How do you go about signing and receiving signed agreements/contracts? Do you use fax or some type of digital signing? I received my first contact form request from my website for services and I hadn't thought about that aspect before (all my current clients are local). My thinking was to sign my Agreement, fax it to them, have them sign and fax back.

How do the rest of you handle this?

Thanks!!

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Pam Deyerle - Transcriptionist in the Richmond, Virginia area
The Perfect Word Transcription Services

Hi Pam,

You can use fax or a digital signing sofware like:

http://www.echosign.com/forms/nda.jsp

http://esignforms.com/

I hope this helps :-)

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Trena Stubbs of Apex Virtual Solutions
& Author of The Road to Going Virtual

Hi, Pam. I know exactly what you mean in regard to having everything planned, and then little aspects of business transactions just keep on popping up!

What I do as far as signing agreements is that after I have emailed my client my agreement(s) and he/she has emailed me theirs, we schedule a telephone or Skype call and then go over our agreement(s). It usually doesn't take over 15 minutes, and I feel it gives both of us a chance to make any changes right then and there. It's really easy to do using Google or even making "adjustments" to the agreements and emailing back the revised documents.

Once we have both signed each other's agreements, I prefer to scan them and email them back right away. In addition, I like to do it the old fashioned way and mail originals/copies. Hey, we've got to keep our postal service in business somehow! It's worked so far for me. Did I answer your question?

Congratulations on signing your agreement with your client. That is awesome!

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Patty

I am not an attorney, but it has always been my understanding that you should have your client sign first, and then you sign and "execute" the contract.

I use Echosign.com only for all contracts. There are 5 free per month which is always enough. They are stored in the program in the event I need to access them plus it notifies me when the document has been viewed and signed.

I sign last.

Janine

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I have been wondering about this as well. Rarely seeing a client in person is one thing, but not having a real live signing is something else?! That stumped me. Thanks for asking the question. Big thanks for answering!

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A L Camien
Manager Member

Great information I will have to keep in the back of my mind!

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Christina Keogh
www.ckvirtualassistant.com

Originally Posted by Your Virtual Wizard

I use Echosign.com only for all contracts. There are 5 free per month which is always enough. They are stored in the program in the event I need to access them plus it notifies me when the document has been viewed and signed. I sign last. Janine

I love the idea of echosign.com. I'm created an account and I'm going to start using that with my next contract, which I'm hoping will happen in the next few days. (There really needs to be a "fingers crossed" smilie!!!!)

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Stacey B. Stahl, Owner/Virtual Assistant
CuttingEdgeVirtualAssistant.co m

Due to the suggestions here and the suggestion of a great new client, I just started using Echosign last month and I just LOVE it. I use my own agreement, have the client sign first, then I sign, and then signed copies are sent to both of us. I even uploaded my own signature!

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Pam Deyerle - Transcriptionist in the Richmond, Virginia area
The Perfect Word Transcription Services

wow reading everyone's information is very helpful. thanks for sharing.