Re: Not HTML

I agree with kate as well.  I am sometimes the billing contract too though.
It depends what the client wants.  I do include it in my contract as well if
they want that.  When it gets to contracts like this you really do need a
business lawyer.

Tim


----- Original Message -----
From: "Captain F.M. O'Lary" <ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net>
To: <hwg-basics(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: Not HTML


> Michael,
>
> Kate, is offering good advise, and I would like to add to it just a
little.
>
> It is my opinion that she has the "mechanics" wired, she is right about
the
> potential headache for the webmaster. But I think one of the most
important
> things to remember is that no matter how you wind up arranging it, you put
> it in WRITING. In other words this needs to be a contractual item agreed
to
> in writing by both parties before it actually happens.
>
> I know that being a "beginner" and probably an all-round nice person to
> start with, you are inclined to skip that formal "contract" stuff and just
> do the job. When I was just starting out, I could think of all kinds of
> good reasons not to use a REAL CONTRACT.
>
> Every single solitary one of them were dumb, in the long run.
>
> But, that is just my personal experience, your actual mileage may vary!
>
> HTH,
> Fuzzy.
>
>
> At 03:18 PM 3/5/01 , Katherine Pollara wrote:
> >Michael,
> >This can be a complicated thing, and frankly many webmasters abuse their
> >knowledge in this area.  It is best if the domain name is maintained by
the
> >client.  You can register it for them, but you'll need their credit card
> >info.  You can still be the administrative contact, but if you register
it,
> >then it belongs to you.  This can lead to a law suit down the line if you
> >don't want to relinquish it to the client.  Or what if you don't pay the
> >bill?
> >This is just my opinion.
> >Kate Pollara
> ______________________________________________________________
> Captain F.M. O'Lary
> webmaster(at)canopy.net
> I asked Mom if I was a gifted child... she said they certainly wouldn't
> have paid for me.
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>
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