{"id":"wri-free-explain-revision-rounds","audience":"freelancers","category":"explaining","technique":"examples","title":"Explain your revision rounds to a new client with an example","free":false,"task":"A new client asked how revisions work. Explain it in exactly 3 numbered points under 90 words in total, plain text: how many rounds and the turnaround (using the current December turnaround), one concrete example of a revision versus a new request taken from their own project, and what extra rounds cost. No intro or sign-off. Write a prompt that gets that.","materialLabel":"The client's question and your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"EMAIL from Owen Briggs (Briggs & Sons Hardware), new client:\nHi! Excited to start on the new logo. Quick question before we kick off: how do revisions work? My last designer kept charging me for \"extra changes\" and I never understood what counted.\n\nMY STANDARD TERMS (from my contract)\n- 2 rounds of revisions included.\n- A round = one consolidated list of changes, sent together.\n- Turnaround: 3 business days per round.\n- Extra rounds: $120 each.\n- A revision changes something in the current concept (colors, font, spacing, size of the hammer icon). A new request is something outside the brief (a second logo concept, a business card design, a version for a T-shirt).\n\nDECEMBER NOTE\n- Studio is half-time Dec 15 - Jan 2, so turnaround is 5 business days per round during that window. Owen's project runs Dec 8 - Jan 9, so most rounds will fall in it.\n\nOWEN'S BRIEF\n- Logo for Briggs & Sons Hardware, est. 1962. Navy and orange. Hammer icon. Needs to work on the storefront sign.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":90},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not setting the shape","why":"The AI writes a long email with headings and a FAQ.","fix":"Set it: \"Exactly 3 numbered points.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 90 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"Each point under 28 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Using the standard turnaround","why":"Your terms say 3 days, but the December note changes it. The AI may use the default.","fix":"Say it: \"Turnaround is 5 business days per round for his project.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Explaining in the abstract","why":"The AI defines 'revision' in general terms, which is exactly what confused Owen before.","fix":"Add: \"Use his logo: changing the orange is a revision; a business card is a new request.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Wrapping it in chatter","why":"AI adds \"Great question!\" and a sign-off, and may forget the price.","fix":"Add: \"Include $120 per extra round. Only the 3 points. Plain text.\"","checks":["r2","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Sets the number of points","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,15}(points|items|numbered|parts)","numbered"]},{"label":"Uses the December turnaround","patterns":["5 (business )?days","december"]},{"label":"Asks for an example","patterns":["example","his (logo|project)","business card"]},{"label":"Includes the price","patterns":["\\$?120","extra round"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"Clients understand rules when they see their own project in the example. Tell the AI the shape, the current numbers and which example to use.","rubricLabels":["Says 2 rounds are included and gives the turnaround as 5 business days per round (the December timing), not only 3 days","Gives a concrete example from Owen's logo project that contrasts a revision (such as changing the navy or orange, the font, or the hammer icon size) with a new request (such as a business card or a second concept)","Says extra rounds cost $120 each, and the reply is only the 3 numbered points with no intro or sign-off"]}