Any suggestions on the most effective way of telling the client to cut the shit on endless revisions cycles, wanting to see options and needing to see something to react to on a website project with a very small budget?

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I’ve done this a few ways, from being more direct about it costing extra bc they are limited to x, or making a spreadsheet that tracks new requests, estimated hours, current status and asks them to prioritize what they want to stay within budget. Have you tried anything so far that they ignored or didn’t react to?

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Think you need to have a straight conversation about scope of work and overages. Is there anything in there that covers you? Can you start tracking all the changes and show him documentation? Also I’ll bet his boss doesn’t know or appreciate all this so if you can find a way to elevate (like with overages) he might find some more discipline.

Sorry he/she/them

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You could try putting in the email that this is revision “1 of 2” and then “2 of 2”. Once they hit the limit then it qualifies you to bring up the scope convo. This has worked wonders for me with past clients.

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My life right now. Simple project turns into 10+ rounds. $25k. And still “I’m not sure but I’ll know it when I see it” Told her boss last week and he flipped. I told him I’d help get it under control. He said he’d step in. The critical thing was she needs coaching on providing feedback that we can work with. The one that controls or manages the budget needs to know how much the excessive rounds cost. They will absolutely help drive change. Good luck. Sh$t situation, but not uncommon.

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