Contracts for Freelancers and First-Time Clients
A freelancer's first client agreement is often an email thread with no signature and no protection; Noira gives independent workers encrypted, signed contracts and a guided mode that makes the first one straightforward. The templates are free, the signing flow runs in-browser, and the cryptography is handled by VetKeys threshold cryptography on the Internet Computer Protocol — so no single party, including Noira, can read the contract.
How do I write my first client agreement?
Start with a free template and let guided mode ask the questions for you — you do not need to know what clauses a client agreement needs.
Noira's free client-agreement template covers the basics a first-time freelancer tends to miss: the parties, the work, the timeline, and the signature. Guided mode walks you through each clause one plain-language question at a time, so you produce a signed, encrypted agreement without prior legal experience. The contract is encrypted in-browser with VetKeys threshold cryptography on the Internet Computer Protocol, so no single party — including Noira — can read it.
How do I lock in scope-of-work terms?
A scope-of-work clause spells out exactly what is and is not included — and guided mode prompts you for both.
Scope creep usually starts with a vague scope. Noira's scope-of-work template asks you to list deliverables, revisions, exclusions, and acceptance criteria, then binds those terms into the signed contract. Because the agreement is encrypted and signed on-chain through the Internet Computer Protocol, both you and your client have a tamper-evident record of what was agreed — without either party trusting Noira to keep it safe.
How do I set payment terms that protect me?
Put the amount, the milestones, and the late-payment terms in writing before the work starts — guided mode asks for all three.
Noira's payment-terms template captures the fee, the milestone schedule, the invoice cadence, and what happens if a payment is late. For a first-time freelancer, the difference between an email that says "I'll send an invoice when it's done" and a signed contract that names the amount and the due dates is the difference between getting paid on time and chasing a client for weeks. The signed agreement is encrypted with VetKeys threshold cryptography, so the terms stay private to you and your client.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Noira's templates are free and the guided mode walks you through each clause one question at a time, so a first-time freelancer can produce a signed, encrypted client agreement without prior legal experience. You sign in with Internet Identity, pick a template, answer the prompts, and send the contract for signature.
Yes. The template library is free to browse and use. You only need an Internet Identity to sign in; there is no per-contract fee for the standard templates that cover client agreements, scope-of-work terms, and payment terms.
Guided mode is Noira's step-by-step flow for first-time users. Instead of presenting a blank contract, it asks plain-language questions about the parties, the work, the timeline, and the payment terms, then assembles a signed, encrypted contract from your answers. It is the easiest on-ramp for a freelancer who has never written a client agreement before.
No. Contracts are encrypted in-browser before reaching Noira's infrastructure, using VetKeys threshold cryptography on the Internet Computer Protocol. No single party — including Noira — can unilaterally decrypt a contract.
Your clients sign through Noira's signing flow. They do not need to set up a separate freelancer account; the contract is shared with them and they sign in-browser. The encryption and signature are verified on-chain through the Internet Computer Protocol.
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Open the app, sign in with Internet Identity, and use guided mode to draft your first encrypted client agreement — free templates, no per-contract fee, no one but you and your client reading the terms.
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