Freelance Contracts ?
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- ediot0
e-pill hook me up too please. :D
- grafician0
Can I have those too? Thank you :D
- pango0
:D
- ohhhhhsnap0
how'd this work out randomail? I'm working on something similar right now.
- jeffkyung0
me too, pretty pleaseeeee? thank you!
- mantrakid0
e-pill (or anyone who wants to pay if fwd) ... i'd love to check those out as well if possible. Paypal $ with ur name on it. A million thx...
- boobs0
I don't really think, in the freelance world, that contracts are worth bothering with. If someone wants to stiff you, they can stiff you. And what are you going to do, sue them over $5000 or $10000? Well, once you've hired a lawyer and wasted, at the very least, months and months trying to collect the dosh, at the end of the day, you haven't made any money.
Especially if you tally up all the time you've put in writing the contract, and negotiating the fucking thing.
Only thing you can do to protect yourself is to get paid all along as you do the work. Get a substantial deposit before you start. This proves they have money, and keeps you from getting too badly screwed.
Have payments due every week, or every two weeks, and try to keep things friendly. This also keeps the client from fucking around, and dragging out the project forever.
- randommail0
^
Thanks to epill, I was able to have a frank conversation with the company. At the end of the day, maybe it's just a piece of paper that won't actually grant me much legal power. But because of that piece of paper, we now have a mutual understanding of the work relationship. And no one wants to be the asshole that once shook hands on the agreement and then screws the other guy over.it's been smooth sailing since. Still doing work for them.
- deserves a "cool story, bro"
ohhhhhsnap - Sounds like a drug commercialqoob
- deserves a "cool story, bro"
- ohhhhhsnap0
e-pill >>
- e-pill0
im in china and dont have access to my files, you can wait til i get back to the states in 2 months.
- Or Boss e can give me the permission to forward the email to ohhhsnap. would like to help a brother out.pango
- don't worry. i haven't send them to anybody with out asking you. :)pango
- dont send they can wait..e-pill
- if only you have the right to send these files out... i guess i should just sit and wait. like randommail ...ohhhhhsnap
- there are some things that i need to figure out asap, but who doesn't have a story like that. tx Boss epohhhhhsnap
- pango, thanks for the thoughts. seriously.ohhhhhsnap
- ohhhhhsnap0
years of practicing patience is about to pay off.
- section_0140
e-pill, I'd like these as well. When you get a moment of course. Thanks!
- d_rek0
Not sure if this is the most recent thing e-pill sent out but i'm just going to throw it up on my public dropbox for anyone who wants them:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14619721…
IMO these contracts are best for helping you structure and draft your own contracts / business doc. I would refer to AIGA standard design contract and also the Graphic Artists Guild has a good contract with solid legalese.
- The guy has to be sick of sending these things outd_rek
- If you want me to take this down for any reason just let me know.d_rek
- er, I'll pull it - just read through some of e-pills comments.d_rek
- d_rek, I'd certainly do it for you all. not a biggie to click and send, you know?ohhhhhsnap
- Is your email legit?d_rek
- Or just email me.d_rek
- it's legit. i pull msgs from here to my personal email. i know ...who has a hotmail address these days.ohhhhhsnap
- d_rek, please ont speak for me. you are wrong on all counts.e-pill
- please also dont upload it yourself. this is all i ask. i will provide it.e-pill
- ohhhhhsnap0
Yep, I definitely use AIGA's contract as a guide. I don't have the GAGuild Book, did they publish it online?
- ohhhhhsnap0
another good resource: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/…
- JamesBoynton0
e-pill, I would also like to put my name forward for these if possible? Thanks man.
- pango0
tldr
"STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT FOR DESIGN SERVICES"
- AIGAsomebody might find this helpful.
http://www.aiga.org/archivedmedi…
- pango0
Same stuff.
but Canadian Version.
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&am…
- e-pill0
i dont mind emailing it out, but please dont do it yourselves. a lot of those files were made by myself and a few others. this is all i ask. ill email it when i get a chance.
peace
- matski0
e-pill > ;)
- E: if you don't mind... four.armed@gmail.comKnuckleberry
- sente-pill