Contracts?

for a while now i have wanted to get to using contracts but i havnt had an idea of what to add to the information on the contract.

i understand that it should talk about

- agreements to fulfil the required info etc.
- payment or any sort should be paid within x days after completion etc.

is there any place where i can see or a template i can get ideas off of for a contract?

help would be much appreciated.

knightmare, and anyone else who hasn't seen the thread of the year can check it out here:

http://www.talkfreelance.com/showthr...5&page=1&pp=10

It is my article on writing contracts, and contains a freely available contract for your own use (must be edited first to comply with your local laws)

yes, thank you very much.

has helped alot.

knightmare, i have a contract that i use. it was given to me from someone, i have read and revised it. it is perfect, im not sure if i have permission to send it to you but id be glad to discuss everything included in it.

ill add you to msn dan

How formal are the contracts, and what do you guys usually include in them? If anyone wants to post one of there sample contracts up here I think it might benefit some of the others. I'm definately looking into doing something like this in the future, but I want to know what exactly your putting in it and how you set it up.

Thanks in advance.

-Andrew

Originally Posted by tool2basics How formal are the contracts, and what do you guys usually include in them? If anyone wants to post one of there sample contracts up here I think it might benefit some of the others. I'm definately looking into doing something like this in the future, but I want to know what exactly your putting in it and how you set it up. Thanks in advance. -Andrew

Just do a search for independent contractor agreements. There are tons available, and you can tweak them to fit your needs pretty easily until you're ready and able to draft your own from scratch.

Here's an example: http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/indcon_m.asp

And another: http://www.inc.com/tools/2000/12/21529.html

And one more: http://www.legaldocs.com/htsgif.d/xind-con.mv

Just pick one that works for you and edit it.

Jenn

Thanks alot jh, and do you usually just have them fax it over? What do you do for the actual process? Another explanation for that would be awesome to. Thanks again for doing that.

I don't design much, and when I do it sucks. But every now and then when I run across a designer who seems a little questionable, but has an awesome portfolio, I'll send them my own contract to make sure they don't screw me.

Ahem, tool2basics, you should have read my post I reckon:

Originally Posted by Julian knightmare, and anyone else who hasn't seen the thread of the year can check it out here: http://www.talkfreelance.com/showthr...5&page=1&pp=10 It is my article on writing contracts, and contains a freely available contract for your own use (must be edited first to comply with your local laws)

Once I have secured a contract I send it via registered mail. If a quick reply is necessary then fax is sufficient and a legal means of contract supply and receipt. Make sure the signatures and dates etc are legible with a faxed version.

I usually do a contract with newer clients. Some of my older ones, we still do business basically on a handshake and a smile.