How Much Are You Giving Away for Free This Month?
Scope creep is the most expensive thing that isn’t on your invoice. Unbilled hours, extra revision rounds, “quick additions” that took three days — they add up faster than you think.
Enter your numbers below and see the monthly and annual cost of what you’re absorbing for free. Then fix it with a contract that has actual teeth.
Your rate
Your standard billable rate. If you work day-rate, divide by 8.
This month’s scope creep
Hours worked outside the agreed scope that you absorbed without a change order.
Full revision rounds you did for free beyond what your contract allows.
Estimated hours each revision round takes you.
New features, pages, or deliverables added mid-project without a signed change order.
Estimated average hours each uncontracted addition took.
Client meetings, status calls, and "quick chats" beyond what your contract covers.
Enter your hourly rate above to see results.
Why scope creep is worse than late payment
Late payment costs you time and cash flow. Scope creep costs you time, cash flow, andthe option to bill another client for those hours. It is double-damage — you lose the income and you lose the hours you could have used to earn it elsewhere.
The UK average for freelance scope creep is 12–18% of project value, according to industry surveys. On a £5,000 project, that’s £600–£900 of work you did for free. Most freelancers absorb this silently because they don’t want to seem difficult, or because their contract doesn’t give them the language to push back professionally.
A properly drafted contract does the difficult conversation for you. The clause is already there. You’re not being awkward — you’re following the agreement both parties signed.
Stop giving away your work for free.
Our Freelance Contract includes a defined revision cap, a signed change-order clause, and explicit deliverables language — the three things that eliminate scope creep disputes.
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