Hour Rates:
Establish a set of working hours, how they're measured, who is responsible for logging/measuring these hours. Not needed for project-based/value based projects.
Terms of Use:
Dates/schedule:
build in elements of how many rounds of changes, feedback points and how that feedback will be received. Increase fee for unnecessary rounds of changes.
Schedule Parameters:
Set out work hours/days, set out what days you can work (what is manageable). Be clear on what they can expect. COuld incorporate soft and hard deadlines to keep things on track.
Cancellation Fee:
25% idea, 50% development (some design made), 100% fully designed
Additional Costs:
Resources - 3rd party collateral, additional people.
Client Responsibilities:
What is expected of the client, who's is the main point of contact. What guidelines, assets and requirements. What and when is the client responsible for handling collateral, what happens after handover.
Client Approval:
How many points of contact/approval, when and in what form.
Samples:
usage fees for 3rd party collateral, who's responsible for licensing of collateral.
Credit:
Accredited/name attached therefore can't used unless name is attached. Name must be included in press coverage.
Payment:
Delay/ Termination:
delay protocol for if you can't complete
Terms of cancellation - fees
Consequences for non-payment - no licence, additional charge
Media:
How/where deliverables will be used, if extends passed those agreed additional charges
Don't sign worldwide in-perpetuity
Duration:
How long can work be used for - 5yrs in uk, if wider or longer higher fee
Location:
stipulate where work can or is going to be used - if worldwide increase rate.
Length of Storage:
who is responsible for storing file after handoff and for how long, retrieval fee.
