Main contract
Freelance / service agreement
The default contract for any client engagement. Scope, payment, IP, termination — thirteen sections.
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The jobs to be done
The pain that drives drafting. Each one has a clause pattern that fixes it.
Payment milestones, late-payment terms, deposit upfront. The clauses that make invoices land.
IP transfer triggered by payment. Until they pay, the work is yours.
What's in, what's out, what counts as a change. The line between project and scope creep.
Approval timelines, dispute resolution, governing law. Reduce the cost of a future fight.
Five minutes from intake to signed PDF. The agreement is ready before the kickoff call.
The freelancer stack
Generate them once. Reuse them across every client.
Main contract
The default contract for any client engagement. Scope, payment, IP, termination — thirteen sections.
Privacy
For when the client wants to share something sensitive — strategy, customer lists, financial details — before the engagement.
Scope
Fixed scope, fixed price, defined milestones. The clarification document for each new engagement.
Recurring work
For ongoing monthly engagements. Fixed fee, included hours, rollover and cancellation rules.
If you hire help
When you bring in another freelancer to handle part of a project. Flow-down terms, IP, payment.
Before / after
Search for a template. Find five. Compare them. Copy-paste sections from each into Word. Realize you don't know what an indemnification clause is supposed to look like. Skip it. Send the contract anyway.
Describe the engagement in plain English. Answer eight questions. Review the draft. Adjust any clause. Download as Word or PDF. Send for signature. Done in five minutes.
Common deal types
One-time
A logo, a website, a short campaign. Service agreement + SOW, IP transfer on final payment.
Recurring
Ongoing content, ongoing maintenance, ongoing advisory. Retainer agreement with rollover and notice.
Hourly
Open-ended work, hourly rate, monthly invoicing. Service agreement with hours-based payment terms.
Equity / barter
When the deal isn't straight cash. Service agreement with non-standard payment terms — review with counsel.
Partnership
Two freelancers building something together. Partnership agreement, IP joint ownership, profit splits.
Sub-hire
Subcontractor agreement with flow-down terms, IP, and confidentiality.
The freelancer risk map
Late, partial, or never. Fix: deposit, milestones, late-fee, suspension rights. See more →
Client uses work before paying. Fix: IP transfer triggered by full payment.
Project drags because client doesn't respond. Fix: approval-timeout clause.
"Can you just add one more thing?" Fix: change-order clause + revision limits.
Client walks at 80%. Fix: kill-fee clause for pre-termination work.
Your flow with BizDraft
New client? Recurring work? Subcontractor? Pick the shape that matches.
Project, payment, IP, timeline. Eight questions, plain English.
Inline edits. Accept, adjust, or rewrite any clause.
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