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157 FS Roadmaps and Estimates

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02:36 - Estimates

  • Offering a Range
  • Educated Guess
  • Confidence Score
  • When Clients Balk
  • Trail Map
  • Adding Buffers

    • 12:09 - Roadmapping

    • Eric’s Sample Trail Map
      • Identifying and Reducing Risks

        • 18:12 - How to Sell It

        23:06 - Roadmaps vs Estimates (Defined & Differences)

        • Wireframes

          • 30:21 - Dealing with Conflict (Estimate Pain Points)

          • Communication: Feedback & Check-in Points

            • 33:10 - Budget and Value

            • Hourly Billing / Fixed Bid / Weekly Billing

              • 39:43 - Mismatched Expectations (Communication Cont’d)

              • Red Flags Episode

                • 44:47 - Productized Services and Consulting

                • Kurt Elster
                  • Website Rescues
                  • The Freelancers’ Show Episode #131: Tiny Sites and Productized Consulting with Kurt Elster

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                    Eric's Sample Trail Map (Eric)  

                    Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Eric)
                    The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett (Reuven)
                    INBOX PAUSE (Jonathan)
                    CouldApp (Jonathan)
                    Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman (Chuck)
                    99Designs (Chuck)
                    Fiverr (Chuck)

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