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Vent: A client brought in a contract lawyer who ripped my invoice to shreds

She pointed out I had no clause about change orders for extra yard work, and I lost $800 on that job because I couldn't charge for the extra trees I planted after the original scope. Has anyone else gotten burned by a missing clause in their service agreements?
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pat_roberts55
That's exactly what changed my mind too (lost a chunk on extra digging myself).
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thomasgonzalez
69 bucks an hour for a lawyer to tell me my handshake deal on a fence repair was worthless. The whole thing fell apart because I didn't write down that the neighbor wanted the posts sunk two feet deeper than usual. Now I just use a template I found online that has a spot for "extra digging" and a firm price for every type of tree or bush I plant.
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iris_schmidt
thomasgonzalez nailed it. Templates save you from yourself.
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