Writing a contract?

[BuezaWebDev]

Hey guys,

I was wondering how to write a solid outsourcing contract?

I'll be working for a small company as a back-end coder for their website and I was wondering what are the main points of my services I should highlight in my contract that will make sure I don't screwed over?

I haven't actually written a contract before, but I've googled it and it seems like this is the best example of how it should be structured.

http://www.outsourcing-toolkit.com/contract.htm

and

http://www.techagreements.com/Agreement-Preview.asp?num=40849

Can you guys help me out please? What are the key points of a web developer's contract that they should emphasize in order to prevent a company from screwing him over?

and how do you negotiate payment? or is that in the contract or not?

Kind regards,
Jaime Bueza

[BuezaWebDev]

No one? :(

[sharkey]

I have a free lancing contract that may be of use to you, it was given to me by a friend. Ill upload it later or pm you with it as i not on the same computer mate.

[sharkey]

Here it is its in .doc format i think just search and replace my friends name with your own and the company etc.

[pawky]

thx sharkey, much appreciated

[BuezaWebDev]

Originally posted by sharkey
Here it is its in .doc format i think just search and replace my friends name with your own and the company etc.


Thanks Sharkey for the template! It's greatly appreciated.

So a Terms of Services is almost like a contract? They look almost the same except Contracts have $ signs in them. lol.

[sharkey]

No problem mates, i havent looked over the contract in great effect so be sure to fool proof everything first before using it.

Regards
Chris Sharkey

[Intensity]

You can also view an example Service Agreement doc (http://www.intensedevelopment.net/Tampa-Website-Freelancing.html) here.