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Top 3 Freelance Developer Contract Templates (Free)
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<p>This article is for you if you are either of the following:</p>
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<li>You’re a <strong><a href="https://blog.finxter.com/the-complete-guide-to-freelance-developing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="The Complete Guide to Freelance Developing">freelance developer</a></strong> or <strong>freelancing agency</strong> and you want to offer your services to a client.</li>
<li>You’re a <a href="https://blog.finxter.com/remote-freelance-developer-work-from-home/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="Top 14 Places to Find Remote Freelance Developer Gigs and Work From Home"><strong>client</strong> </a>and you want to take the service from a freelance developer. </li>
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<p>If you belong to either group, you’re in the right place! <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f642.png" alt="?" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
<p class="has-pale-pink-background-color has-background"><strong>Disclaimer</strong>: <em>Before I <strong>share the contract templates for freelance developers</strong> with you, I’m legally required to tell you that I’m not an attorney (I’m a programmer first and teacher second). So, <strong>you cannot take this as legal advice</strong>. Instead, I simply share some contract templates with you that I found useful during my <a href="https://blog.finxter.com/webinar-freelancer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="Webinar Freelancer">own career as a freelance developer</a>.</em></p>
<p>Yeah, I also like the color of the disclaimer background. Are you ready for the legal stuff? So, let’s get it over already!</p>
<p><strong><em>ALL LINKS OPEN IN A NEW TAB!</em></strong><em> I hate those links that don’t do this.</em></p>
<h2><a href="https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/projects/contract-killer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/projects/contract-killer">#1 Freelance Web Development Contract (GoogleDocs, PDF)</a></h2>
<p>Based on the contract given at the <a href="https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/projects/contract-killer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/projects/contract-killer">source</a>, I’ve created a Google Docs contract and a PDF that you can access here:</p>
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<li><strong>Google Docs Template:</strong> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mHNWFx-MCfMB1bM-yhOeufFi9T_Gh8TVJmF_1qMuvCg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mHNWFx-MCfMB1bM-yhOeufFi9T_Gh8TVJmF_1qMuvCg/edit?usp=sharing</a></li>
<li><strong>PDF Download: </strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mHNWFx-MCfMB1bM-yhOeufFi9T_Gh8TVJmF_1qMuvCg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mHNWFx-MCfMB1bM-yhOeufFi9T_Gh8TVJmF_1qMuvCg/edit?usp=sharing</a></li>
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<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mHNWFx-MCfMB1bM-yhOeufFi9T_Gh8TVJmF_1qMuvCg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-185.png" alt="Freelance Web Developer Contract" class="wp-image-15412" width="581" height="575" srcset="https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-185.png 775w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-185-300x297.png 300w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-185-768x760.png 768w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-185-96x96.png 96w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-185-150x148.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px" /></a></figure>
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<p>This contract is 100% based on the excellent resource from <strong>Stuff & Nonsense</strong> at the following site:</p>
<p class="has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background"><strong>Link</strong>: <a href="https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/projects/contract-killer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/projects/contract-killer</a></p>
<p>This particular contract was quite useful during my career as a <a href="https://blog.finxter.com/become-python-freelancer-course/" title="Become Python Freelancer Course" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">freelance developer earning $100 per hour and more</a>—and I’m very grateful for the great work they’ve put into it. It’s also a contract that doesn’t shy away clients because it’s easy to read, relatable, and authentic. Love it!</p>
<h2><a href="https://www.docracy.com/0kpa5hfcobb/freelance-developer-contract" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://www.docracy.com/0kpa5hfcobb/freelance-developer-contract">#2 Freelance Developer Contract (GoogleDocs, PDF)</a></h2>
<p>Again, based on the contract given at the <a href="https://www.docracy.com/0kpa5hfcobb/freelance-developer-contract" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://www.docracy.com/0kpa5hfcobb/freelance-developer-contract">source</a>, I’ve created a Google Docs contract and a PDF that you can access here:</p>
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<li><strong>Google Docs Template:</strong> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M_KdKLh6U15TjVTpIsEvEgvsY_VzsBxrUwdqyaOR-7E/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M_KdKLh6U15TjVTpIsEvEgvsY_VzsBxrUwdqyaOR-7E/edit?usp=sharing</a></li>
<li><strong>PDF Download:</strong> <a href="https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Freelance-Developer-Contract.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Freelance-Developer-Contract.pdf</a></li>
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<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M_KdKLh6U15TjVTpIsEvEgvsY_VzsBxrUwdqyaOR-7E/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-187.png" alt="Freelance Developer Contract" class="wp-image-15427" width="586" height="560" srcset="https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-187.png 781w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-187-300x287.png 300w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-187-768x735.png 768w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-187-150x143.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px" /></a></figure>
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<p>You can find the full contract either on the Google Docs I created for you (<strong><em>click on the image!</em></strong>) or at the original site as given in the following link.</p>
