A friend looked at my contract and said 'your scope is way too vague'

She pointed out I had 'design work' listed but nothing about revisions or file types. I added a 2 revision limit and specific delivery formats (PNG and PDF) and my last 3 clients have all signed without pushing back. Has anyone else had a friend or colleague spot a glaring hole in their contract that you somehow missed?

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rowanr882d ago

Are multiple revisions really such a huge deal for most clients though?

keith1642d ago

Honestly, yeah, I think it can be a massive headache for a lot of them. Clients don't always know what they want, but they sure know what they don't want after they see it, and that can turn into an endless loop of tiny tweaks. Ngl, some people treat revisions like they're ordering a custom pizza, not paying for professional work.

shane1701d ago

That pizza comparison is PERFECT honestly. It's like people have forgotten how to communicate what they want upfront. I see it everywhere now, not just design work. My buddy runs a small landscaping crew and he says clients will nod along to a plan, then watch him dig for three hours and go "actually I wanted the flowers over THERE." It's this weird thing where people feel like they HAVE to micromanage to get their money's worth, instead of trusting the person they hired knows their craft. And then they get surprised when the bill goes up.