Freelance Operations Board for Nextcloud Deck
as a normal Nextcloud Deck board.

{
  "schema": "deckloud-template-v1",
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "slug": "freelance-operations-nextcloud-deck",
  "locale": "en",
  "title": "Freelance Operations Board for Nextcloud Deck",
  "description": "A board for qualifying leads, tracking active work, invoicing on a fixed day, and chasing late payment.",
  "category": "work-teams",
  "tags": [
    "freelance",
    "invoicing",
    "self-employed"
  ],
  "quickCreateStackKey": "leads",
  "compatibility": {
    "requiresBoardCreate": true,
    "includesAttachments": false,
    "includesComments": false
  },
  "board": {
    "title": "Freelance Operations",
    "color": "9333EA"
  },
  "labels": [
    {
      "key": "lead",
      "title": "Lead",
      "color": "3B82F6"
    },
    {
      "key": "invoice",
      "title": "Invoice",
      "color": "10B981"
    },
    {
      "key": "overdue",
      "title": "Overdue",
      "color": "EF4444"
    },
    {
      "key": "tax",
      "title": "Tax",
      "color": "64748B"
    }
  ],
  "stacks": [
    {
      "key": "leads",
      "title": "Leads",
      "order": 1
    },
    {
      "key": "quoted",
      "title": "Quoted",
      "order": 2
    },
    {
      "key": "active",
      "title": "Active",
      "order": 3
    },
    {
      "key": "invoiced",
      "title": "Invoiced",
      "order": 4
    },
    {
      "key": "paid",
      "title": "Paid",
      "order": 5
    }
  ],
  "cards": [
    {
      "stack": "leads",
      "title": "Qualify before you write a proposal",
      "description": "Proposals are expensive to write. Ask the awkward questions on the first call instead.\n\n- [ ] Is there a budget, and is it in your range\n- [ ] Who actually decides, and have you spoken to them\n- [ ] Is the deadline realistic for the scope\n- [ ] Would you want this on your portfolio",
      "labels": [
        "lead"
      ]
    },
    {
      "stack": "quoted",
      "title": "Follow up once, then move on",
      "description": "One clear follow-up is professional. Three is a signal you have nothing else on.",
      "labels": [
        "lead"
      ],
      "dueOffsetDays": 5
    },
    {
      "stack": "active",
      "title": "Log hours on the day you work them",
      "description": "Hours reconstructed at the end of the month are always wrong, and always in the client's favour.",
      "labels": [
        "invoice"
      ]
    },
    {
      "stack": "invoiced",
      "title": "Invoice on the same day each month",
      "description": "A predictable invoice date gets paid faster than an unpredictable one.\n\n- [ ] Check the hours or milestones against your log\n- [ ] Include the purchase order or reference they need\n- [ ] State the payment terms and the due date\n- [ ] Send it to the person who processes payments",
      "labels": [
        "invoice"
      ],
      "dueOffsetDays": 30
    },
    {
      "stack": "invoiced",
      "title": "Chase anything past its terms",
      "description": "Chase the day after it is due, politely and in writing. Waiting does not make it easier.",
      "labels": [
        "overdue"
      ],
      "dueOffsetDays": 31
    },
    {
      "stack": "paid",
      "title": "Set aside tax the day you are paid",
      "description": "Money moved to a separate account on the day it arrives is money you never spend twice.",
      "labels": [
        "tax"
      ]
    }
  ]
}