RE: Question about a client

by "Phillip Perry" <pperry(at)inter-design.net>

Date:	Tue, 14 May 2002 19:55:35 -0400
To:	"Ivan Hoffman" <ivan(at)ivanhoffman.com>, <hwg-business(at)mail.hwg.org>
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My contract was not a cut and paste type. I spent a lot of time with my
current lawyer to make sure my needs were met. I'm sure there will be things
that haven't been thought of even with a lengthy contract, but hopefully
most of the Very Important (and maybe not so important...if there is such a
thing) points have been taken care of.

Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hwg-business(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-business(at)hwg.org]On
Behalf Of Ivan Hoffman
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 6:59 PM
To: hwg-business(at)mail.hwg.org
Subject: RE: Question about a client


On a more general note and not specifically having to do with this
particular situation:

Having a web design agreement is not the answer to the issues.  Having a
*thorough* web design and development agreement is a much different
matter.  There are all kinds of cut and paste designer agreements to be
found.  Most of them are pretty much a waste of time since the
designer/client relationship is a complex one, especially if the site is
going to take any amount of time of consequence to build, and these
freebies tend to not cover many of the issues that need to be covered.  If
someone paid an experienced attorney to draft a design agreement, the
chances are they are not going to provide it to others for free.  If
someone did not pay an experienced attorney to draft an agreement, why
would anyone want to copy that agreement?  Free legal advice is generally
worth what you have paid for it.

Read "The Need for a Written Web Design Contract"
http://www.ivanhoffman.com/written.html on my site along with many, many
other articles that are essential reading for any
designer/developer.  Click on "Articles for Web Site Designers and Site
Owners."




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