Free SOP Guides
A practical library for documenting how your business actually runs. Start with the basics, learn the structure, then copy real examples and roll out your first priority SOPs — no signup, no purchase needed.
If you're new to SOPs, work through the guides in the order below. If you already know the basics, jump straight to the examples or the priority list.
What Is an SOP?
The plain-English explainer — what a standard operating procedure is, what it's for, and why small teams use them.
How to Write an SOP
A step-by-step process for writing SOPs your team will actually follow, not just file away.
SOP Format and Structure
The exact sections a good SOP uses — title, purpose, role, tools, steps, quality check — and how to lay them out.
How to Document Business Processes
How to capture any recurring process, step by step, without sitting in front of a blank page.
SOP Examples You Can Copy
Two full, copy-ready sample SOPs for everyday small-business tasks, plus the structure they follow.
10 SOPs Every Small Business Should Document First
The highest-leverage SOPs to write first — the ones that remove the most friction from your week.
SOP Template for Restaurants
Opening, closing, food-safety, and front-of-house procedures every restaurant should write down — with copy-ready examples.
SOP Template for Cleaning Businesses
Janitorial and residential cleaning SOPs — job checklists, supplies, and quality standards your crew can follow every time.
SOP Template for Dental Practices
Front-desk, sterilization, and patient-flow procedures that keep a dental office running the same way on any given day.
SOP Template for Property Management
Tenant onboarding, maintenance requests, turnovers, and rent collection — the recurring processes every manager needs documented.
SOP Template for Ecommerce
Order fulfillment, returns, customer service, and listing procedures to keep an online store consistent as it scales.
SOP Template for Marketing Agencies
Client onboarding, campaign delivery, and reporting SOPs that let an agency hand off work without quality slipping.
SOP Template for Trucking & Logistics
Pre-trip inspections, dispatch, hours-of-service, and load securement — the safety-critical procedures every carrier needs documented.
SOP Template for Construction
Site safety and PPE, daily toolbox talks, equipment operation, and quality sign-offs — the safety-critical procedures every builder needs documented.
SOP Template for Law Firms
Client intake and conflict checks, deadline docketing, time and billing, and trust accounting — the regulated, high-risk procedures every firm needs documented.
SOP Template for Medical & Dental Clinics
Patient intake and registration, room turnover and infection control, charting, billing and claims, and staff onboarding — the privacy- and safety-critical procedures every clinic needs documented.
SOP Template for Real Estate Teams
Lead response and follow-up, listing onboarding, showings, offers and transaction coordination, and closing — the speed- and deadline-critical procedures every real estate team needs documented.
SOP Template for SaaS & Startups
Customer onboarding, support ticket triage, release and deploy, incident response, and employee onboarding — the few process-documents a fast-moving SaaS team needs before scaling.
When the free guides aren't enough
The guides above are designed to be useful on their own. If you'd rather skip the blank page and start from prompts, templates, and 50 worked examples, the AI SOP Generator Kit bundles everything into a one-time, $19 download.