Re: Question about precontract stage

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- att -dot- net>]

>
> >Is it considered part of marketing oneself to begin work (reading
business
> >plans, briefing papers, and other documents pertaining to the job) before
> >one has a signed contract?
>
>          Apologies for weighing in late in this discussion, but -- the
> article "Ten Tips for Creating a Bad Business Agreement" lists the
> following as tip #5: "Begin the business relationship before the agreement
> is finished" (recall the title of this article).  While beginning work
> before getting a contract signed may be tempting and even common, it can
> (and often does) result in legal disputes.  For some great information
> about contract issues, read this whole article at
> http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/2000/gall-2000-07.html
>

Thanks, Doug. Good advice, indeed.

As it turned out, I decided not to do the work for the prospect when he
balked at giving me sufficient information on which to
base a project quote.

In its place came another smaller onluine job that may well lead to other
good things.


Bonnie Granat
http://home.att.net/~bgranat/



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