Getting Started

You've looked over Leland's portfolio, and perhaps you liked what you saw. You've contacted him, and you've talk a bit via phone or email. You've decided he may be a good match for your project, and you're thinking of hiring Leland. Here are the first steps to get started.

(If you've read through "Working in 4-D", then you may refer to most of this page as the first 'D': Define.)

Step 1

Fill out the "Request for Proposal - Preparation Questionnaire". It'll take anywhere between 20-minutes to an hour, depending on how detailed you get in your answers. (alternately, here is a PDF version of the questionnaire that you can save to your hard drive, fill out at your leisure, and then email to Leland).

Step 2

Leland will take the information you provide in the Questionnaire, along with whatever he's learned from our conversations, and will prepare a Project Proposal. It, in conjunction with my Standard Terms & Conditions, becomes the contract for the project.

Step 3

Once we agree to the proposal details, you pay the deposit (as outlined in the Project Proposal; usually ½ of the Estimate) to commence work.

Step 4

Leland starts designing and developing!