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Gosh, that`s a new one on me. In all the years I`ve been doing websites no one`s ever asked me to sign a NDA. I`ve never even heard of an instance where a web designer stole someone else`s web business idea.

I wouldn`t sign a NDA before even discussing a project because it would be a red flag that I was dealing with a problem client. The last thing I need is to spend the rest of my career walking on eggshells in case, heaven forbid, something resembling that client`s business idea shows up on another client`s website.

If it`s that much of a concern, you could give some of your company`s equity to the designer in exchange for a promise that he/she will never put anything resembling  your business idea on another client`s site, even if that other client came up with the idea independently and is just looking for someone to execute it. It`s worth some equity because what you`re asking is potentially an enormous problem for any designer. It would require screening all future clients and could potentially result in a lot of sales turned away in order to remain compliant with the NDA. It`d be like asking a painter never to paint someone else`s house the same color as yours before revealing what color you want it painted. Who in their right mind would agree to that?

Web designers do what they do because they don`t want to do something else... most probably including your business idea.

—paula

Okay...well I was talking with this one designer and he was like I like you idea. I should do it myself and he laughed. I am thinking uh oh. Should I do business with him? He is a friend of mine but now I am paranoid that he will take my idea and run with it. I was thinking this could be a problem with other web designers.   

Thanks for the response!  I think I am just being overly paranoid. I am sure he could build a site himself but the actually running of it. I am not sure how into it he would be. I think everything will be fine.

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I`ve had this doubt myself. Thanks for bringing it up. Because I`m not capable of creating a site I`ve got to rely on a developer. He/She knows how to do it.  Obviously the doubt creeps in.
I think the best way to avoid trouble is to get a patent or copyright for the idea. I don`t know the entire procedure to do it. Or if it is worth the trouble. But it keeps off anyone from snatching the idea.
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