Just realized my 'quick fix' contract clause cost me a full day

I had a client who kept asking for tiny extra changes after I sent final files. I thought adding 'two rounds of revisions included' to my contract would fix it. This time, they argued that moving a logo 'a little to the left' three separate times counted as one round. Defining what a 'round' actually means took me over eight hours of back and forth emails and a tense call. I should have spelled out that a round ends when I send new files, not when they stop thinking. Has anyone else had to get super specific with their revision terms to stop scope creep?

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sanchez.julia22d agoTop Commenter

My contract now says "one revision round per delivered file set" after a similar fight.

henry15022d ago

I saw a freelance writer's contract template that limits revisions to two per project. That seems like a solid middle ground. Good move adding that clause, @sanchez.julia. It stops the small changes from piling up and eating all your time for free.

casey26822d ago

How did you get them to agree to that? I had to do the same thing after a client asked for endless tweaks.