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Okay, some of you may be wondering what should be included in a freelance writer’s contract. Here are some of the details necessary in such a contract.

1) Job Description
The job description would include the title of the article, number of article and the number of words per article. If there are any other specifications required by the employer, it should also be included. For example, they may want interviews, statistics or pictures included in the articles.

2) Start and Completion Date
The completion date is more important that the start date, of course. The date both parties signed the contract can be considered the start date of the writing job. The due date is important so that there is no dispute as to when the job is to be delivered.

3) Compensation
Compensation can be in the lump sum payment or according to the percentage of job completed. For a lump sum payment, the both of you may have agreed upon a fixed price for the articles once they are delivered and accepted. If the project is a large one, you may want to negotiate for compensation after the completion of specific milestones in the project. If this is the case, there is a need to clarify what is the deliverables at each milestone of the project, based on what has been completed.

4) Copyright Issues
Do you want to retain the rights to the articles or do you want to relinquish your rights? It does depends on what you and the employer wants. Some writers would want to retain all rights to their writing, while others do not mind being a ghostwriter. To me, it is not an issue, as long as the compensation is appropriate.

Look for samples of freelance writer’s contracts on the net to emulate. All the best in your negotiation process!