From the course: Freelance Work Strategies for Video and Motion Graphics Creators
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Contracts
From the course: Freelance Work Strategies for Video and Motion Graphics Creators
Contracts
- If you're here with me in the contracts, schedules, and budgets section of our course, then boy are you really excited to hear about all this, right? I know, none of us got into this work to make contracts, but it's important so that's one of the things we have to focus on when we have a business and we're self-employed. I think one of the things that I usually think of is that a good contract really works for both parties and it's really only as good as the two parties willingness to be in that contract. Don't feel like just because you have lots and lots of paperwork that either really protects you or doesn't protect you, because it really only has to do with the people signing the contract, in my experience. As you know, I'm not an attorney, so you should definitely consult with one for your own contracts. I'm just gonna give you a few tips that I've had from my experience developing contracts with my clients. Some of the things that are really essential to a contract are having…
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