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7/13/2026

The original title is: "The 5 contract clauses that quietly wreck freelancers (and the exact words to push back)"
Original: The 5 contract clauses that quietly wreck freelancers (and the exact words to push back)
Short summary
Five common freelance contract clauses—unlimited revisions, IP transfer on creation, no kill fee, Net-60 terms, and blanket non-competes—can quietly cost freelancers thousands. The author provides exact pushback language for each, such as capping revisions at two rounds and requiring final payment before IP transfer. They also built a Claude Code skill that auto-flags these clauses and drafts counter-language.
- •Five dangerous contract clauses: unlimited revisions, early IP transfer, no kill fee, Net-60, blanket non-competes
- •Exact pushback language provided for each clause
- •Author built a Claude Code skill (/redline) to automate clause detection and counter-drafting
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