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Notes on running deals, from the first pitch to the day it's paid.

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The Kromadic pipeline, with what you're owed, what's due this week, a timeline of due dates and exclusivity, and deal cards by stage.

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Why we built Kromadic

Your deals live in five places at once. We built one place for all of them, with an assistant that has already read everything in it.

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A three-row filter for choosing a HubSpot alternative: inbound marketing points to a marketing suite, a sales team points to a sales CRM, and one person running deals from pitch to paid points to a deal workspace.

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HubSpot alternatives: how to choose (and when a deal tracker is enough)

Pick by the job, not the brand. A one-question filter, eight tools with prices we checked, when HubSpot still wins, and when a deal tracker is enough.

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An example invoice from the free maker, for a made-up studio billing a made-up brand, with the total and the due date in a band at the top, three deliverables with live dates, and totals with tax and a part payment.

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Free invoice template for Google Docs (and Sheets), plus a free invoice maker

A clean invoice template for Google Docs and Sheets, a maker that works out the due date and the totals, and what every invoice needs.

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A media kit for Saltwick Suppers, a made-up food creator, with Instagram and TikTok numbers each dated and sourced, an audience breakdown, past work shown by category, and the terms to confirm before starting.

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How to make an influencer media kit (free builder and examples)

Brands ask for one before they reply. Here's what goes in it, where each number comes from, and a free builder that keeps everything on your device.

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A quote for one video from Fernhollow Skincare, with 90 days of paid usage, 30 days of whitelisting and category exclusivity priced as separate lines, totalling $2,300.

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How much to charge for usage rights: a 2026 pricing guide

A brand wants to run your video as an ad. Here's what that's worth, how to price it so it adds up, and what to say back.

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An influencer agreement with its exclusivity clause highlighted, beside a Kroma card reading it as cold brew coffee, 90 days, starting at the first post.

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Exclusivity clauses: a guide for influencer managers

Every exclusivity clause you sign decides which deals that creator can take next. Here's what's normal, what to charge, and how to narrow it.

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An example invoice, INV-0007 for $3,500 due Oct 15, with a Kroma note that Brindlewick Coffee hasn't paid and is 8 days late.

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How to chase unpaid invoices: polite follow-up emails that work

Send a friendly reminder the day after it's due, then follow up at 14 and 30 days. Here are four copy-ready emails, and the facts that get you paid.

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