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Free Client Intake Form Template for Freelancers

Create a focused set of questions for a new client or project. Your choices stay in this browser: nothing is uploaded, submitted, or saved by Freelance Stack Guide.

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What should a client intake form ask?

A useful client intake form collects contact details, goals, scope, budget, timing, files, stakeholders, approvals, and communication preferences without asking for information the client has already provided. The right questions depend on the service and project risk.

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Client intake questions

Client intake questions for a general freelance project

Use the questions that fit the project and remove anything the client has already answered.

CONTACT DETAILS
1. What is your name and email address, and what is your role?
2. What company or business is this project for?
3. What is the best way and time to contact you?

GOALS
1. What outcome would make this project successful?
2. What problem are you trying to solve?
3. How will you know the work has achieved its goal?

SCOPE
1. What should this project include?
2. What is outside the scope of this project?
3. Are there examples, requirements, or constraints I should review?

BUDGET
1. What budget range have you set for this project?
2. Does the budget need to cover any third-party tools, licences, or expenses?

TIMELINE
1. When would you like the project to start?
2. What is the target completion date, and is it flexible?
3. Are there review dates, launches, events, or dependencies that affect the timeline?

COMMUNICATION
1. Which communication channel should we use for project updates?
2. How often would you like progress updates?
3. Are there response-time expectations or unavailable periods I should know about?

Keep the form proportionate to the project

A short consultation may only need goals, timing, and contact details. A larger design or marketing project may also need files, stakeholders, approval rules, and budget constraints. Remove any question that does not change how you scope, price, schedule, or deliver the work.

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