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PDFFree

The Freelancer Starter Pack

A 22-page PDF with the exact order I'd do things in if I had to start again tomorrow. Skill selection, profile setup, proposal templates, pricing ladder, first-client checklist.

22 pagesUpdated Apr 2026
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NotionTemplate

Client Tracker Notion Template

The Notion dashboard I actually use. Project pipeline, invoice tracker, follow-up reminders, and a simple monthly revenue view. Duplicate in 10 seconds.

One-click duplicateUpdated Mar 2026
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Swipe fileGoogle Doc

The Proposal Swipe File

Seven proposals that actually landed clients — with notes on why each one worked. Copy the structure, not the words. Includes a "first ten lines" template.

7 real proposalsUpdated Feb 2026
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category 01 —

Templates that save you hours

Invoicing

The 1-page invoice template

Clean, professional, and actually gets paid. Includes late-payment terms that don't feel rude.

Google Doc / PDF
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Contracts

Simple freelance agreement

The contract I send every new client. Two pages. Plain language. No "hereto" or "pursuant to" anywhere.

Editable
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Email

The "following up" email

The three-line follow-up I send when a client goes quiet. Polite, firm, converts shockingly often.

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Notion

Weekly planning page

A Sunday-night page that takes 10 minutes and sets up the whole week. Not a productivity cult — just a good page.

Duplicate in Notion
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Checklists you'll actually use

The "before I apply" checklist

Nine things I check before sending any proposal. Catches the kind of mistakes that quietly kill your conversion rate.

1-page PDF
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First-client onboarding checklist

The 12 questions I ask every new client before day one. Saves at least one crisis per project.

1-page PDF
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Pre-publish video checklist

Audio, lighting, captions, thumbnail, title, description, tags. The list I run through before every upload.

1-page PDF
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Weekly "reset" checklist

The Sunday-night 30-minute reset that sets up a calm Monday. Inbox zero not required.

1-page PDF
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category 03 —

Swipe files — real, redacted

7 proposals that won

Real proposals (names redacted) that landed real clients. With notes on exactly why each one converted.

Google Doc
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Cold DM scripts (3 variations)

The exact scripts I use for warm, semi-warm, and totally cold outreach. Copy, tweak, send.

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"Raise my rates" email

The email I send existing clients when it's time to raise prices. Loses almost no one. Feels terrifying. Works.

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The exact tools I use every day

People keep asking. So here's the whole list — with what I actually use each one for, what I pay, and what I'd pick instead if the budget was tighter.

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