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When you and your client have reached an agreement, you need to get it down in writing. According to most contractual laws, your contract document must make full provisions for both parties, meaning it can't be written to have greater benefit to either party. Clearly outline who has the intellectual and graphic copyrights of the document, who will be liable for the content, and which responsiblities you wish to waive. List the content items that you will be creating or providing, and those that must be provided by the client. Then you will want to show whether the client or yourself is responsible for the maintainance of the page. Finally, you must declare the time frame within which you will be delivering the completed page, and any deposits and payment schedule that was determined by both parties. This document must be signed by both parties to show you have mutually entered the agreement, and dated to show when the contract commenced. Both you and your client are then bound by that agreement unless mutually waived by both parties. Your contract and policies must abide by the laws governing your area, you cannot include clauses that are prohibited by law. It is in your best interest to have a lawyer review your contracts to ensure that the agreement is binding and to the letter of the law, and examined for possible exclusions that might be a liability to your venture. Since your signed and dated document is a binding agreement, it is best to have a neutral third party witness the agreement to substantiate the terms, to help resolve disputes or litegation. REMEMBER! - Your contract is a binding agreement between both parties, don't enter an agreement that you can't complete, it can result not only in customer dissastisfaction but in them seeking restitution. |
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