Hi,
When you get a job, do you have the Client sign a contract stating that
they
will pay you for the website (or whatever) build before you start work? If
so do you have to have a Lawyer draw up a contract that can be re-used for
each client , or is there a "standard" contract template that can be
downloaded from the net?
Cheers
Paul
www.paulwatt.info
Full Version: Freelancers and contracts
On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 19:11:41 +0100, "paul"
<[Email Removed]> wrote:
<[Email Removed]> wrote:
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| Hi, When you get a job, do you have the Client sign a contract stating that they will pay you for the website (or whatever) build before you start work? If so do you have to have a Lawyer draw up a contract that can be re-used for each client , or is there a "standard" contract template that can be downloaded from the net? Cheers Paul www.paulwatt.info My approach? - 50% up-front, 40% on delivery of the final working website |
and 10% after one month's faultless running. Allow them two fairly
significant changes from the original agreed design. Note; this means it
*all* has to be agreed; whatever you do, don't build a bit and then show it
to them, asking if that's what they want. As sure is eggs is eggs, they will
implicitly take this as your surrendering your independence, and they will
thereafter regard you as next to being their employee; you're not - you're
an independent contractor.
paul wrote:
| QUOTE |
| Hi, When you get a job, do you have the Client sign a contract stating that they will pay you for the website (or whatever) build before you start work? If so do you have to have a Lawyer draw up a contract that can be re-used for each client , or is there a "standard" contract template that can be downloaded from the net? Cheers Paul www.paulwatt.info |
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nemo <nemo@not_hotmail.com> wrote:
| QUOTE |
| On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 19:11:41 +0100, "paul" <[Email Removed]> wrote: Hi, When you get a job, do you have the Client sign a contract stating that they will pay you for the website (or whatever) build before you start work? If so do you have to have a Lawyer draw up a contract that can be re-used for each client , or is there a "standard" contract template that can be downloaded from the net? Cheers Paul www.paulwatt.info My approach? - 50% up-front, 40% on delivery of the final working website and 10% after one month's faultless running. Allow them two fairly significant changes from the original agreed design. Note; this means it *all* has to be agreed; whatever you do, don't build a bit and then show it to them, asking if that's what they want. As sure is eggs is eggs, they will implicitly take this as your surrendering your independence, and they will thereafter regard you as next to being their employee; you're not - you're an independent contractor. |
Amen to that. I use 30% up-front, but your 50/40/10 is something I am going
to remember.
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