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Freelance Email Scripts | Pricing, Boundaries, Late Payments (PDF + Word)

Melike Günaydın

Designed by Melike

HerRescueKits ·

Türkiye

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  • Designed by HerRescueKits
  • Party decor for gatherings and celebrations
  • Digital download
  • Digital file type(s): 1 PDF, 1 other file

THE EMAIL YOU'VE REWRITTEN ELEVEN TIMES? IT'S ALREADY WRITTEN.

You know the one. The client asked for "one tiny extra thing" — the fourth this month. Or the invoice is three weeks overdue. Or someone asked your rate and you felt your fingers typing an apology before the number. You drafted a reply, softened it, softened it again, added an exclamation mark so you don't sound cold — and now it says almost nothing.

Here's the pattern underneath: we've been trained to believe directness costs relationships. It's the opposite. Vague, over-apologetic emails create confusion, and confusion creates the exact conflict you were trying to avoid. Clear is kind — to them and to you.

WHAT'S INSIDE

1) THE ANNOTATED PDF GUIDE (14 pages)
- The BIFF method behind every template: Brief, Informative, Friendly, Firm
- Five rules before you send anything ("State the boundary once. Repeating it tells the reader it's negotiable.")
- THE PAGE EVERYONE SHARES: "Phrases To Delete From Your Emails Forever" — sorry to bother you, just, no worries if not, and what to say instead
- All 16 templates, each with a "Why this works" note — so over time you won't need the templates at all. That's the real product.

2) EDITABLE WORD DOC — all 16 templates ready to copy, edit and send

THE 16 TEMPLATES, 5 SITUATIONS
- STATING YOUR PRICE: answering "what's your rate?", responding to "that's too expensive" (lower the scope, never the price), declining discounts, following up on a silent quote
- SCOPE CREEP: the enthusiastic yes-shaped no, resetting a project that quietly grew 40%, pricing the "can I pick your brain?" coffee
- LATE PAYMENTS: friendly nudge, firm second notice, final notice with work pause — every line a dated fact, zero anger
- DIFFICULT CLIENTS: the 11pm message boundary, declining a bad-fit project (no reasons — reasons are doors), responding to disrespect, firing a client kindly
- RAISING PRICES: the announcement with a lock-in window (many clients respond by booking MORE), and handling the loyalty-card pushback

HOW IT WORKS
1. Instant download after purchase
2. Open the Word file, pick your situation
3. Replace everything in [brackets], delete lines you don't need
4. Send it shorter than feels comfortable. That's the right length.

Every clear sentence you send trains your clients — and yourself — in how you deserve to be treated.

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