TEMPLATES

Free client-business templates

Sign-ready proposals, contracts, invoices and onboarding checklists — adapted from the workflows COLO automates for thousands of independents.

Proposals

Branded, sign-ready proposals that close the booking and collect the deposit in one document.

Freelance Proposal Template
A clean, sign-ready proposal you can adapt for any freelance project — scope, pricing, deliverables, and a deposit clause in one document.

Contracts

Plain-English service contracts with the deposit, IP and termination clauses that hold up in court.

Service Contract Template (with deposit clause)
A plain-English freelance service contract with deposit, scope, IP, and termination clauses — sign-ready for client projects.

Invoices

Professional invoices with payment terms and late-fee language that get you paid on time.

Freelance Invoice Template
A clean, professional freelance invoice — line-item billing, payment terms, late-fee clause and bank or card payment in one document.

Statements of work

Structured SOWs for consulting and project work, with milestone deliverables and acceptance criteria.

Consulting SOW Template
A structured Statement of Work for consulting engagements — objectives, deliverables, acceptance criteria and milestone payment schedule in one document.

Creative briefs

One-page briefs that align stakeholders before the work starts and prevent revision spirals.

Creative Brief Template
A focused creative brief that gets designers, copywriters and creative teams to the right answer faster — audience, message, deliverables and success criteria on one page.

Checklists

Repeatable client-onboarding checklists that turn signed contracts into live projects in five days.

Client Onboarding Checklist
A structured client onboarding checklist that takes you from signed contract to live project — welcome, kickoff, access, and the first deliverable.

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