Used in conjunction with the
Basic Website Package Planner
which should also be printed out by the client.
Contact Name
______________________________
Phone ________________ FAX
________________
Company/Client
________________________(hereinafter referred to as the "client")
Address
___________________________________
___________________________________________
City ________________ State
____ ZIP ______ Country __________
Email address
______________________________
Present WWW URL (if any):
___________________________________________
Username ________________
Password ______________________
Our desire is to completely
satisfy the client. One way to do this is to make certain that we
understand each other. These are the terms of our agreement together:
1.
Authorization.
The above-named client is engaging Bissell Web Design, a sole proprietor,
as an independent
contractor for the specific project of developing and/or improving a
website to be installed on the client's web space on a web hosting
service's computer. The client hereby authorizes Bissell Web Design to
access this account, and authorizes the web hosting service to provide
Bissell Web Design with "write permission" for the client's web page
directory, cgi-bin directory, and any other directories or programs which
need to be accessed for this project. The client also authorizes Bissell
Web Design to publicize their completed website to web search engines, as
well as other web directories and indexes.
2. Basic 3-Page
Website Package Elements. (For Basic 3-Page
Website Packages only. For Custom Website Design, please use the
Custom Website Design Contract.
For eCommerce Website Design, please use the
eCommerce Website Design
Contract.) Bissell Web Design includes the following
elements in their Basic 3-Page Website Package:
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Up to 1 hour of design
consultation to determine your needs and strategy. A retainer
and a signed contract will be due at this consultation. (Telephone long
distance charges are in addition to package rates quoted. Additional
consultation can be provided at our hourly rate of $50 per hour.)
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An attractive,
professionally designed website of up to 3 pages.
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Words of text must be
written and supplied by the client (200 words per page approximate
maximum if not supplied via diskette. Web pages of more than 1,200 words
of text may be subject to additional fees, especially if they require a
great deal of formatting.)
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Title Banner/Masthead
graphics, e.g. your logo, on the home page (simple custom graphic
incorporating company logo). Top-of-page graphics for all other pages in
your website. Colorful lines and bullets, and colored and textured
backgrounds can be utilized. Inclusion of 2 photos (client provided) per
web page.
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High resolution scanning and
preparation of your provided logo and photos (2 photos per web page).
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A ‘Contact’ form that
enables user input to be emailed to you.
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Scanning and creation of up
to 4 PDF files (a restaurant menu, for example).
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Meta Tag descriptions and
keyword placement in website to enable search engine discovery.
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1st year Domain Name
registration/purchase and Hosting Services registration (the hosting
service will be of Bissell Web Design's choosing unless client has
already prepurchased and secured a hosting service of their choice).
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Posting of your site to a
testing area for you to view and request final editing changes. After
final edits are reviewed and approved by the client, the remaining $150
to complete payment of your website will be due. After receipt, the
website will be published under your domain name
(yourcompanyname.com).
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Uploading of your website to
the hosting service.
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Initial submission of your
website to 1000+ major search engines and directories via a website
submission service.
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Minor web page maintenance
to regular web pages (not store product pages) over a six-month period,
including updating links and making minor changes to a sentence or
paragraph. The six-month period commences upon the date the client signs
this
Basic Website Package Contract.
3. Contents of
the Basic 3-Page Website Package.
The content of the web pages will be supplied by the client and executed
as specified by the client in the
Basic Website Package Planner
dated _______________. This website includes up to 3 web pages. In case
the client desires additional standard web pages beyond the original
number of pages specified above, the client agrees to pay Bissell Web
Design an additional $75 for each additional web page. Client provided
graphics or photos beyond the allowed 2 per web page shall be billed at an
additional $50 per hour rate (billed in increments of 15 minutes). Where
custom graphic work (beyond the scope of the
Basic Website
Package elements detailed in #2 above) is requested, it will be
billed at the hourly rate of $50.
4. Maintenance and
Hourly Rate. Bissell Web Design will design the website
from your furnished materials and post the site to a testing area for you
to view and request final editing changes. After final edits are reviewed
and approved, the website will be published under your domain name (url).
This agreement includes minor
web page maintenance to regular web pages (not store product pages) over a
six-month period, including updating links and making minor changes to a
sentence or paragraph. It does not include removing nearly all the text
from a page and replacing it with new text. If the client or an agent
other than Bissell Web Design attempts updating the client's pages, time
to repair web pages will be assessed at the hourly rate, and is not
included as part of the six-month maintenance period updating agreement.
The six-month maintenance period commences upon the date the client signs
this contract.
Any future edits and site
maintenance after the initial six-month period can be provided at
$50/hour. This rate shall also govern additional work authorized beyond
the maximums specified above for such services as telephone consultation,
marketing consultation, web page design, editing or modifying web pages,
and additional photos/graphics services.
5.
Changes to Submitted Text.
