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That Tuesday I invoiced wrong and lost $400
Last month I had a logo gig for a coffee shop in Austin and I quoted $800 flat not thinking about revisions. They hit me with 6 rounds of changes over 3 weeks and I ended up working for like $12 an hour. How do you guys build revision limits into first time pricing without scaring off the client?
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finleym376d ago
Rowan's right, lay it out plain in the first quote email and stick to it.
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rowanr887d ago
Oh man, six rounds?! That's brutal. It's like how every time I go to a restaurant with my buddies, we always end up splitting the check like a puzzle no one asked for, and someone always gets shorted. For your pricing, I'd start adding a clause like "2 rounds of changes included, anything after is $50 an hour" right in the quote. That way it's clear from the jump, and clients don't feel tricked, they just know where they stand. Have you tried just being super upfront in the first email about it?
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Honestly, is it really that serious though? I mean yeah it sucks losing money but six rounds of changes over three weeks for a coffee shop logo sounds like you let it drag on. Tbh if a client is that picky for that long you probably should've just said "cool, here's my final version, take it or leave it" after round 3. Ngl I think people overthink this whole revision limit thing like it's rocket science. Just tell them upfront you do two revisions and anything extra costs more, and if they freak out then they weren't gonna be a good client anyway.
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