Free checklist
The 40-Point Freelance Scope Checklist
Forty yes-or-no checks to run before you send a proposal and again before kickoff. It takes about five minutes. Every unticked box becomes a question for the client, a line under Assumptions, or a line under Not included, before it turns into unpaid work.
What's on it
Eight groups, in the order a project usually goes wrong.
01
People and decisions
4 checks
02
Outcome
4 checks
03
Deliverables
6 checks
04
Inputs and dependencies
5 checks
05
Timeline
4 checks
06
Money
7 checks
07
Risk
5 checks
08
Proposal hygiene
5 checks
A few of the 40
- Revision rounds are numbered, and “revision” vs “new request” is defined
- It’s clear what pauses the clock (late inputs, late feedback)
- Change requests have a rate or a process
- The riskiest assumption is written down
Where it comes from
The checklist is Part 4 of WorkCue's Freelancer Proposal Autopilot Kit ($9 on Gumroad). The free PDF is the full 40-point list. The kit adds the prompts, proposal template and saved instructions that use it. You don't need the kit to use the checklist.
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