FREE • SELF-PACED • THREE PRACTICAL LESSONS

A clearer project.
A better start.

Turn “can you build me a website?” into scope, milestones and a calm way to handle extra requests.

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About 10 minutes per lesson. Take one a day or work through all three. No account required.

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SMALL LESSONS. SOMETHING USEFUL EACH TIME.

Build your project brief in three steps.

01

DAY ONE / SCOPE

Make “done” visible.

A vague request invites different expectations. Replace broad labels with a list both people can review.

Vague: “Build me a website.”

Clearer: Five pages: Home, About, Services, Work and Contact. Responsive layouts. One contact form. Two consolidated rounds of design revisions.

Client provides: approved copy, logo and images before the start date.

Outside this scope: copywriting, hosting fees, a shop and ongoing maintenance.

Your task: List the deliverables, the revision limit and the client inputs. Name at least two exclusions. Define what counts as one revision round.

Done when: someone else can tell what will be delivered without asking what “a website” means.

02

DAY TWO / MILESTONES

Agree on the next decision.

Connect each stage to a review, a responsible person and a payment step. These example amounts are illustrative, not recommended terms for every project.

Example $1,200 project: $400 to start after the brief is approved; $400 after design approval; $400 at the agreed handover stage.

Review: One named client reviewer sends consolidated feedback within three business days. If assets or feedback are late, discuss and confirm a revised timeline.

Your task: Write your stages, dates, reviewer, feedback window and agreed payment timing. Check that all amounts add up.

Done when: you and the client know who acts next and what happens after approval.

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DAY THREE / CHANGE REQUESTS

Turn “one more thing” into a choice.

Extra work can be a useful new opportunity. Make its scope, price and timeline explicit before starting it.

“Happy to look at adding a shop. That is outside the five-page scope we agreed. I can prepare a separate estimate with the additional cost and timing, or we can keep this release focused on the original pages. Which works better for you?”

Your task: Draft one reply for an extra request. Then list the proposed change, price, timeline impact and the approval needed before starting.

Done when: the client has a clear choice and the additional work has a documented next step.

YOUR TURN

Leave with a usable project brief.

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Educational business-planning material, not legal advice. Adapt it to your work and get professional advice when needed.