Whatever you do, document everything. Who asked for what change and when, even changes you reject.
On Apr 14, 2005, at 12:39 PM, Ryan A wrote:
Hey,
There was some discussion before this on how much to charge to make a site /
set of scripts,
which also turned into advise from the more experienced members of this
list...good advise I
might add.
Note:
This thread is not directly a php thread but related in a big way to what
most of us do, you might
not want to read it if you only read programming threads, this is intended
to be more of a discussion.
That said....I'll continue:
One of the parts that I noted (and that has come back to haunt me) is:
write the entire scope of the project and make them sign on the dotted line
even if they are family friends.
(more or less those words)
I'm working with a client who is really ticking me off with his constant
request for addition of
features/changes some of which i pointly decline unless i am paid
more...others I do...coz the project is
big and well paying....and the changes are not too big.
The client I am working with gave me some rough drawings (pen (not pencil)
hand drawings on napkins
and A4 papers), some scribblings etc
My question is, how can we document the whole contract *properly* when the
client is asking you
to make something new (eg features not found anywhere else), code, layouts,
navigation, buttons,
sections, functionality etc? Getting a lawyer is (for most of us...like me)
out of the question...
Is there any software out there that helps? or do you take the extra days
(or maybe weeks) to write
up everything for him to sign on the dotted line? Keep in mind while you are
taking the time to write
up the whole thing he can pick someone else...or he might be in a hurry.
Advise on what you think would help...and things that you _actually_ do would help a lot of us I think sidestep bad experiences in the future.
Thanks, Ryan
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