# no-spec Community

> no-spec Community is a discussion forum focused on the business side of freelance design: rates, contracts, briefs, getting paid, spec work, and AI and proof of work.

Threads open with a short, self-contained answer, then the discussion. Posts marked Staff are written by the forum team and cite primary sources. Dates on every post are machine-readable. Each thread is also available as Markdown: replace the trailing slash of its URL with `.md`.

## [Rates and pricing](https://no-spec.com/community/c/rates-and-pricing/)
What to charge: hourly floors, day rates, logo and brand pricing, raising rates, and how to quote a job without guessing. Show your numbers and your sources.

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## [Contracts and kill fees](https://no-spec.com/community/c/contracts-and-kill-fees/)
Contract clauses designers actually use: kill fees, revisions, usage rights, deposits and termination. Plain wording questions, not legal advice.

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## [Briefs, proposals and scope](https://no-spec.com/community/c/briefs-and-scope/)
Writing a design brief, a proposal and a scope that holds: questionnaires, deliverables, revision rounds, and what to do when a project starts to creep.

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## [Invoices and getting paid](https://no-spec.com/community/c/getting-paid/)
Invoices, payment terms, deposits, late fees and the polite but firm follow-up. What to send when an invoice is 30, 45 or 90 days late.

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## [Spec work and free pitches](https://no-spec.com/community/c/spec-work-and-free-pitches/)
A client wants a few free concepts first. How designers say no, what a paid discovery phase looks like, and the replies that keep the client talking.

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## [Design contests and crowdsourcing](https://no-spec.com/community/c/design-contests-and-crowdsourcing/)
Contests, crowdsourcing sites and pitch requests: what they cost the designers who enter, how to answer an invite, and what students should know first.

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## [AI and client work](https://no-spec.com/community/c/ai-and-client-work/)
Generative tools in client projects: disclosure clauses, what to tell a client who asks, licensing questions, and checking copy a client hands you.

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## [Proof of work and ownership](https://no-spec.com/community/c/proof-of-work-and-ownership/)
Proving a design is yours: version history, process files, timestamps and content credentials, plus who owns what once the invoice is paid.

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## [Portfolio and finding clients](https://no-spec.com/community/c/portfolio-and-finding-clients/)
Portfolios that win paid work: case studies, showing process, niching down, referrals and the first conversation with a client who found you.

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## [Studio tools and workflow](https://no-spec.com/community/c/studio-tools-and-workflow/)
Running a one person studio: project tracking, file handover, time logs, templates and the admin that keeps the paid hours paid. Share what works for you.

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