Writing

• Looking for a DocuSign alternative? Compare these seven things — Most comparison pages are feature checklists that all look the same. Here are the seven questions that actually separate e-signature tools once you are past the first week.
• Where this product fits — and who should buy something else — An honest positioning piece: the three kinds of buyer this is built for, and the four kinds who should pick a bigger product.
• What "free e-signature" usually costs you — Free tiers are real and often the right answer. Here is what to check before you put a client agreement through one.
• Are electronic signatures legally binding? — The honest version: usually yes for ordinary agreements, with real exceptions — and what actually matters is the evidence behind the signature.
• What makes an audit trail worth anything — Most audit trails are a list. The useful property is that nobody — including the vendor — can quietly change it.
• Prepaid credits or an annual plan: which is cheaper for you — Arithmetic rather than persuasion. The break-even is lower than most people guess.
• Signature image, hash, or seal: three things with one name — The category uses "secure" for all three. They are very different, and knowing which you have is the whole point.
• How to get a PDF signed from your phone, start to finish — A practical walkthrough: upload, place fields, send, and what the other person sees — all from a handset.