The raw footage arrived. The scope of the edit didn't.
A client sends over hours of raw footage and a rough idea of what they want — a highlight reel, a YouTube edit, short-form cuts for social. There's rarely a written line about how many cuts are included, whether color grading is separate, or what "a few tweaks" actually means once you're three rounds into notes on pacing.
Pricing per project instead of per hour makes sense for editing work, but it also means scope creep hits your effective hourly rate hardest — an open-ended "can you also make a 30-second version" request has real cost that's easy to absorb quietly instead of invoicing for.
And once it's delivered and paid, there's rarely anything left over to show the next client except the final video itself, buried in a portfolio reel.
A typical booking, today:
A scope that names the deliverables — cuts, formats, revisions — before editing starts.
Wireloom's proposal spells out exactly what's included: number of cuts, formats, revision rounds — so a "can you also make a 30-second version" request is visibly a new line item, not a quiet scope expansion. Invoices link to Payoneer, Wise, Skrill, or crypto, and every paid project can become a short case study showing the real brief and outcome.
Deliverables named up front
List exact formats and cut counts in the signed proposal, so additional formats or platforms are a visible add-on request, not assumed to be included.
Files stay attached to the deal
Share raw footage links, reference material, or final exports on the same page as the invoice — not scattered across WeTransfer links that expire.
Proof that isn't just the reel
Generate a written case study alongside your portfolio piece — the actual brief, turnaround time, and client type — giving prospects context a video alone can't.
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