Late signal. Photograph by Evan Lane. Rider, long exposure. Photograph by Evan Lane. Desert, tortoise. Photograph by Evan Lane. Television, burning. Photograph by Evan Lane.

Lapsed.

It was only ever lent.

Your work is out there
on borrowed time.

Awhile keeps every license you sell, tells you before one lapses, checks whether the work is still running, and sends the renewal.

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These photographs are yours for01:00Late signal. Evan Lane.

The life of a license

365 days left

  1. 01 Lent

    Keep the book

    Every license in one place: the picture, the client, where it may run, for how long, and the fee. Add them by hand or bring in the spreadsheet you already have.

  2. 02 Running

    See if it is still running

    Search for the picture in a tap and record where you found it. When a license lapses and the work is still up, that record goes to the top of your list and into the note to your client.

  3. 03 Lapsing

    Know before it stops

    The first page shows what has lapsed and what lapses in 30, 60 and 90 days, with what each renewal is worth. The same dates land on your calendar and your phone.

  4. 04 Renewed

    Send the renewal

    One button drafts the note and the invoice. Your client opens one page, reads the terms and agrees. You are paid directly, and the clock starts again.

Inside. Move time and watch a book of licenses run out.

Three licenses have lapsed. Six more lapse within 90 days. Renewing all nine is worth $60,900.

TodayToday
Orange wallPico Eyewear · Out of home and transit, California $9,000
Television, burningLow Tide Records · Album cover and merchandise, Worldwide $6,500
Late signalCalloway Theatre Company · Season poster and web $4,800
White shirtMorrow and Vale · Web and email, North America $3,200
Profile, leatherMaison Orrery · Print and point of sale $14,000
Hat and shadowFold Denim · Web and trade catalogue, Worldwide $2,800
Rider, long exposureAlta Mesa Tourism Office · Out of home and web $5,500
StarsNight Shift Apparel · Lookbook, web and social $3,600
Peach collarHalden Skincare · Packaging and in store $11,500
Desert, tortoiseOstrander Outdoor · Print and web advertising $7,500

A sample book. Photographs by Evan Lane. The clients and licenses are made up. This is the first page you see when you sign in.

What your client sees

One page. The terms, the fee, and a place to agree.

No account for them and no portal to learn. You send a link. They read what the license covers, type their name to agree, and pay you the way you already get paid. Awhile never holds your money.

Try it. Nothing is sent.

License renewalProfile, leatherMaison Orrery
Use
Print and point of sale
Term
One more year
Total
$14,000

Who it is for

Anyone who lends their work for a fee and wants it back at the end.

Pricing

Free while Awhile is in preview. After that, one flat monthly fee. No commission. Your clients pay you, not us, so there is nothing for us to take a share of.

Everything lent
comes back.

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