Fill and Sign the Blog Writer Agreement Form

Blog Writer Agreement Author Agreement made on the __________________ (date), between __________________ (Name of Blog Writer) of (street address, city, county, state, zip code) , referred to herein as Contractor, and _____________________________________________ (Name of Publisher), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of __________________ (name of state) , with its principal office located at _____________________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) , referred to herein as Publisher. For and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 1. Contractor agrees, as a contributing blog writer, that all articles of interest written and submitted to Publisher may be published and/or distributed by Publisher in the ________________________ (Name of Website), hereinafter called the Website. It remains the Publisher’s discretion to use or not use the submitted article. 2. As full compensation for the Services to be provided by Contractor, Publisher agrees to provide Contractor author recognition as follows:  Name,  Company Name, and  Link back to website of Contractor. It is the Contractors obligation to provide the above details to Publisher. 3. Contractor will perform the Services as an independent contractor. Contractor will not be deemed to be an employee of Publisher nor will not be entitled to any employee benefits. 4. Contractor warrants that all articles will be original works of authorship of Contractor and will not infringe upon or violate any intellectual property right of any third party. 5. This Agreement creates a confidential relationship between Publisher and Contractor. Information concerning Publisher’s and/or Contractor’s business affairs, vendors, finances, properties, methods of operation, computer programs, employees, documentation, and other such information whether written, oral, or otherwise, is confidential in nature. Publisher and Contractor, and employees of both will adhere fully to this confidentiality agreement. 6. The above consideration licenses full rights of the article to Publisher for uses outlined in Agreement. Contractor may submit duplicate article to other publications or may submit articles to Publisher that have already been published in other publications. 7. This Agreement will continue until terminated by either party by ten (10) days written notice. 8. No Waiver. The failure of either party to this Agreement to insist upon the performance of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or the waiver of any breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall not be construed as subsequently waiving any such terms and conditions, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect as if no such forbearance or waiver had occurred. 9. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of ________________________ (name of state). 10. Notices. Unless provided herein to the contrary, any notice provided for or concerning this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given when sent by certified or registered mail if sent to the respective address of each party as set forth at the beginning of this Agreement. 11. Mandatory Arbitration . Any dispute under this Agreement shall be required to be resolved by binding arbitration of the parties hereto. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, each party shall select one arbitrator and both arbitrators shall then select a third. The third arbitrator so selected shall arbitrate said dispute. The arbitration shall be governed by the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in force and effect. 12. Entire Agreement . This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties and any prior understanding or representation of any kind preceding the date of this Agreement shall not be binding upon either party except to the extent incorporated in this Agreement. 13. Modification of Agreement. Any modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either party in connection with this Agreement shall be binding only if placed in writing and signed by each party or an authorized representative of each party. 14. Assignment of Rights. The rights of each party under this Agreement are personal to that party and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person, firm, corporation, or other entity without the prior, express, and written consent of the other party. 15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 16. Compliance with Laws. In performing under this Agreement, all applicable governmental laws, regulations, orders, and other rules of duly-constituted authority will be followed and complied with in all respects by both parties. 17. Gender. Words used herein regardless of the gender specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context requires. WITNESS our signatures as of the day and date first above stated. ________________________ (Name of Publisher) ______________________ By__________________________ (Signature of Contractor) (Signature of Officer) ________________________ ________________________ (Printed Name of Contractor) (Printed Name and Office in Corporation)