Contracts offer confidence to the client.

At the end of the design process, the client gave me written approval of the work that we had completed.

after failing to ask for a contract to be signed, it can be easy for these clients to think less of us. Using a contract allows the client to see us for who we really are: a professional service provider.

We are input addicts, and like a recovering alcoholic, sometimes the best solution is to never allow the distraction onto our desks in the first place.

this is not a game. You are running a business, and you’re goal is to earn money.

Protect your momentum, and your client’s trust, by shutting it all off.

A contract can serve as a source of protection for the client as well. This partially explains why clients are more likely to trust a business that uses a contract.

I have always required a 50% deposit on large projects,

when it comes to phone conversations, I’m never too far from a pen and paper.