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Stop using 'hereby' in your freelance contracts
I saw a post in a lawyer forum last month and realized every time I wrote 'hereby agrees' in my contracts, it sounded like a legal doc from 1950. Switched to plain English like 'you agree' and clients actually read the terms now. Has anyone else noticed fewer signing delays after ditching the old language?
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casey3422mo ago
Is the legalese really the main hangup though? I've been rewriting my contracts in crayon-level simple English and still get the same delays because people just don't want to read at all, regardless of the words I pick. @henry150 is onto something, "you agree" is just legalese with a fresh coat of paint.
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