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How do I write a legally sound freelance contract that protects my rates and requires a deposit upfront from new clients?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
How do I write a legally sound freelance contract that protects my rates and requires a deposit upfront from new clients?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Illinois Freelance Worker Protection Act written contract payment terms official Illinois Department of LaborGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
freelance services contract deposit retainer enforceability state law advance payment refund clause legal guidance United StatesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short fact50%Other / navigational50%ComparisonConsequenceReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Illinois Freelance Worker Protection Act written contract payment terms official Illinois Department of Labor Google ↗
freelance services contract deposit retainer enforceability state law advance payment refund clause legal guidance United States Google ↗

Queries

2 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Illinois Freelance Worker Protection Act written contract payment terms official Illinois Department of Labor
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Short fact——1x
of 1
freelance services contract deposit retainer enforceability state law advance payment refund clause legal guidance United States
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1