A law firm in Kansas was already a year into a contract with their web company when it auto-renewed for another year without anyone flagging it. They didn’t find out until we reached out and asked what their current setup looked like. Some of the worst contract terms don’t look like traps when you’re reading them the first time. They read like standard boilerplate. Here’s what to watch for, whether you’re about to sign something or you’re already locked into an agreement you’re not sure about.
- Auto-renewal clauses. A contract that renews itself unless you cancel by a specific date, often 30 or 60 days out, is designed to catch people who forget. It’s exactly what caught that law firm.
- Long cancellation notice windows. Anything past a week or two starts to look less like an operational need and more like a way to squeeze extra payments.
- Early termination fees. If leaving costs money beyond what you already owe, that’s a penalty, not a policy.
- Undefined minimum terms. “Ongoing” or “as needed” language with no clear end date means you may be committed longer than you think.
- Vague exit language. If the contract doesn’t say plainly what happens to your site, domain, and files when you leave, that’s a gap they’ll define for you later, on their terms.
None of these apply at Yeet Websites. No auto-renewal, no minimum term, no early termination fee, on either plan. Cancellation just needs 3 business days’ notice before your next payment date. That law firm was also frustrated to learn their existing company only offered a subscription with no option to own the site outright, something we offer as standard. If you’re evaluating a contract right now and something on this list is missing or unclear, that’s worth asking about directly before you sign.