Comments on: Good Contract for Web Designers

By: Domain Registrar

Domain Registrar — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:30:18 +0000

Very useful post.

Web design is a very interactive process. to deliver what is in the mind of a customer requires clear communication. And there are chances that the things may go wrong, so contracts are wonderful.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:15:48 +0000

At first, when our company was just starting we don’t ask our clients to make a down payments before we start with any project but we learned that that was a bad move for there were some clients who would just get ideas from you and get some other’s service.

By: Mike Annable

Mike Annable — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 02:51:23 +0000

I used to charge 50%, 25% on day 30 and the final 25% when done.

I had a customer avoiding me when the first 25% was do. After a few weeks of chasing hi around, I got even.

I went to his website, hit control and print screen. I pasted it in Photoshop and “cracked it in half”. I even went through the trouble of giving the crack cool looking jagged edges.

I renamed his index file and made my own little file with a large PNG of his “cracked in half” website.

He called me the next day to tell me his site was broken He paid

By: John

John — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:19 +0000

I found some great documents over at http://www.webdesigndocuments.com that I now use in my own business. Theyre fantastic and much more comprehensive than this

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By: will

will — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:51:15 +0000

Ummm… this isn’t Wal-Mart. If a client holds up a project that you have most of your (limited) resources invested in, how do you plan on buying more canned peaches and yogurt? With Play-doh?

And sure, contracts *should* be there to protect both parties & manage expectations. But the truth is, lots of people are befuddled by the wizard-speak of law. And lots of people only bother with contracts because they want to “sort any nuisance clients out”. Doesn’t make it right, right?

By: Kevin Heath

Kevin Heath — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:13:02 +0000

If I was presented this contract by any of my suppliers, I would seriously consider their motives and professional experience.

The ideal contract should be in place to protect both parties and manage expectations.

This looks like a quickly hashed up “this should sort any nuisance clients out” type contract.

I am particularly horrified by the line stating that you will sack the client and charge them for any time spent if they do not comply with your time frame.

It is the clients prerogative to dictate time frames.

Ever heard the phrase “The customer is always right”? Well they are. Even when they are wrong.

Your customer support is clearly lacking in many many ways.

In fact as I’ve typed this my view of your company has developed from naive to charlatan!

By: Mike McDerment

Mike McDerment — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:29:33 +0000

@scott – this is meant to be a light weight agreement for projects that are “small claims court” in nature . The clauses you are describing are designed for a document with a different spirit and scope, and while any project contract *could* include them, sometimes they just add weight to documents that don’t need them in most cases.

That said, while I am the son of a lawyer, I’m not a lawyer…so take my advice with that caveat.

By: Scott Clark

Scott Clark — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:12:21 +0000

This agreement is woefully inadequate. I hope nobody using this ever gets into a fuss with a client.

Wheres:
* jurisdiction
* arbitration clause
* opportunity to cure clause?

I could go on.

By: Bjorn

Bjorn — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:18:17 +0000

Thank you very much! Just what I needed!