tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post3275979140905514909..comments2024-03-27T04:00:02.294-04:00Comments on EditorMom: What's in a Contract?Katharine O'Moore-Klopfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-59007276096830815322011-03-09T12:11:57.611-05:002011-03-09T12:11:57.611-05:00With my ESOL customers, who are usually students, ...With my ESOL customers, who are usually students, I have a form of words I send them which spells out how I work with their documents, with particular regard to maintaining their authorship. I ask them to confirm by email that they accept my price quotation and methods of working. This has protected me from the odd client who expects me to re-write their entire essay.<br /><br />For other customers, I usually summarise and specify all the terms and pricing in one email that I ask them to reply to, and keep.<br /><br />For people with whom I work in a relationship (e.g. the virtual secretary who passes proof-reading work through to me, the web designer for whom I write the web content, the translator for whom I provide sub-contracted editorial services) I have a short terms of agreement document, in Word, specifying pricing, payment schedules etc, and an associated email from each of us accepting the terms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-60940764053728403472011-03-08T18:57:08.508-05:002011-03-08T18:57:08.508-05:00I haven't used a contract per se in years. I c...I haven't used a contract per se in years. I consider e-mails as a contract, and (luckily, I suppose) have never had trouble. I work with publishers and individuals, same for both.Kristine Hunthttp://crystalclearcopyediting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-21009866980723221222011-03-08T18:11:41.558-05:002011-03-08T18:11:41.558-05:00Most of my clients are publishers with long track ...Most of my clients are publishers with long track records and established policies and procedures. I've never presented any of them with a contract, although a handful over the years have requested that I sign an agreement they provide, especially for ongoing work. <br /><br />On the rare occasions I work for individuals, I write up a letter of agreement that outlines the scope of the project, the amount to be paid, and the payment terms. I sign and mail two copies and ask them to sign also and return one of the copies to me. The only times I have been burned have been by individuals, and the formality of signing and returning paperwork seems to cut down on that.virtuallorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060756907922887253noreply@blogger.com