Free template
A Statement of Work that actually gets you paid
Most SOWs are written to look official. This one's written to stop scope creep and get the money moving. Free, copy-paste ready.
A good SOW isn’t legal theatre. It’s the document you point at when a client says “I thought that was included.” Get it right and half your billing arguments never happen.
This is the template I wish I’d used for the first ten years of running my agency. Plain English. No “heretofores.”
What’s inside
Scope, written tight
What's in, and the bit everyone forgets: what's explicitly out.
Milestone payment schedule
Deposit + milestones, so you invoice on delivery instead of end-of-month.
Change-order language
The clause that turns “quick favour” into a billable line item.
Payment terms
Net 14 baked in, with a late-fee clause that does its job just by existing.
Approval + sign-off blocks
Who signs, when, and what they're agreeing to.
Where the SOW goes next
Milestones that invoice themselves
The SOW sets the milestones. In Handl those same milestones sit on a timeline, and when one is signed off the invoice for it drafts itself and the reminders take over from there.
Use the template first. When you’re tired of retyping the milestone schedule into an invoice, that’s the moment.
Worth knowing
Why net 14, why milestones
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Reclaim your time
Stop being your own debt collector.
Get paid faster with automated invoicing and reminders.