<p class="has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background"><strong>Link</strong>: <a href="https://www.docracy.com/0kpa5hfcobb/freelance-developer-contract" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.docracy.com/0kpa5hfcobb/freelance-developer-contract</a></p>
<p>Do you prefer a Word template? No problem, there’s a contract template for you as well!</p>
<h2><a href="https://legaltemplates.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Freelance-Contract.doc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://legaltemplates.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Freelance-Contract.doc">#3 Basic Freelance Contract Template (Word)</a></h2>
<p>Do you seek more general contract templates for freelancers? Here’s a Word contract template from legaltemplates.net:</p>
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<p>What I particularly like about this template is that the underscores highlight clearly where you need to fill in the blanks. It cannot get any simpler than that!</p>
<p class="has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background"><strong>Link</strong>: <a href="https://legaltemplates.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Freelance-Contract.doc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://legaltemplates.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Freelance-Contract.doc</a></p>
<p>You don’t need four contracts—one is sufficient. However, I found that there’s one resource missing of a general freelancer contract (not necessarily tailored towards <a href="https://blog.finxter.com/full-time-python-freelancer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="How to Go Full-Time ($3000/m) as a Python Freelancer">freelance develoepers</a>) that’s also available as a Google Docs. As it turns out, there’s one that fits these requirements perfectly!</p>
<h2><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bg_1m1C05YqTJzp5MBZMhlREemUrFrOvOE7rsNOc2X0/edit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bg_1m1C05YqTJzp5MBZMhlREemUrFrOvOE7rsNOc2X0/edit">#4 General Freelancing Contract (GoogleDocs)</a></h2>
<p>This excellent freelancing contract is from Jyssica Schwartz—and it addresses a wide spectrum of issues. Here’s the <strong>table of contents</strong>:</p>
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<p>Click the following image to check out the interactive contract template on GoogleDocs:</p>
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<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bg_1m1C05YqTJzp5MBZMhlREemUrFrOvOE7rsNOc2X0/edit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-189.png" alt="" class="wp-image-15435" width="591" height="587" srcset="https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-189.png 788w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-189-300x298.png 300w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-189-150x149.png 150w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-189-768x762.png 768w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-189-96x96.png 96w" sizes="(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px" /></a></figure>
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<p>This is a comprehensive contract but it requires a bit more work for you to get started. Here’s the link to the original contract resource:</p>
<p class="has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background"><strong>Link</strong>: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bg_1m1C05YqTJzp5MBZMhlREemUrFrOvOE7rsNOc2X0/edit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bg_1m1C05YqTJzp5MBZMhlREemUrFrOvOE7rsNOc2X0/edit</a></p>
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<p>These four contract templates should be sufficient to get you started with <a href="https://blog.finxter.com/python-freelancing-fiverr-gig-webscraping/" title="Python Freelancing: My First Fiverr Gig and How I Solved It" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">your first few gigs</a>. I know it can be a pain to customize a given contract template—you have to read over it at least once—but view it as a <strong>one-time </strong>investment into your business success. If you set up the contract once, it can protect you from litigation for many years to come. <strong><em>Get this one thing done today and make one big step progress towards your new freelancing adventure!</em></strong></p>
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<figure class="aligncenter size-medium is-resized"><a href="https://amzn.to/2Re2JqO" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/final_cover-200x300.jpg" alt="Leaving the Rat Race with Python Book" class="wp-image-11850" width="200" height="300" srcset="https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/final_cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/final_cover-scaled.jpg 683w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/final_cover-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/final_cover-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/final_cover-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/final_cover-150x225.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></figure>
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<h2 class="wp-block-block">Where to Go From Here?</h2>
<p>Enough theory, let’s get some practice!</p>
<p>To become successful in coding, you need to get out there and solve real problems for real people. That’s how you can become a six-figure earner easily. And that’s how you polish the skills you really need in practice. After all, what’s the use of learning theory that nobody ever needs?</p>
<p><strong>Practice projects is how you sharpen your saw in coding!</strong></p>
<p>Do you want to become a code master by focusing on practical code projects that actually earn you money and solve problems for people?</p>
<p>Then become a Python freelance developer! It’s the best way of approaching the task of improving your Python skills—even if you are a complete beginner.</p>
<p>Join my free webinar <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://blog.finxter.com/webinar-freelancer/" target="_blank">“How to Build Your High-Income Skill Python”</a> and watch how I grew my coding business online and how you can, too—from the comfort of your own home.</p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://blog.finxter.com/freelance-developer-contract-templates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Top 3 Freelance Developer Contract Templates (Free)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://blog.finxter.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Finxter</a>.</p>
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