Scope creep is eating your weekends.

They ask for "just one more thing." You say yes for free. Then another. Then Sunday is gone. This pack is the calm reply and the change-order line so free work stops being the default.

#client-project · two replies to the same ask

Client Sat 10:41 PM

hey can you just real quick add a second homepage variant and also tweak the logo colors for the dark mode thing we talked about last month? no rush just tonight if possible lol

Your usual reply: "sure!"

YOU

You · from the pack Sun 9:12 AM

Happy to. Homepage variant + dark logo pass sits outside the signed scope. I can start Monday with a short change order: 4 hours at $X, or we can park it for phase 2. Which do you want?

Paid path kept open

Free revision spiral

Yes → yes → "quick tweak" → Sunday gone → resent.

No paper trail
Client learns free is normal
Your rate disappears

Change-order line

Name the ask. Price it. Offer phase 2. Stay kind.

Written scope boundary
Paid option on the table
Weekends stay yours

$22 one-time · DOCX

Pay $22 via PayPal

After PayPal clears, we match the receipt and email the ZIP. Put your email in the note if it isn't on the account.

What's in the ZIP

1
15 boundary scripts for Slack, email, and calls
2
Change-order template you can send the same day
3
Revision policy one-pager to attach to kickoff
4
Start-here guide so you don't freeze mid-message

Filled sample

Fictional client. Your files use brackets.

Happy to help with the extra homepage variant. That sits outside the current scope (homepage + 3 inner pages). I can start this week with a change order for 4 hours at $125/hr ($500), or we can keep it for phase 2 after launch. Which path works better for you?

Delivery / contact / refunds

PayPal clears → receipt match → ZIP to payment email (or your note). Reply on the PayPal receipt thread. Missing files or won't open = full refund on that thread. No fake reviews.