Guide

How to track revision rounds as a freelance editor

Put the number in the quote

A revision round is one batch of feedback on one cut. Decide what counts as a round before you start, and write the number you are including in the quote: two rounds, for example.

If a client sends three emails of notes over two days, that is one round if you can act on all of it in a single pass. Say so in your terms.

Count every round in one place

Keep two numbers on each project: rounds quoted and rounds used. When used reaches quoted, the project is at its limit, and the next round is a conversation about price.

In the video editors template, both numbers sit on the project card, so the limit is visible on the board.

Watch footage and feedback separately

Late footage and late feedback look the same from the outside: the project is stuck. Give them separate stages, Waiting on footage and Waiting on feedback, so you know which email to send.

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