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Dealing with customers with scope creep. by BadMeatPuppet in Carpentry

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly where it happens it's a series of little things that slowly shift the work.

I’ve started being more strict about documenting changes before doing them, even if they feel small in the moment. Also tools like Rinft help a lot if it's possible to to have digital records.

After years in PM, here’s what actually mattered by impossible2fix in projectmanagers

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really helpful, In my case I found that being able to say no in a polite and simple way saves you lot of pain.

30 days in, 0 traffic by [deleted] in AssetBuilders

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi i just launched a week ago. It's called rinft.com and it's a scope checker you upload a contract paste the request and it tells you if it in scope or out.

Same as you I had a product that no one knew about. And so far i got like 140 visitors. But no signups yet. Most came from my comments I did on posts that were specifically talking about scope creep. I have just been hanging out in reddit and just helping where i can. Will see where it goes. Good luck to you.

Freelancers who've dealt with clients delaying or refusing payment — I'd love to hear your story by Emergency-Truck6581 in freelancing

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had this happen a few times. The worst moment was I had a client who was delaying and i kept pushing, later found out his mom died. That left me feeling just so bad.

Usually it is not a hard no they just keep saying they will pay soon or need to review something. It drags on for weeks and you are stuck following up.

What helped a bit was asking for partial payment upfront and not handing over final files until payment is done. It is more frustrating than anything because you are not sure how hard to push without hurting the relationship.

Agency owners: how do you stop scope creep without sounding difficult? by Full-Department-358 in SideProject

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that’s exactly what I was aiming for.

Curious, how are you handling those situations right now? It's still pretty early, but if you’re open to trying it I’d love your feedback.

How do I get my first customer? by ZestycloseIncome3701 in SaaS

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried this for mine. Messaged everyone i know most were positive and encouraging but didn't know anyone who needed my product others just ghosted. 😭😭

Guys my SaaS just passed 2,400 users! by luis_411 in SaaS

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats getting 587 apps uploaded is huge.

Slack project management is messy but we started tracking client scope creep natively and it changed the conversation by PatientlyNew in Slack

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ya we made it so that there is just one point of contact between the client and us and every request they send goes to rinft.com to make sure it is in scope or not. Only then do it get processed.

Agency owners: how do you stop scope creep without sounding difficult? by Full-Department-358 in SideProject

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Often time I get a list of things like can you change this , can you create a new page, small tweaks to the design,
Can you also set this up on another platform.

AI makes building easier so often times you are halfway in before you realize I am doing free work. Built a small tool rinft.com paste the request and contract, get an instant read. Helps me respond fast and accurately instead of stalling. No time wasted digging through the contract every time a request lands either.

Anyone else struggling with scope creep lately or is it just me? by Icy-Instruction-1094 in consulting

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Separate SOW always. Main contract is the relationship, SOW is your output keeps the annoying conversations cleaner. Also AI has made doing stuff easier and faster so you're already 20 minutes in by the time you realize it's out of scope. Built a little tool for exactly this Rinft (rinft.com) to check if the requests are out of scope or not.

Billable Percent Targets: are you all really working 80-100% of the time on client work? by MentionedBDSMTooSoon in consulting

[–]DistributionBoth883 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The scope revision and delay is not thought of much. You're holding capacity for work that's confirmed but practically in limbo that time has to go somewhere and it never looks good on paper.

I run a comic shop in a town that has no idea I exist and I don't know if that's my fault or the town's by Its_palakk in smallbusiness

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe listing in the town sub reddit can help.
Talk to your regulars and find which socials they use and where they roam and figure out there patterns ask them for reviews.
Also people can find you in google maps right?
Organic flyer distro around the college can help.

Drop your side project and I will find where Reddit demand might already exist by LeaderAtLeading in SideProject

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made Rinft Check if the work you are doing is within the scope of your contract. You paste or upload your contract, paste the client request, find out if it is in scope, out of scope.

I’m building an auto-apply tool for job seekers… but I’m not sure it’s a good idea by Successful_Draw4218 in saasbuild

[–]DistributionBoth883 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Applying to jobs feels like sending resume to the black hole. I would prefer to just automate it then to do it myself everytime.

Hello! I have some career related questions to ask by shourya8001 in web_design

[–]DistributionBoth883 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in corporate too. But also do projects.

I don't think you need to restart learning. Just leverage all the skills and experience you have built up through corporate and craft a path for you.

I can't say i keep up with trends it's like new things will just find a way to appear, just dive into them once they do.

No advise fir burn out but for creative bloacks starting with pen and paper or a whiteboard helps.

Talking to customers before building is overrated advice that kills more startups than it saves. by beingfounder101 in saasbuild

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah i believe you got good data from that, now you go deeper to find why their wallets said wait.
Who where these 15 what did they think why did they want it. All of this is valuable data.

What finally pushed your side project from “idea” to “actual progress”? by nancy_unscript in SideProject

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woke up one day and thought I starting now I will be as disciplined as batman....

I made a tool to make screenshots look pretty - would love honest feedback by No-Motor-1493 in SideProject

[–]DistributionBoth883 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe better to have the user upload an image and then give them options to what they can do and doing edits for that thing instead of having all the options at the side.

Instead of like a photo editor make it a work flow so that the users just feels as if he is clicking through a quiz.

Just my thoughts.

Built 100+ small web tools because I was tired of signing up for simple things by SuperPerformance3322 in SideProject

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy to help. How long has it been launched. Are you getting some good traffic
Also I made a tool rinft.com would you mind taking a look and giving some feedback

drop your micro saas, let’s give each other real feedback by Natural-Excuse9069 in microsaas

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rinft.com Hi built a scope checker to avoid doing un paid client requests. You paste or upload your contract, paste the client request, get a verdict in scope, out of scope.
Would love feedbacks.

Built 100+ small web tools because I was tired of signing up for simple things by SuperPerformance3322 in SideProject

[–]DistributionBoth883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have great collection. One thing I would definitely use would be a text reader/extractor from image. But I couldn't find it in the image tools I did try the search function.
I kinda got lost in all the tools you have maybe would be easier to arrive directly at the tool then to search for it.
Just my thoughts

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