Freelance contract advice

[samuraidr]

I’ve been doing PPC for 12 years and working for myself full time for about a year now. I might be able to help you with some advice. You can book a time with me on my site if you want to chat through the setup stuff. https://www.samuraidr.com/schedule-a-call/

[onlyfoolandhorse]

That all sounds like a distraction to me.
I’d just go on UpWork and start applying for jobs.

Start bidding high then slowly come down if you have to. Prepare to get knocked back a lot and tailor proposals to their business.

Get people on the phone.

Offer a free audit then schedule a call to discuss. Nothing that takes too long, just enough to show them you know what you’re talking about.

Is it ideal long term? Fuck no. Is it income and somewhere to learn the ropes? Absolutely.

Also: Get people off UpWork and arrange direct invoicing. Pay will be more delayed but those 20/10% fees are a bastard.

[cinemanja]

Honestly I bet a lot of people ever could use your help. I’ve freelanced as a designer then art director then writer / creative director for 15 years – it’s a learning curve for sure… but just make sure when you start relationships get paid early and often.

[PaidSearchCoach]

Here’s an answer to a similar question I posted recently in this community that may help you, but it isn’t specific to what you asked as that is very dependent on a multitude of personal factors (e.g. financial and growth goals, current financial situation, sales abilities, types of clients you’d prefer to attract, etc), but I’ve bolded the pieces that are more relevant to that…

Having freelanced for paid search in multiple capacities over the years, one thing I’ll add here that often gets overlooked by people considering or just starting out freelancing: accept that you are starting a business; own it. Meaning you’ll want to get acclimated to business fundamentals outside your responsibilities related to providing PPC services, such as accounting (e.g. money in, money out, taxation, invoicing), time/project management, communications, empathy, legal, sales, retention, etc.

Clients may initially trust you with their business based on competence, but unless you really know your stuff, create a solid business relationship, and manage your time and finances well, keeping those clients and/or keeping yourself healthy and profitable may present a challenge.

Some tools / resources that may help you get started in your particular situation:
* **Freshbooks or Intuit Quickbooks Self Employed**
* Basecamp or Asana
* Toggl
* G Suite (paid version)
* **LegalZoom**
* Upwork
* E-Myth Contractor by Michael Gerber
* The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
* [BG Theory | How To Run Your PPC Accounts Like A Project](https://bgtheory.com/blog/how-to-run-your-ppc-accounts-like-a-project/) (dated, but relevant)
* **PPC Hero** has lots of helpful content for agency owners / freelancers (go to their blog section and search “agency”)
* LinkedIn (build your network and manage your reputation)

[antimatteradam]

Im a freelancer. DM me any questions you may have.

[EnderWiII]

I need PPC help! lol

[Live_cargo]

1. The fastest way is to get a hold of a competitor’s contract for services and modify it 😉
2. Otherwise, I used Law Depot and got myself a General Services ( or Professional Services) agreement [https://www.lawdepot.ca/](https://www.lawdepot.ca/) . Clauses from boilerplate sites tend to be too narrow, restrictive, and off-putting in a transactional way. So step 2 would be to go over it and delete some as you see fit. It’s easier than trying to come up with a contract on your own and cheaper than hiring your own lawyer.

Everyone running a business should get something in writing, even a simple 1 pager will help. It’s not a distraction. If things go south you’d wish there was a contract in place that draws the line for you. If you chose to not use a General Services agreement then a Scope of Work contract can be used to clarify the deliverables and deadline.

At the very very least, address your deliverables and the payment terms. Leaving those 2 out would be like leaving your doors open while you sleep at night.