Use cases · Freelancers
Electronic signatures for freelancers and agencies
Send a client contract or statement of work in minutes and start the project the same day. Clients sign from any device without making an account, and both of you get the sealed copy as soon as the last signature is in.
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Documents freelancers and agencies send for signature
Client contracts
Your terms, signed by the client before any work starts.
Statements of work
Scope, deliverables and timeline for each project, signed under your main agreement.
NDAs
Signed before the client shares their plans with you.
Change requests
Extra scope and its price agreed in writing before you start on it.
Subcontractor agreements
Terms and confidentiality for the specialists you bring in.
Model and property releases
Permission to use photos or footage of people and places.
Free templates to start from
Consulting agreement template
The main agreement between a consultant and a client: services, fees, ownership of the work and how either side can end it.
Statement of work template
One project under an existing agreement: deliverables, dates, price, how work is accepted and what is out of scope.
Independent contractor agreement template
For a business hiring a freelancer: the work, the pay, who owns the result and the contractor's independent status.
Mutual NDA template
Both sides agree to protect what the other shares while they explore working together.
Each has a plain-language note on every section, downloads as Word or PDF, and can be sent for signature from SignThis. See all free templates.
From proposal to signed contract
Step 1: Upload your contract
Export it from your word processor or proposal tool as a PDF.
Step 2: Mark where the client signs
Add signature, date, name and company fields. Add yourself as a signer too if you countersign.
Step 3: Send it
The client gets a link, signs on their phone or laptop, and reminders follow up if they forget.
Step 4: Start the work
You both receive the sealed PDF and audit certificate. If a question ever comes up, anyone can check that the file hasn't changed since it was signed.
What freelancers and agencies use most
Your phone as a signature pad
Sign your side on the computer by drawing on your phone's screen.
Your own templates
Keep your contract, statement of work and NDA ready to send with their fields in place.
Saving your own templates is included from Standard, and on every business plan.
Copy recipients
Copy a project manager or account lead so they know the moment the client has signed.
A free signature generator
Need a signature image for invoices or email? Make one on the free signature generator and download a transparent PNG.
Good to know before you send
- SignThis doesn't send invoices or take payments. Use your invoicing tool for those.
- SignThis doesn't write or review contracts. If you need terms, have a lawyer draft or check them.
- Each plan includes a set number of envelopes a month or a year, so check the plan limits against how many contracts you send.
- Working with clients abroad? E-signature rules differ by country. SignThis doesn't provide qualified electronic signatures (QES) under the EU's eIDAS rules, which a few documents there require.
This is general information, not legal advice, and the rules differ between countries and states. For everything SignThis doesn't do, see what SignThis does not have.
Common questions
Do my clients need to sign up for anything?
No. They open the link in the email and sign in their browser. Only you need a SignThis account.
Can I sign my side of the contract too?
Yes. Add yourself as a signer, before or after the client. Draw with a mouse or trackpad, type your name, or use your phone as a signature pad.
Can several people on the client's side sign?
Yes. Add each person who needs to sign, in order or all at once, and add anyone else as a copy recipient.
What if the scope changes after the contract is signed?
Send a change request as a new document. Each signed version keeps its own seal and audit certificate, so you can show what was agreed and when.
How can I show a contract wasn't changed after signing?
Every completed PDF is sealed with a digital signature and a timestamp. Open it in a PDF reader to see the signature panel, or use the verify page, which checks the file's fingerprint in your browser without uploading it.
How much does SignThis cost?
The free plan sends up to 3 documents a month, with no payment card and no end date. For more, plans start at $8 a month, billed monthly with no annual commitment. Signing is free for the people you send to. See every plan and its limits.