#53 - WordPress Contracts - What Do I Include?

Learn what we include in our contracts, and how you can quickly create your own contracts for your WordPress website builds. This is our journey, and is not to be considered legal advice, but to help encourage you, and empower you to easily put together your own legal framework that will protect you, your business and your clients.

Resources

There is a lot of talking and a lot of notes below.... so if you time bound here are the resources I mention:

Contract Killer - https://gist.github.com/michaelcockle/4298333

Simply Docs (UK) - http://simply-docs.co.uk/Home

Rocket Lawyer (USA) - https://www.rocketlawyer.com

Legal 123 (Oz) - http://legal123.com.au/

UK Insurance - https://www.policybee.co.uk/

WP Elevation - http://www.wpelevation.com/

Signable (Online Signing) - https://www.signable.co.uk/

#51 Our Web Build Process - http://leejacksondev.com/episode51

#5 Troy Dean WP Elevation - http://leejacksondev.com/episode5

Why have contract?

protects you and the client from misunderstandingshelps define the scope and the arrangementsprovides a framework if things go wrongcovers charges for change controlprovides a framework for pursuing mediation or courthelp manage expectationsprovides assurance and credibility

What do we include?

Proposal

scope of projecthow we are achieving ituser storiespricing

Proposal Contract

design, copyright etctext, who suppliesgraphics supply, rights etcthe deliverables html/CSS/Javascript/PHP.browser compatibilitytechnical support/warrantieschanges/revisionslegal terms for liabilityintellectual propertyright to displaypayment schedule

Business Terms and Conditions

These are the terms on how you do business that can cover every day business transactions, relationships etc.

For example

process for late payment.client obligations, data protections.insurance, indemnity etc.confidentialityforce majeurethe right to subcontractnon solicitationdispute resolutionlaw and jurisdiction 

Facebook Group

Share your contract stories and advice in the Facebook group at:

http://leejacksondev.com/group

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