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1I want the freelance game playbook
A guided path through the real games inside freelance work: credibility, fit, pricing, scope, payment, retention, and capacity.
Open I want the freelance game playbookCodex
11Set freelance rates
Set freelance rates with a repeatable system: floor math, packaging, hourly vs project vs retainer, negotiation scripts, and scope control.
Open Set freelance ratesOnboarding and retaining clients
A practical freelancer delivery system: onboarding checklists, kickoff cadence, scope control, review cycles, progress updates, and renewal/retainer practices.
Open Onboarding and retaining clientsOutside options and negotiation: how to negotiate freelance rates without bluffing
Use outside options, concession planning, and cleaner negotiation structure to raise rates without theatrics.
Open Outside options and negotiation: how to negotiate freelance rates without bluffingGetting paid on time
Reduce late payments with clear invoice terms, deposits/milestones, a polite-to-firm follow-up cadence, and a work-pause policy you actually enforce.
Open Getting paid on timeTaxes: weekly tracking workflow
A practical weekly bookkeeping workflow for freelancers: track income/expenses, store receipts, set aside taxes, and avoid last-minute filing chaos.
Open Taxes: weekly tracking workflowSolo operating system: reduce admin
A minimal freelancer operating system: one place for tasks, docs, and billing, plus SOPs and a weekly review rhythm to reduce admin and stress.
Open Solo operating system: reduce adminMoney, tax & bookkeeping for freelancers
Practical money systems for freelancers: get paid on time, set aside taxes, and run minimal bookkeeping so filing and planning stay boring.
Open Money, tax & bookkeeping for freelancersClient signaling and screening: qualify freelance clients before they waste your time
Use signaling and screening to attract better-fit clients, reduce discovery waste, and choose work that is worth doing.
Open Client signaling and screening: qualify freelance clients before they waste your timeTools
18Client Concentration & Capacity Scorecard
A scorecard for checking how your current client mix affects leverage, risk, and sustainable capacity.
Open Client Concentration & Capacity ScorecardFreelance Health Check
A seven-domain diagnosis for pipeline, pricing, concentration, scope, payment, burnout, and systems, with next moves routed into the Codex.
Open Freelance Health CheckDiscovery Call Checklist
An interactive checklist for prepping, running, and following up on discovery calls so they turn into scoped next steps.
Open Discovery Call ChecklistNegotiation Prep & Concession Planner
A template for deciding your target, floor, tradeables, non-negotiables, and walk-away points before the price conversation starts.
Open Negotiation Prep & Concession PlannerFirst 30 Days Checklist
An interactive checklist to get from 'starting' to 'steady pipeline' without drowning in busywork.
Open First 30 Days ChecklistClient Screening Checklist
A checklist for qualifying freelance clients before discovery turns into unpaid consulting or bad-fit work.
Open Client Screening ChecklistQuote to SOW Checklist
A checklist to turn discovery notes into a scoped quote and a lightweight SOW with boundaries, review windows, and payment terms.
Open Quote to SOW ChecklistGame Diagnosis Worksheet
A worksheet for seeing the structure under a freelance problem before you react.
Open Game Diagnosis WorksheetRadar
2Signals: rates and demand (template)
Track a few signals you can measure in 10 minutes a week. Don’t change strategy based on one bad week. Use your close rate and lead flow to choose the next move.
Open Signals: rates and demand (template)Late payment patterns (template)
A reusable late-payment checklist for freelancers: diagnose why invoices drift, run a polite-to-firm follow-up sequence, enforce a work-pause policy, and prevent repeats.
Open Late payment patterns (template)