Guides for freelancers
Practical guides on pricing, deposits, revisions, quotes and getting paid. Short, specific, and free.
How to price social media management packagesA step-by-step way to price monthly social media packages from your time and rate, plus how to price extras, platforms and revisions so they stop being free.Read the guide →How much deposit should a freelancer ask for?Common deposit and payment schedules for freelancers, when to use each, how to word it on a quote, and what to do when a client says no.Read the guide →How to charge for extra revisionsHow many revision rounds to include, how to price extra rounds, what counts as a revision versus a new request, and the wording to use with clients.Read the guide →How to follow up on an unpaid invoiceA polite, firm follow-up schedule for overdue invoices, with email and WhatsApp templates for each step, and how to make the next invoice get paid on time.Read the guide →Hourly, project or retainer pricing?When freelancers should charge by the hour, by the project or with a monthly retainer, the risks of each, and how to move clients from one to another.Read the guide →How to write a videography quoteWhat to include in a quote for a video or photo shoot: shoot days, crew, editing, deliverables, revisions, usage, travel and a deposit, with an example layout.Read the guide →How to stop scope creepA practical checklist to stop scope creep on freelance projects: a clear scope, what's not included, a change process, phases and the wording to use.Read the guide →
Free tools
Free invoice generatorMake a clean invoice and download it as a PDF.Open the tool →Free quote generatorWrite a quote with a deposit and payment schedule, as a PDF.Open the tool →Freelance rate calculatorWork out your minimum hourly and day rate from what you want to earn.Open the tool →Social media package pricing calculatorPrice a monthly social media retainer, and the extras on top.Open the tool →
Put it into practice
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