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Website design agreement
The main contract for a website design or redesign engagement. Design scope, revisions, approval process, payment milestones, IP ownership, and launch conditions.
Website design agreement · SOW · IP transfer · retainer for ongoing maintenance · subcontractor. The contract set for web design and development businesses. Free.
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What's in this stack
Web design projects have a design phase, a build phase, an IP transfer moment, and an ongoing maintenance relationship. The stack covers each one.
Document 1
The main contract for a website design or redesign engagement. Design scope, revisions, approval process, payment milestones, IP ownership, and launch conditions.
Document 2
Per-project scope for the build phase. Pages, features, integrations, timeline, and acceptance criteria. Issued under or alongside the design agreement.
Document 3
Transfers ownership of the final design and codebase to the client on full payment. Until then, the work is yours. Separates deliverables from your background design tools and frameworks.
Document 4
Monthly retainer for ongoing site maintenance, updates, and support. Included hours, response time, and cancellation notice. Converts a one-time project into recurring revenue.
Document 5
For developers, copywriters, or SEO specialists you bring in on a project. Flow-down IP assignment and confidentiality. You own what your subs deliver.
Why this stack
Clients go live on sites they don't technically own yet if the IP transfer isn't tied to full payment. The IP assignment clause creates the explicit trigger.
The maintenance retainer converts every completed project into a monthly income stream. The contract makes the renewal automatic rather than requiring a new sales conversation.
Every developer or designer you bring in creates IP. Without a subcontractor agreement with IP assignment, you can't fully assign the final product to the client. The chain must be complete.
When to generate each document
Website design agreement + SOW. Scope, payment milestones, revision rounds, and IP transfer trigger. Signed before work begins.
Subcontractor agreement with IP assignment before any freelance developer or designer starts work on the project.
IP transfer/assignment document executed when full payment clears. Confirms formal handover of the design and codebase.
Propose the maintenance retainer. Generate, send, and convert the completed project into recurring monthly revenue.
How it works with BizDraft
Describe the project scope, payment milestones, and revision rounds. BizDraft generates both documents. Send before kickoff.
Each freelance developer or designer gets their own subcontractor agreement with IP assignment. Five minutes per person.
Generate the retainer at project completion. Monthly fee, included support hours, and cancellation terms. Send with the final invoice.
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