What I like about it is it is short, to the point, informal but appears to cover most of the bases when looking at a web design contract. I’m sure there are things missing for certain regions or project types but it provides a nice boilerplate to get started.
Regards,
Tim.
On 10 Sep 2012, at 22:48, Richard Lowther wrote:
Does anyone have a model contract they are willing to share ? Or can lead me to guidance on writing one ? As a lone freelance designer this is one area (of many !) I confess to never finding the time to get around to doing. And having just listened to Mike Monteiro’s Creative Morning speech (thank you Walter ) I can see I should get that sorted as fast as possible.
It was a print design project but I think the same principles apply. The meetings were endless, constant phone calls and emails and little or no progress to show for it.
The client’s lack of understanding of what they had to bring to the table in terms of supplying content and giving clear instructions was the problem. But also I hadn’t explained the process in terms they understood.
The solution was to write to the client firstly to explain the problem and then to meet to put in place a guideline for how they should supply files, content, deal with proofing and supplying instructions.
This worked out really well on several fronts
No contractual issues
No reputation issues
and 3. My intention was to drop the client once the project was finished. But because of the change in the relationship we now work together regularly. Not always without issues but that’s just part of the job.
Hi Tim and many thanks. This looks just the ticket. Next step, or hurdle - translate into French. And I am sure you know that they do things differently over here !
What I like about it is it is short, to the point, informal but appears to cover most of the bases when looking at a web design contract. I’m sure there are things missing for certain regions or project types but it provides a nice boilerplate to get started.
Regards,
Tim.
I did actually email him and explained what he was getting, what my standard hours are like for face time etc and what I expected from him per our conversations and that I would not do face time without him going through it previously.
I also gave him a time deadline of 72 hours to get me changes and go through the site before we sit down.
(this is a very brief version of what I said)
He seems to have gotten it… I don’t think he comprehends very well maybe a learning disability. We will see when we meet today.
T
On Sep 11, 2012, at 6:41 AM, Ger email@hidden wrote:
Hi Julie,
I had a similar problem with a client.
It was a print design project but I think the same principles apply. The meetings were endless, constant phone calls and emails and little or no progress to show for it.
The client’s lack of understanding of what they had to bring to the table in terms of supplying content and giving clear instructions was the problem. But also I hadn’t explained the process in terms they understood.
The solution was to write to the client firstly to explain the problem and then to meet to put in place a guideline for how they should supply files, content, deal with proofing and supplying instructions.
This worked out really well on several fronts
No contractual issues
No reputation issues
and 3. My intention was to drop the client once the project was finished. But because of the change in the relationship we now work together regularly. Not always without issues but that’s just part of the job.