Please send us your final text. Time required to make substantial
changes to client-submitted text after the web pages have been constructed
will be additional, and billed at the hourly rate of $50.
6.
Web Hosting. The client understands that any web hosting service
will require a separate contract. The client agrees to let Bissell Web
Design select the hosting service or to select a web hosting service which
allows Bissell Web Design full access to the website and a cgi-bin
directory via FTP and telnet.
7. Completion Date.
Bissell Web Design and the client must work together to complete the
website in a timely manner. We agree to work expeditiously to complete the
website no later than ____________________.
If the client does not supply
Bissell Web Design complete text and graphics content for all web pages
contracted within six weeks of the date that this contract was signed, the
entire amount of the contract becomes due and payable. If the client has
not submitted complete text and graphics content within two months after
the signing of this contract, an additional continuation fee of 10% of the
total contract price will also be assessed each month until the website is
advertised.
8. Payment of Fees.
Fees to Bissell Web Design are due and payable for the
Basic Website Package
on the following schedule: A retainer amount upon signing of this contract. Your
website "draft" will be posted to a testing area for you to view and
request final editing changes. After final edits are reviewed and
approved, the remaining amount to complete payment of your website will be
due. After receipt, the website will be published under your domain name
(url). Note: publishing to your domain name
and advertising the pages to web search engines will occur only after
the final payment is received. All payments will be made in US funds.
9. Assignment of
Project. Bissell Web Design reserves the right to assign
subcontractors to this project to insure the right fit for the job as well
as on-time completion.
10. Legal Stuff.
Bissell Web Design does not warrant that the functions contained in these
web pages or the Internet website will meet the client's requirements or
that the operation of the web pages will be uninterrupted or error-free.
The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the web pages and
website is with the client. In no event will Bissell Web Design be liable
to the client or any third party for any damages, including any lost
profits, lost savings or other incidental, consequential or special
damages arising out of the operation of or inability to operate these web
pages or website, even if Bissell Web Design has been advised of the
possibility of such damages. If any provision of this agreement shall be
unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall
be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity
and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
11. Copyrights and
Trademarks. The client represents to Bissell Web Design and
unconditionally guarantees that any elements of text, graphics, photos,
designs, trademarks, or other artwork furnished to Bissell Web Design for
inclusion in web pages are owned by the client, or that the client has
permission from the rightful owner to use each of these elements, and will
hold harmless, protect, and defend Bissell Web Design and its
subcontractors from any claim or suit arising from the use of such
elements furnished by the client.
12. Copyright to Web
Pages.
Copyright to the finished assembled work of web pages produced by Bissell
Web Design is owned by Bissell Web Design. Upon final payment of this
contract, the client is assigned rights to use as a website the design,
graphics, and text contained in the finished assembled website. Rights to
photos, graphics, source code, work-up files, and computer programs are
specifically not transferred to the client, and remain the property of
their respective owners. Bissell Web Design and its subcontractors retain
the right to display graphics and other web design elements as examples of
their work in their respective portfolios.
13. Delinquent
Payment. In order for Bissell Web Design to remain in business,
payments must be made promptly. Delinquent bills will be assessed a $15
charge if payment is not received within 10 days of the due date. If an
amount remains delinquent 30 days after its due date, an additional 5%
penalty will be added for each month of delinquency. Bissell Web Design
reserves the right to remove web pages from viewing on the Internet until
final payment is made. In case collection proves necessary, the client
agrees to pay all fees incurred by that process. This agreement becomes
effective only when signed by Bissell Web Design. Regardless of the place
of signing of this agreement, the client agrees that for purposes of
venue, this contract was entered into in Charleston County, SC and any
dispute will be litigated or arbitrated in Charleston County, SC.
Please pay on time.
14. Sole Agreement.
The agreement contained in this Website Design Contract (Basic Website
Package) constitutes the sole agreement between Bissell Web Design and
the client regarding this website. Any additional work not specified in
this contract must be authorized by a written change order. All prices
specified in this contract will be honored for six (6) months after both
parties sign this contract. Continued services after that time will
require a new agreement.
15. Initial Payment
and Refund Policy.
The total amount of this
contract is $____________.
This agreement begins with an
initial payment of $__. If the client halts work and applies by
registered letter for a refund within 30 days to Bissell Web Design, work
completed shall be billed at the hourly rate of $50, and deducted from the
initial payment, the balance of which shall be returned to the client. If,
at the time of the request for refund, work has been completed beyond the
amount covered by the initial payment, the client shall be liable to pay
for all work completed at the hourly rate of $50. No portion of this
initial payment will be refunded unless written application is made within
30 days of signing this contract.
The undersigned agrees to the
terms of this agreement on behalf of his or her organization or business.
On behalf of the client
(authorized signature):
_______________________________________ Date ________________
On behalf of Bissell Web
Design (authorized signature)
_______________________________________ Date ________________
