What a service contract should say, and how to get it signed without the back and forth.
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A deposit is money the client pays you before work starts. Escrow is money held by a neutral third party until the work is approved. This post explains when each one is the better protection, what the law adds, and how to combine them with a signed contract.
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A video contract that skips ownership, usage rights or a kill fee leaves the editor or videographer carrying the risk. This post goes through seven clauses, the US copyright rules behind them, and the deposit schedule that keeps shoots paid for.
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Freelance Isn't Free laws make a written contract and a payment date the baseline for independent work in several US places. This post shows what the laws require, who they cover (it is not only people who live there), how enforcement works, and what to put in your contract.
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A change order records extra work a client asks for after the project starts, what it costs and how it moves the deadline. This post shows what counts as a change, what goes on the page, how to price it, and what to say when the client pushes back.
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If you build websites, apps or online shops for EU clients, an accessibility clause is probably showing up in your briefs. This post explains what the European Accessibility Act covers, why a small studio's exemption does not help, and how to write the clause so it is testable.
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A chargeback is not a refund. The client's bank reverses the payment and charges you a fee, and you usually have 7 to 21 days to respond with evidence. This guide covers the timeline, the real cost, why most disputes are winnable and what evidence moves a bank.
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Tax authorities want your contracts, invoices and payment records for years, while privacy law wants client data deleted once the job is done. This guide splits your files into the record and the raw material, with retention periods for the US, UK and UAE.
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Many service contracts say the work is "made for hire", but for a logo, a website or an app that phrase usually transfers nothing. This post explains what US and UK law say, what an assignment clause does instead, and how AI-generated material changes the picture in 2026.
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A client says "looks good" on a call and disputes the same work three weeks later. This post explains why vague approval is expensive, what a proper sign-off contains, how to run it at each milestone, and what to do when a client goes silent.
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At Config 2026 Figma shipped Motion, a keyframe timeline on the canvas, and brought Weave's generative AI for image and video into Figma Design. For freelancers that means new billable deliverables: UI motion, short product video, animated assets. Most of it needs a Full seat on a paid plan, and the finished files are heavy to hand off. Here is what launched, how to price it, and how to deliver it cleanly.
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Canva made Affinity free in late 2025. This post sets out what the app does, what it needs from you, how well it opens Adobe files, and which designers can drop Creative Cloud and which should keep it, plus how to deliver design work to clients.
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Telling a client you use AI costs a little trust today, and being found out costs more. This guide covers when disclosure is required, how the EU AI Act timeline applies, and a short AI-use clause for your contract.
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A client contract can look polished and still be built against you. The trouble usually hides in five places: who owns the work, when you get paid, what counts as "done," who pays if something breaks, and how either side walks away. Here is how to read a freelance agreement the way a wary lawyer would, and what to change before you sign.
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