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Freelancers: Stop Losing Track of Client Payments

Canadian freelancers receive payments via e-Transfer constantly. Here's how to know exactly who's paid, who hasn't, and what you're owed.

TransferLog Team
January 28, 2026
2 min read

You invoiced a client three weeks ago. They said they'd pay via e-Transfer. Did they? You're not sure, so you open your email and search "INTERAC." Forty-seven results. You start scrolling.

This is the freelancer payment tracking experience in Canada, and it's broken.

The Problem With "I'll Just Check My Email"

When you have a handful of clients, email search works fine. But as your freelance business grows, the cracks show fast:

  • Multiple payments from the same client blend together in your inbox
  • Different clients send similar amounts, making it hard to tell payments apart
  • You can't quickly see outstanding invoices without cross-referencing another system
  • End-of-month reconciliation takes an hour instead of five minutes

What Good Payment Tracking Looks Like

Good tracking answers three questions instantly:

  1. Who has paid me this month?
  2. Who hasn't paid yet?
  3. How much total income have I received?

If answering any of these takes more than ten seconds, your system isn't working.

How TransferLog Solves This

Connect your Gmail or Outlook account. TransferLog finds every e-Transfer notification and pulls out the sender name, amount, and date.

From there:

  • Filter by client name to see their full payment history
  • Tag by project to track income per engagement
  • See monthly totals at a glance on your dashboard
  • Export clean records for invoicing, taxes, or your own sanity

The Two-Minute Setup

No bank credentials needed. No CSV uploads. No manual data entry.

Connect your email, and TransferLog handles the rest. Every future e-Transfer is logged automatically.

Try it free. No credit card required.

Ready to automate your e-Transfer tracking?

Connect your inbox and see every transaction organized in one dashboard. Setup takes under two minutes.

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Stop tracking e-Transfers by hand.

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