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Getting paid for creative work and delivering files to clients, without the invoice chase. Straight, practical advice from people who send files for a living.
Get paid before you hand over the work
The complete picture: how to send a watermarked preview and release the clean files only when your client pays. The fix for everything the guides below are about.
See how it worksWhat to do when a client won't pay after you deliver
You sent the final files and the invoice has gone quiet. Here's how to actually get paid, what to send, and how to make sure it never happens again.
Client ghosted after the final files? Here's the fix
You delivered the work and the client went completely silent. How to get a reply, when to assume the worst, and how to stop handing over finals on trust.
How to get a client to pay before you hand over the work
The surest way to never chase an invoice is to get paid before the work leaves your hands. Deposits, staged delivery, and payment-gated files, explained.
How to send large video files to clients
Sending a big video export without wrecking the quality or splitting it into ZIPs. Formats, file sizes, expiry, and getting it to the client in one link.
How photographers can stop clients downloading without paying
Send a watermarked gallery, release the full-res files only when the client pays. How to protect a shoot from the right-click-and-ghost problem.
WeTransfer free limits and pricing, explained (2026)
The free plan caps you at 3 GB per transfer, 10 transfers a month, and 3-day expiry. What the paid plans actually cost, what happened to Pro, and when it's worth switching.
How to stop clients screenshotting your proofs
You can't block a screenshot, so make it worthless instead. Tiled watermarks, low-res previews, and payment-gated finals that keep the usable files behind the paywall.
How to send files only after payment is received
Skip the invoice-then-wait-then-send shuffle. One link where the client previews watermarked files, pays through your Stripe, and the finals unlock instantly.
Convert and send video files to clients in one step
Stop bouncing between a converter site and a transfer tool. Upload once, pick the format that actually plays, and send a single link. Formats explained too.