One thing I’m having quite a hard time with regarding contracts is how to handle electronic contracts.
Since most of my potential clients are international I have to rely on a system that allows a digital signed contract that is legally binding.
I am aware of e-contracts and digital signatures, but I find everything I’m looking for somewhat overwhelming and don’t really know how to go about it.
I was hoping someone on here might be able to point me in the right direction and/or share experiences with this.

My appologies if there have been articles about this specific subject and I completely missed it. I’m really new to this and I was unable to find anything I felt was exactly what I was looking for.

Thank you for your time.

This is a great article! Thanks for publishing.

Two additional items I like to include in my contracts are:

1) Payment timeline/deadline, method of payment, late fees
I find it helpful to set a deadline for receipt of the remaining fee once a project has been delivered — do you want the money upon delivery? In two weeks? A month? How will you accept payment (PayPal, check, goats, etc.)? Will you charge a late fee for overdue payments (if so, how much?), and how will you handle bad checks?

2) Portfolio postings and contest submissions/self-promotion
I include a blurb stating that I retain the right to include work completed for the project in my portfolio, and to submit the work to contests and for publication without seeking further permission from the client. It’s important to make it clear that your intention is NOT to recycle/resell the work to other clients, but simply to showcase it.

If you do work for a product/item that has not yet hit the market, make sure you state that the project will not be posted until the item that includes your art goes public — a client always appreciates knowing that you’re not just looking out for your own interests!