RE: Opinion, please

Daphne,

I'd say your paranoid instincts are right on target.  We've seen too
many horror stories in this forum similar to your fears where the person
in your shoes got screwed and had to write it off to "experience."
Before I did anything else, I'd get a written agreement (contract) drawn
up which guarantees you some money up front for your work and have this
guy sign it.  That way, if he bags out with your work (HTML files), you
at least are compensated somewhat.  Better yet, have the agreement state
that all work produced by you is copyright to you until such time as the
project is completed - that way he won't legally be able to use it if
decides not to go with you.  If he balks at any of this, walk away and
don't look back - there are other opportunities out there.

Well, that's what I'd do.  Now, let the lawyers wade in.

Cheers and Good Luck,

Chris Montgomery               monty(at)astutia.com
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-hwg-business(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-business(at)hwg.org]On
>Behalf Of Daphne Garrison
>Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 3:14 PM
>To: hwg-business(at)hwg.org
>Subject: Opinion, please
>
>
>
>I need everyone's opinion on something.
>
>I just received a proposal request from a guy I've never worked for.
>Basically, he gets the clients and outsources the work to
>other designers,
>which is okay with me.  Anyway, this request bothers me:  he
>wants me to
>create a mockup of what I think the homepage should look like
>and send him
>the HTML.  He would then show the mockup to a client, along
>with my bid, and
>the client would pick one.
>
>Call me paranoid, but I'm concerned he could take these
>mockups, pick the
>one he thinks is best, tell that designer that "the job has
>been filled,"
>create the site using that mockup, and get all the credit (and
>money) for
>it.  Plus, the idea of taking my time to create a home page,
>the hardest
>page to create, without guaranteed money, is disheartening.
>It would be a
>little different if he just asked for a .gif mockup, but not
>much: he would
>still have my design ideas, and he could take those and run.
>
>Am I being weird?
>
>Thanks in advance for your input...
>
>Daphne
>
>--------------------------------------------
>Daphne Garrison
>Garrison Grafixx ~~~~ Graphic & Website Design
>http://www.garrison-grafixx.com ~ daphne(at)garrison-grafixx.com
>AOL Instant Messenger: Daph1234 ~ ICQ: 33258076
>
>

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