Scope of Work Templates

A scope of work is an agreement that outlines what you’ll be delivering for a certain project. As a freelancer, your scope of work is hugely important. Creating a granular scope of work helps to ensure that you’re not doing any free work (something we know freelancers run into frequently). Your scope of work should be specific about the exact services that you're providing (and for how much) makes sure you and your client are on the same page and prevents any scope creep.

A scope of work includes all of the work you’ll be doing for a project. On Wethos, our free scope of work templates are broken out into the phases and services of a project. Phases can be thought of as the overarching milestones for a project, while services are the building blocks that get you there. Each service has a price which ladders up to the overall total of the phase in which it lives. Including due dates for each service and phase in your scope of work can help your freelance project stay on track

Wethos’ scope of work templates are completely editable and customizable in order to be flexible to your particular projects’ needs. Use our scope of work templates as a jumping off point, or save your edited versions as templates to reuse anytime, so that you’re not doing any duplicative work. Leverage Wethos’ Library of 1000+ pre-built services to add to any scope of work templates to make your proposal reflective of your specific project.

Creating a scope of work for any project is free and easy on Wethos. Our scope of work templates are completely customizable and include pricing data from over 50,000 other freelancers. We know how hard it is for freelancers to price their worth, so leverage the community-backed pricing embedded within our templates to help inform your scopes. Each of our scope of work templates include phases, which are built by services. We believe building a very granular scope of work helps freelancers prevent scope creep and ensures you and your client are aligned!

Looking for an example of a scope of work? Our template library features over 150 scope of work examples for all types of projects, including marketing, design, development, videography, and more. Get started by finding a template that meets your project needs and click “use template”. Our templates are far more than just a skeleton document - they provide in-depth details about what to include in your scope of work, including project phases, services, contract terms, and even recommended pricing based on crowdsource data. Plus they are all completely customizable, so feel free to edit to meet your project or client needs. Explore our library today to find a scope of work example to help you kickstart your next project.

For freelancers, pricing your work can be one of the hardest parts of a project. That’s why our scope of work templates include detailed pricing data crowdsourced from over 50,000 other freelancers, so you never have to question what to charge again. Our data librarian updates these prices every other week - so rest assured that these scope of work prices are accurate and all informed by other freelancers, just like you!

A scope of work is essentially a freelancers’ deliverables: the work to be done for the project and for how much. Scopes and proposals can overlap in that both of them can include Contract Terms. Wethos has an entire library of contract terms to quick-add to your scopes or proposals. The proposal differs from the scope in that it includes: project goals, the scope of work and contract terms. On Wethos, you can create a proposal in minutes from a scope of work, add contract terms, and send a share link to your client for them to sign and accept. Once your proposal has been accepted, create an invoice that seamlessly references your scope of work and get paid - all through Wethos!

The Wethos scope of work template library includes 200+ scopes for all types of freelance projects, from marketing to design to development, and everything in between. We are constantly adding new templates and updating our pricing data so that it is accurate and reflective of the market. You can request a new scope template or submit one of your own to our library.

With over 150 scope of work templates, Wethos’ library includes detailed scopes for all types of freelance disciplines. Our most popular categories are marketing, design, and development projects, but we have scopes for all types of projects including photography, video production, project management, public relations, and more.

Wethos’ scopes of work templates can be shared by copy and pasting the URL. Feel free to send to other freelancers, potential teammates, or freelance communities. After creating a proposal from a scope of work template, you can also share them with your collaborators or clients through Wethos via email, through the copy share link, or by downloading the PDF of your proposal.