Tick Boxer Document Templates and Tools to help run your business

Does your agency struggle to create effective Client Rate Cards? Our Rate Card Template is designed to make it easy to put fair and profitable agreements in place with clients, covering all variables to make sure your business isn’t caught out.

This template covers:

- Scope of work: What is included in the Rate Card?
- Service level agreements (SLA’s): What delivery & service terms are agreed?
- Billing and payment terms: What process is used?
- Copyright: details on ownership of IP
- Information on different types of remuneration models and the associated pros & cons with each charging method.
- Fee Types covered: Service Fees, Campaign Fees, Fixed Fees/Retainers, Head Hour Fees, Performance Based Fees, Menu Fees, IP Based/License Fees

How to use this template to benefit your business:

Increase revenue – use this template to assist in getting the best deal possible for your agency
Improve commercial skills – train your team with this template to ensure they cover all points during their own client negotiations.
Plug your revenue leaks - review your current Rate Cards against this template and address any gaps
Become more competitive – identify which points on this template you can use as bargaining tools with clients – where does your business have the edge?

Here’s what to do after you download it:

1. Adapt the template to suit your agency – you may wish to add/remove charge codes or tweak wording.
2. Add your company rates for all internal charges, add your logo and update formatting to reflect your branding.
3. Distribute the template to your team once completed

Files included with this document:

• TBCR-RTS002_Tick_Boxer_Ratecard_Template_2009.docx