Consulting Retainer Agreement Template (Free, Copy and Use)
A free consulting retainer agreement template you can copy, plus the three blanks that decide everything: rollover, overage and how the agreement ends.
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How to Ask for Payment Professionally (Without Sounding Rude)
Why polite follow ups get ignored, the one question that actually gets answered, and the three message schedule to use when an invoice goes past due.
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5 Payment Reminder Email Templates That Actually Get You Paid
Five payment reminder email templates, the schedule to send them on, and what the law lets you claim when an invoice goes unpaid.
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What Is a Debit Note? The 7 Essential Details It Must Show
A debit note increases the amount owed on an invoice already issued. Who sends one, the 14 day VAT rule, and the seven details it must carry.
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What Is a Statement of Account? The Document You Should Never Pay From
A statement of account summarises a period and is not a demand for payment. What it shows, why never to pay from one, and what to include.
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Remittance Advice: What It Is, What to Include and When to Send One
A remittance advice tells your supplier exactly what a payment covers. Here is what to include, when to send it, and why no law anywhere requires one.
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Proforma Invoice: What It Is, When to Send One and What to Put On It
A proforma invoice is not a quote and not an invoice. Here is what it is, what belongs on it, the VAT rule that catches people out, and when sending one is the wrong move.
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Late Payment Fee: What You Can Actually Charge in the US, UK and EU
A late payment fee only works if it was in the contract first. Here is exactly what you can charge in the US, UK and EU, how to calculate it, and how to make clients pay it.
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Statement of Work vs Scope of Work: The Difference and When You Need Each
Statement of work vs scope of work: what each document contains, why the difference decides whether you get paid, and which one you actually need before starting a project.
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Net 30 Payment Terms: What They Mean and When to Offer Them
What net 30 payment terms mean, when the thirty days actually start, what the law says if you agree nothing, what offering net 30 costs you, and when to offer it.
