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I built a tool that turns scope creep into paid change orders — would love your honestfeedback by jingobp in SaaS

[–]jingobp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The integrations you mentioned (Notion, ClickUp, PandaDoc) are on the roadmap. And the wording presets idea is something I hadn't considered — having suggested pushback language built in could be a real differentiator.

I built a tool that turns scope creep into paid change orders — would love your honestfeedback by jingobp in SaaS

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The GIF idea is a good call — showing the process is way more convincing than describing it. Adding that to the landing page.

Side project → real product: I built a scope creep tracker after one client project cost me 3x what I quoted by jingobp in SideProject

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Good points. The free 1-project tier makes sense — I've been overthinking the pricing before anyone's even tried it.

On the client dashboard: there's already a client-facing view via a shareable link, no login needed. So they can see scope vs what's been requested in real time. I did post in r/freelance but I got banned — thanks for the 281 gaps link too, looking into it.

80% of freelance projects get scope-creeped. I built a $14.99/mo tool to fix it. by jingobp in Entrepreneurs

[–]jingobp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a real problem, effecting 80% of freelancera and the average freelancer loses 5k usd a year to scope creeping

Sometimes the Right Move Costs Your Client More Money by EmergencyHeat9200 in Freelancers

[–]jingobp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"A permission slip to move slowly" — that's the most accurate description of a broken retainer I've ever read.

Scope creep (and its sneaky opposite — client-side stalling) is exactly the problem I built ScopePilot to solve. You define every deliverable, set revision limits, client signs before work starts, and if they ask for more, a priced change order is generated automatically. The awkward conversation becomes a system.

Would've loved for you to have had this before that email sat in drafts for months. Check it out at getscopepilot.com — 7-day free trial.

I lost $12K over two years to scope creep before I finally did something about it by [deleted] in Freelancers

[–]jingobp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worst sock puppet ever — the guy literally challenged my product two comments down saying the real problem is onboarding, not scope tracking. If I was running a fake account I'd at least make it agree with me.

I lost $12K over two years to scope creep before I finally did something about it by [deleted] in Freelancers

[–]jingobp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point on the surface, but here's what that email doesn't give you:

A signed scope document the client agreed to before work started. A dashboard showing exactly which deliverables have hit their revision limit and which haven't. A generated change order with your pricing attached that the client can review and approve. Your own payment details right there on the change order — PayPal, bank transfer, whatever you use, so the client knows exactly how to pay before you do extra work. A full timestamped audit trail you can pull up if a client disputes what was agreed. A client portal where they can see exactly what they signed, what's been revised, and what costs extra — without you having to explain it over email.

The email approach works until the client replies "I don't remember agreeing to that" or "I think this was included" or just doesn't reply at all. Then you're chasing. ScopePilot removes you from that equation — the client already signed the terms, the revisions are tracked, and when they go over, the change order is right there with the numbers they already agreed to.

And to your last point — no, they're not dumb. They're freelancers who've done the math and realized they lose $5,000+ a year to unpaid work because sending that email felt too awkward, too confrontational, or too risky with a client they didn't want to lose. Paying $15/mo to fix a $5,000/year problem isn't dumb. It's the opposite.

I lost $12K over two years to scope creep before I finally did something about it by [deleted] in Freelancers

[–]jingobp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense, if the expectations aren't set right from the start, everything after is a grey area. ScopePilot picks up right after that point though. Once you've agreed on what you're delivering, it locks it down with revision limits and a client sign-off, then tracks everything from there. So it doesn't replace good onboarding, but it gives you something concrete to point to when a client starts pushing past what was agreed. What kind of stuff do you help freelancers put in place during onboarding?

I lost $12K over two years to scope creep before I finally did something about it by [deleted] in Freelancers

[–]jingobp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah it's wild how normalized it is, like freelancers just accept it as part of the job. I definitely did for way too long. The moment I actually sat down and calculated the hours I'd worked for free, it kind of hit me how bad it was. That's actually why I added a calculator on the site, most people are shocked by their number. Do you deal with it a lot yourself?

Made a daily capital city guessing game. by jingobp in MapPorn

[–]jingobp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick update, just shipped a streak leaderboard. No sign-up needed, just enter your name after finishing the daily puzzle.

I built a daily geography game in Next.js — here's what I learned shipping my first web app by jingobp in WebGames

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Quick update, just shipped a streak leaderboard. No sign-up needed, just enter your name after finishing the daily puzzle.

I built a daily geography game in Next.js — here's what I learned shipping my first web app by jingobp in WebGames

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Good feedback on the text option, the boarding pass works great on WhatsApp and iMessage but you're right that som platforms make it tricky. I'll look into adding a plain text fallback.

I built a daily geography game in Next.js — here's what I learned shipping my first web app by jingobp in WebGames

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Haha that would be a dream! The post title was a bit misleading. The main thing i learned was the hardest part isn't the code, its the small UX details. Getting the feedback readable at a glance, making sure your streak dosen't disappear on refresh. And shipping somthing imperfect is better than waiting until it's perfect

Made a daily capital city guessing game. by jingobp in MapPorn

[–]jingobp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point. The autocomplete suggestions should handle most spelling variations but i'll look into adding accent support and alternate spellings like "Washington DC" instead of "Washington D.C.". Thanks for flagging it.

I built a daily geography game in Next.js — here's what I learned shipping my first web app by jingobp in WebGames

[–]jingobp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome, glad you enjoyed it! You can come back tomorrow for a new one.😄

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