Revision Round
A revision round is one complete cycle of client feedback and designer changes: the client reviews the work, sends all their requested changes together, and the designer makes them. Web design contracts often include a set number of rounds, such as two or three, with any further rounds billed separately.
How a Revision Round Works
- You share the work, such as a homepage design or a full draft of the site.
- The client reviews it and sends all of their feedback in one batch, by an agreed date.
- You make the changes and share the updated version.
- That’s one round. The next review starts the next round.
The important part is the batch. A round is not one comment. Ten pieces of feedback sent together are one round; ten pieces sent over ten days can quietly become ten.
Why Designers Limit Revision Rounds
A stated number of rounds gives the project an end. Without one, feedback keeps arriving and the project slides into scope creep. With one, the client knows to gather input from everyone before sending it, and you can price the work.
A limit also changes the feedback itself. Clients who know they have two rounds tend to send considered, complete notes rather than first reactions.
Write down three things in your proposal or contract: how many rounds are included, what stage each round covers, and what an extra round costs. Also say how long the client has to send feedback for each round. A round that stays open for a month holds up everything after it, including your next project.
Revision Rounds on Squarespace
On Squarespace, clients often review the site in the editor or on a preview of the built-in domain before launch. Because they can see and sometimes edit the real site, it helps to say what’s up for review in each round: layout and design first, then copy and images, then final details.
A website feedback tool makes rounds easier to run because every comment is pinned to the page and has a status. In Bridge, each piece of feedback is a task, and you can mark tasks Resolved when the round is done or Waiting on client when you need an answer. Our guide to managing website revisions covers the full process.
Common Mistakes
- Not defining what a round is, so a single follow-up email turns into an argument.
- Accepting feedback from people who weren’t part of the agreed review.
- Counting a fix for your own mistake as a client round. Clients notice, and it isn’t fair.
- Never saying what an extra round costs until the client asks for one.
Common Questions
How many revision rounds should a web design quote include?
Many designers include two or three. Pick a number that matches the price and say what happens after it, such as an hourly rate or a fixed fee per extra round.
What counts as a revision round?
One batch of client feedback and the changes you make in response. Define it in writing so both sides count the same way.
What is the difference between a revision and a change request?
A revision adjusts work that’s already in the agreed scope. A change request asks for something new or different from what was agreed, and usually changes the price.
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