Update: My flat rate quote for a website redesign just blew up in my face

I gave a client in Tampa a $3,500 flat price for a new site, but they kept adding 'small' features after we signed... like a custom booking system. I had to go back and renegotiate the whole contract last week, which was a mess. How do you guys write your flat rate deals so this doesn't happen?

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karen_hill317h ago

Ugh, I used to love flat rates. One nightmare client like that totally changed my mind.

perry.jesse13h ago

Yep, that's how "flat rate" becomes "oh no, rate.

the_dylan10h ago

See your point but maybe it's not always that bad. Sometimes a flat rate works fine if you know the job well. Karen_hill3 had a bad run with one client, but that feels like the exception, not the rule. Most people are okay to work with if you set clear rules up front. A single bad experience shouldn't make you ditch the whole idea.