At 07:31 AM 04/08/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Hello, >I'll be building a CF web site for a client, which blocks out times on a >calendar, provides secure transactional processing, private chat server, >etc.. Was recently given this lead by another consultant, and since I'm >knew to the consulting game, and know that my friend had his lawyer review >his contract, decided to modify the contract to suit my needs. Did you modify it yourself, or have your own lawyer look at it? Your consultant friend's lawyer had your consultant friend's best interests in mind when reviewing the contract, not yours. (He probably didn't even know you existed at the time) >I'll be requiring 50% of the project's cost up front. Regarding the terms of >a contract, is it generally acceptable to state that a percentage of up >front money is "non-refundable", and if so, does that really hold up in >court in the event the client "changes their mind"? I never had to fight about this in court. I can't imagine that it wouldn't stand up in court. (Assuming you have a signed contract) I typically have a termination fee built into contracts, but I don't ask for any money up front. (I'll probably change that, because of a few unpaid invoices) >Second question relates to my "moonlighting" as 1099 for the client, and the >client being "out of state". Either of you think I would have any concerns >here? This is a small project, ($3000 - $4000), but nevertheless, my time is >valuable, and since I respect those of you who frequent this group, thought >I'd ask. I've never had any problems with that. Does the client know that you will not be available 24/7 to answer questions? Make it known (or put it in the contract). Are they going to want you on-site at all? You may want to have something in the contract that mentions the cost does not cover excess expenses. Your profits (and time) will be eaten up big time if they want you to fly across three time zones some weekend to show them how to properly close an HTML table. Jeffry Houser | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: Reboog711 | ICQ: 5246969 | Phone: 860-229-2781 -- Instant ColdFusion 5.0 | ISBN: 0-07-213238-8 Due out June 2001 -- DotComIt, LLC database driven web data using ColdFusion, Lotus Notes/Domino -- Half of the Alternative Folk Duo called Far Cry Fly http://www.farcryfly.com | http://www.mp3.com/FarCryFly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
