Get your contracts right — free templates I’ve used

One of the most important things as a freelancer is what you put in those contracts. It determines the scope of your work and, just as important, when and how you get paid.

I hate that it’s still a thing that freelancers get paid at the will of the client. I’ve found that well constructed contracts help alleviate that issue so I’m a huge believer in taking as much time as needed to get these contracts right.

Here are just a couple of platforms I use for free contract templates:

Jotform — They have over 60 variations of contracts. Everything from photography to studio rentals to general freelance contracts are included and totally free.

Legalshield — The actual app on my phone is called Shake, but it comes from a larger company called Legalshield. They don’t have quite as many templates as Jotform, but the ones they do have work really well. I mainly use Shake for freelance work and Jotform for larger, more nuanced agreements.

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