# Agencies and working together · Impulse Management > What an agency does, what it costs and how to tell a serious one from the rest - plus what to check before you sign anything. Source: https://impulse.management/en/blog/topic/agencies/ --- [All articles](https://impulse.management/en/blog/) Topic in the guide # Agencies and working together An agency takes account management, marketing and chatting off your hands and lives off a share of your income. Whether that pays off depends on what it actually does and what the contract says. These guides are deliberately written to hold us to the same standard: sign-up fees, long lock-ins and commission after the contract ends are warning signs, whoever the agency is. [4 min readDo I need an OnlyFans agency, or can I do this alone?An agency takes work off your hands and costs a share. 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The eight points to check before signing, and the clauses where you should not negotiate but leave.](https://impulse.management/en/blog/what-to-check-in-an-onlyfans-agency-contract/) [4 min readOnlyFans agencies in Germany: what to know before you signThe market is unregulated and the models differ widely. What a German agency does, what it costs and the questions that belong on the table before signing.](https://impulse.management/en/blog/onlyfans-agency-germany/) [3 min readOnlyFans agency in Austria: what applies to creators from ATSupport in German, taxes under Austrian law, contracts with clear rules. What creators from Austria should look for when choosing an agency.](https://impulse.management/en/blog/onlyfans-agency-austria/) [4 min readOnlyFans agency in the US: what to check before you signAlmost nothing about an agency deal is settled by law in the US. 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