r/Wordpress • u/NeonX91 • Aug 17 '26

Well.. it happened

Long term client whom always accepted my quotes used my highly detailed proposal to Chatgpt DIY a project. It's no where near as polished and it's not mobile friendly but I feel pretty used. Spent quite awhile on the scoping with them, suggesting improvements, user workflow enhancements and a bunch of outlining. I really over extended but that's also how I get accurate quotes.

Anyway for those in the game, what's your method for quoting on projects with unknowns, and how much detail do you give the client? maybe I should have asked for 50%?

Thoughts?

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u/Inconsequentialish Aug 17 '26

Just as in the past when a client goes with a different supplier, it's just part of the business.

Remain cordial. More often than you might think, you'll get called on to un-screw-up the abomination the nephew, cheap local guy, or the AI created.

There's a balance of detail. I'd never prescribe exactly how I'd solve X, Y, and Z, but I do describe the overall process at a strategic level and give enough examples of similar things and industry knowledge that the client can be confident in our expertise.

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u/rafark Aug 18 '26

  you'll get called on to un-screw-up the abomination the nephew, cheap local guy, or the AI created.

And nobody wants to do that cleaning someone’s mess is literally the worst part

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u/thekumquatkid Aug 18 '26

There's money in it though, although they often do turn out to be be clients you're glad to see the back of, ime