Guides

Plain guides on agreeing a scope of work with a client and handling new requests once the work has started.

• How to stop scope creep as a freelancer or contractor

  Scope creep is the slow expansion of a project beyond what was agreed. Here's why it happens and six concrete ways freelancers and contractors can stop it — before doing the work for free.

• Scope of work: what to include

  A scope of work is the shared agreement of exactly what a project includes, excludes, and costs. Here are the seven sections every scope of work needs, with a copy-ready checklist.

• "Can you also…": handling a client who keeps adding work

  When a client keeps adding to a project, the fix isn't saying no — it's treating each new request as a priced change against the agreed scope. Scripts and a simple change-order pattern.