksale accounts). Click the “Check your settings…” link to test that your settings are working correctly. Don’t forget to save your settings by clicking the ‘Save Profile’ button. Now you are ready to access the Blinksale invoicing features.

Step 2

Invoices work just like everything else on the Time & Reports screen – what you see is what you get. Select the entries you wish to invoice by setting the date range, and selecting the appropriate projects and tags.

Above we’re selecting entries for this month so far, for the project ‘[Conglomo] Site Build’.

Step 3

Click the Invoicing tab near the top of the screen and you’ll see the Invoice form for Blinksale:

The “Blinksale Client” drop-down provides a list of the clients you’ve set up in your Blinksale account. Select the client, add an Invoice # and you’re good – the other fields are optional.

Step 4

Click the “Create invoice!” button to generate the invoice in Blinksale. After Tempo generates the invoice you’ll see a direct link to follow into Blinksale.

Step 5

Review your invoice details in Blinksale and deliver it to the recipient.