//Templates
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This category has a habit: publish a template, put a form in front of it, and charge for a Word document with your inbox. These are given away whole. Copy the text out and use it today, in whatever tools you already have.
Proposal template
Freelance proposal template (copy-ready)
The proposal structure that closes: outcome first, scope in the client's language, three anchored options, one clear next step. Copy it, or hand North your notes and get it drafted for you.
OpenContract checklist
Freelance contract checklist — the clauses that protect you
The clause-by-clause checklist for freelance agreements: scope, revisions, payment terms, kill fee, IP transfer on payment, late-payment interest. Check your contract against it before you sign or send.
OpenLate-payment emails
Late-payment email templates — three escalations that aren't awkward
Three copy-ready follow-ups for an overdue invoice — friendly nudge, firm follow-up, formal notice — that stay professional at every step and preserve the relationship.
OpenChange order
Change order template — charge for scope changes without the fight
The one-page change order that turns 'can we also…' into paid work: what changed, what it costs, what it does to the timeline, approved in writing before work begins.
OpenDiscovery call script
Discovery call script — the questions that scope the project on the call
A working script for client discovery calls: the openers, the value questions most freelancers skip, the budget conversation, and the close that sets up a same-day proposal.
OpenKickoff checklist
Project kickoff checklist — start the project like the expert they hired
The checklist between 'yes' and 'day one': signed agreement, deposit cleared, materials in, decision process named, kickoff note sent. Ten minutes of setup that prevents the classic mid-project failures.
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