· freelance tools + guides
Freelance, in one place.
Every free tool and guide on Briskly built for solo freelancers and contractors — invoicing, rate-setting, contracts, email signatures, and the practical guides on how to actually get paid on time. All browser-only, all free, no signup.
Tools.
· interactive · browser-only
· tool · 2026-04-22
Invoice generator
Free PDF invoice generator — 10 currencies, 3 templates, logo upload, VAT/GST/discount, tax fields for US/CA/UK/EU/AU. Data stays in your browser.
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· tool · 2026-04-22
Freelance rate calculator
Work backwards from a target salary to hourly / daily / weekly / project rates. Accounts for tax, benefits, billable percentage, and industry presets.
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· tool · 2026-04-22
Email signature generator
Six templates, five fonts, Gravatar auto-photo, Clearbit logo, dual brand colors. Install guides for Gmail, Outlook, and Apple Mail.
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· tool · 2026-04-22
NDA generator
Free non-disclosure agreement template. Mutual or unilateral, editable clauses, optional non-solicit, governing-law field. Prints to PDF.
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· tool · 2026-04-22
Rental agreement generator
Free residential lease template — fixed-term or month-to-month, rent + deposit + utilities split, pet and smoking rules. For freelancers who landlord on the side.
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Guides.
· long-form · honest
· guide · 2026-04-22
How to invoice as a freelancer
9 required fields, 4 billing models (hourly / project / retainer / mixed), payment-term negotiation table by client size, overdue follow-up cadence, tax handling across US/CA/UK/EU/AU.
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· guide · 2026-04-22
How to make an invoice with AI
Three AI workflows for invoicing in 2026 — Claude in Google Sheets, ChatGPT Canvas, Gemini in Workspace. Copy-paste prompt template, honest take on where AI helps and where it doesn't.
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· guide · 2026-04-19
How to make an invoice
The fields that are legally required, the ones that get you paid faster, and the ones that cause disputes. Tool-agnostic version.
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· guide · 2026-04-22
How to make an invoice in Excel
Six-section layout, three formulas, PDF export. 10 minutes the first time, 2 minutes after — with the five mistakes that send invoices to AP-rejection purgatory.
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· guide · 2026-04-19
How to invoice a client (first time)
What to collect before the job starts, the email that gets paid faster, and the mistakes that make first-time freelancers look like first-time freelancers.
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· guide · 2026-04-19
Invoice vs. receipt vs. bill
Three words, three different legal and accounting functions. Using the wrong one won't sink a deal but can quietly cost you two weeks of AP review.
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Who this section is for
Anyone invoicing as a single person: solo consultants, freelance designers and devs, writers and editors, photographers, coaches, contractors on trade work, one-person agencies. If you're sending invoices under your own name (or a one-person LLC), the tools and guides here are built for you specifically.
The deliberate non-goal: we are not building an invoicing SaaS. No signup, no monthly fee, no client database, no automated reminders. For those features, our guide on how to invoice as a freelancer recommends specific paid tools (Bonsai, FreshBooks, QuickBooks) at the stage where they start being worth it. Below that threshold — which is most of the first year or two of freelancing — a free browser tool plus a spreadsheet gets you through.
The workflow most freelancers end up with
A recognizable shape: set your rate using the rate calculator, send prospective clients a signed NDA if the work needs it, invoice via the invoice generator at the end of each billing cycle, and keep your email signature consistent across every follow-up. The AI-adjacent workflows (like using Claude/ChatGPT/Gemini for invoices) layer on top once the basics are running.
Missing something? Email us. The next ship is usually whatever two freelancers ask for in the same week.