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Tools that turn decisions into docs.

Templates, calculators, and checklists for pricing, scoping, contracts, getting paid, and the new game-theory workflow for signaling, negotiation, and capacity.

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Freelance Health Check

A seven-domain diagnosis for pipeline, pricing, concentration, scope, payment, burnout, and systems, with next moves routed into the Codex.

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Game Diagnosis Worksheet

A worksheet for seeing the structure under a freelance problem before you react.

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First 30 Days Checklist

An interactive checklist to get from 'starting' to 'steady pipeline' without drowning in busywork.

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Client Screening Checklist

A checklist for qualifying freelance clients before discovery turns into unpaid consulting or bad-fit work.

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Discovery Call Checklist

An interactive checklist for prepping, running, and following up on discovery calls so they turn into scoped next steps.

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Quote to SOW Checklist

A checklist to turn discovery notes into a scoped quote and a lightweight SOW with boundaries, review windows, and payment terms.

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Client Onboarding & Kickoff Checklist

An onboarding checklist: access, stakeholders, cadence, review windows, and next steps so delivery doesn’t stall.

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Scope Change Checklist

A change request workflow checklist: clarify the request, estimate impact, get approval, and keep scope changes procedural.

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Client Concentration & Capacity Scorecard

A scorecard for checking how your current client mix affects leverage, risk, and sustainable capacity.

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Late Payment Checklist

A checklist for collecting overdue invoices: prevention, follow-ups, work pause, and escalation without making it personal.

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Subcontractor Brief + QA Checklist

A checklist for briefing subcontractors, defining done, and reviewing quality before client delivery.

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Weekly Review Checklist

A 20-minute weekly admin reset checklist for pipeline, delivery, and money so your freelance business doesn’t run on panic.

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Rate Calculator

Convert a target annual income into a day rate and hourly rate based on capacity, overhead, and buffers.

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Negotiation Prep & Concession Planner

A template for deciding your target, floor, tradeables, non-negotiables, and walk-away points before the price conversation starts.

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Freelance Proposal Template

A practical freelance proposal template with section prompts and follow-up email scripts so prospects move from call to clear yes/no decisions.

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Statement of Work (SOW) Template

A lightweight SOW template that makes scope boundaries explicit and makes change requests boring.

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Invoice Template + Late Payment Sequence

A practical invoice template plus a polite-to-firm follow-up sequence to get paid on time.

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Tax Set-Aside Calculator

A simple planner for setting aside money for taxes based on a conservative percentage and your cashflow.

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Discovery Call Agenda

A one-page agenda and notes template that turns a call into a scoped proposal.

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Change Request Addendum Pack

Short addenda you can attach when scope changes: change request, late fees, and timeline shifts.

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