Dealokr1. Define exactly what the client is buying.
Before a payment request, write the scope in concrete language. Include what is included, what is excluded, what counts as a revision, what the client must validate, and what files will be delivered at the end.
2. Turn the agreement into a shared record.
A clean agreement does not need to feel heavy. The important part is that both sides can see the same terms before the client signs and pays. Dealokr attaches the PDF agreement, signatures, payment state, and later delivery events to the same project record.
3. Use a provider-powered payment step.
Dealokr uses payment-provider information, such as Stripe Connect states, to show when a payment step is pending, confirmed, reviewed, released, or refunded. Dealokr is the workflow and proof layer, while the payment provider processes the money movement.
4. Deliver previews before final files.
The safest payment workflow is incomplete if final assets move too early. With Dealokr, preview files can be available for review while final, source, or reference files stay gated until validation or an approved release state.
5. Keep the proof trail readable.
If a client later asks what happened, the record should not depend on screenshots from five tools. Dealokr keeps agreement, payment state, delivery, access, messages, validation, and release events in one timeline.