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When Should Freelancers Quit Doing Revisions for a Client?
Avoiding one of the biggest freelancing traps
My client sent me an email an hour after I had turned in the copy for their website. The subject line made me want to throw-up.
It was just one word long: Revisions.
I hate revisions. I don’t even like revising work I do for myself. I want closure. I want to be able to get paid and move onto the next project.
If you’re a freelancer, you are going to have to deal with revisions. Part of the problem is that almost all freelance work is subjective. Your client may just not like your work, even if it’s of the highest quality.
Client revisions can quickly turn into a pit of quicksand. The harder you work, the deeper you sink. Before long, you’re wishing for a fast, painless death instead of the slow suffocation you are experiencing.
If you don’t have a plan and policy for dealing with revisions, you’re going to have a hard time making a good living as a freelancer. Some key questions you need to have answers to are:
· How many rounds of revisions will you do?
· How many revisions are unreasonable?
· Should you get paid for doing revisions?
