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In addition to the advice you have already been given, make it very
clear that they are paying for services at an hourly rate, and that
you are putting hours towards a deliverable.<br>
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Depending on the internal communications within the client's team,
the same set of wireframes could require vastly different amounts of
time to produce.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Bill<br>
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On 12/11/10 11:06 AM, Angelina Fabbro wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTikfsyC0rUWYuHggc1VWRVSyK2JDSDfF2wNsw_5J@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Happy Holidays everyone,
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<div>I am about to be on retainer with a new client during a
period where I assist in developing the specification for the
project I will be working on. It's a few weeks of research and
design with regard to the information architecture, interaction
design and user experience. This will be the first time I am on
retainer for these activities.</div>
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<div>Usually my development contracts are simple; they lay out the
specification in detail, the quote I've given along with the
design comps for which the spec and quote are approved, and the
necessary legal jargon should any discrepancy in expectations
arise.</div>
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<div>What sort of terms or clauses do you work under while on
retainer? How does your contract differ from one tailored to
development? My intuition is simply to lay out what the
expectations are - response time for emails and phone calls,
allocated time for meetings, what to expect as a finished
product at the end of the period - wireframes, for example. </div>
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<div>Is there anything specific I should do or not do?</div>
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<div>Thank you for you input, I enjoy lurking this list as you're
all invaluable in your advice.</div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
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<div>- Angelina Fabbro</div>
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