How do you all handle scope creep? I had a client ask for “just a few tweaks” and suddenly I’m basically redoing half the project for free. Do you push back in the moment, or finish it and bring it up later?

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Bill for your time.

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Bill hourly or per day

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It might be too late for this, but I usually include the number of rounds in the quote. And indicate that if they are major revisions, it will incur an additional cost. Maybe at this point you can let them know the implications of the tweaks and that it will be an additional cost.

This is why I rarely bill flat fees for projects. Daily or hourly rates only. If a client is insistent on a project-based fee only, I add 50%+ to whatever my daily/hourly estimate for the project is.

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