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| For some reason, my reply went straight to Henry, instead of the whole list.. I definitely meant for the whole list to see this and hope it can be an asset to those who need it. Again, I'm not claiming legal advice here, just showing what I use in the case of contracts.. There may be some portions others could chime in about the wording being incorrect, or not legally sound.. I just know that this contract keeps my clients and I on the straight and narrow, and I've never had any issue with payments from clients who have worked with me under this contract. Here's the email I sent Henry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here's a generic sort of contract that I use.. I removed any client names and monetary amounts, but tried to keep in as much detail as I could, to show what sort of info you should place in those areas. https://www.dropbox.com/s/x612izj5t27q38w/motion_graphics_consultation_contract.doc click "download" at the top of that page to grab the contract and keep it for yourself. All of the highlighted areas are portions I would suggest need changing, or at the very least, a look over to possibly re-word for your own situations. I haven't paid for an EchoSign membership yet, as I don't make contracts more than 5 times a month.. they allow for 5 signatures a month for free, I believe.. It's been an awesome service for me. I've even sent out W-9 forms at Tax time using it, and it's simple to fill out and return stuff that way. Once you sign and the client signs, both parties are emailed the final signed contract for their records. You also keep all signed and sent documents on the website in your account profile. When setting it up for a test run, type their email address in the "to:" field, choose the document to upload (I usually convert this doc to a PDF for echosign) then choose "I need to add my signature" and make sure you sign first, to show good faith. Then also choose "Preview, position signatures or add form fields" Once you hit send, it'll bring up a little window that gives you different fields you can drag and drop onto the contract, make sure the client signature and consultant signature are setup correctly for who signs each. (the drop down at the top will show you which person the currently selected field is designated to.) I hope this helps you.. I know I wish I had this info when I first started. I'll keep the link alive for a good long while, so people can refer back to this if needed in the future. ///Greg Balint //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer /321.514.4839 delRAZOR.com/ |
