For our example here, we're using $1,600 as a flat rate fee. If you are charging by the hour, be sure to state this in your contract and provide the client with an estimate on how long the project will take to complete and what your hourly rate is.
You also want to include the due date of your project here. This is the date you and the client agree that you will turn in the completed project.
Another area that is extremely important to your contract is your policies. Will revisions be free as long as the nature of the project doesn't change? This is standard practice because a client may not be happy with the direction you've taken and it can be good business to state you'll work with them until they're happy. However, you don't want a policy in place that allows the client to come back to you six months down the road to get a freebie rewrite.
Payment terms are vital to you getting paid on time. The line in your contract may read something like this, "Payment for service due within 15 days of final revision."
