The Creative Agency’s Guide to Getting Paid
Clients will scrutinize payment terms more than any other part of your contract. Learn what language and provisions you need to get paid in full and on time.
Insights & Resources
What NOT To Do When Hiring Freelancers and Contractors
Creative agencies have long hired freelancers and contractors to handle a variety of projects. But a growing trend among taxing authorities is to collect a...
Listing Agreement Basics When Selling Your Agency
Before you engage a broker to facilitate the sale of your creative agency, discover which crucial details you need to include in your listing agreement.
Employee or Contractor? Mitigating The Risk of Worker Misclassification
Even treating your freelancers like employees can be enough to expose your agency to risk. Learn how to properly classify workers to protect your business.
How to Write Payment Triggers into Digital Agency Contracts
Getting your digital agency paid is a lot easier when your MSA or SOW spells out the payment triggers. Consider these tips when drafting your next contact.
Guarding Against Trademark Issues in Agency Contracts
If your agency creates logos, naming, or tag lines as part of your branding work, your contracts should clearly state that the client is responsible for co...
Why Isn’t Your Agency Getting Paid? Make Payment Terms Clear In Your Contracts
Ambiguous language and over-promised services usually lead to disputes between agency and client. Learn what language you need to get paid in full, on time.
Don’t Be Intimidated by Agency Indemnification Clauses
Indemnification is a big word, one we don’t often use outside of a legal context. Understand what indemnity means for your indemnity and how to negotiate it successfully.
Introducing Emessay
Introducing Emessay: an online service for generating legalese-free, customizable contracts for your creative business.
Planning for PPP Forgiveness
Once you have a PPP loan, your focus turns to forgiveness. We don’t have official guidance yet, but are expecting regulations soon. When we see that guidance, we’ll update this post. Until then, here is what we think.
Covid-19 Agency Survival Guide
Summary of key developments and tips for agencies in the time of Covid-19. Updates on new legislation beneficial to agencies, recommendations for contract issues, how to get paid, navigating employment matters, and more. Will keep updated.
Recommended Elements for Every SOW
Your SOW is a key part of your contract. In many cases, it’s the first thing your client reads (and maybe the only thing). More than just explaining projec...
