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Honestly, I've been letting clients sign my contracts with a digital signature from any random app for years. A freelancer in my co-working space in Phoenix just told me that's not legally binding in our state for anything over $500.
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beng516mo ago
Get a proper e-sign service, man.
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luna2613mo ago
@kevin_williams that's rough, but it's exactly why a real service matters. Something like DocuSign or Adobe Sign gives you a full audit trail with timestamps and IP addresses, not just a random squiggle. Those free ones where you just draw a line aren't going to hold up if someone decides to claim it wasn't them. A buddy of mine used one for a lease agreement and the tenant just said "nope, wasn't me" and the landlord had zero proof to fight it. Spend the few bucks on a proper one if the amount of money involved is anything serious.
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kevin_williams6mo ago
Wow, that's a wake-up call. I saw something similar happen with a guy who did handyman work. He took a digital signature on a tablet for a big deck job, just a scribble with a finger. Client refused to pay half way through, said they never agreed to the change order. Court basically told him his "contract" was just a fancy note. He lost a few thousand bucks.
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