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Weekly Client Status Report

Send a clear weekly client update covering progress, blockers, and hours.

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How it works

Clients rarely fire freelancers for slow weeks; they fire them for silence. A short weekly status report is the cheapest insurance against a nervous client. This template runs the whole routine: pull what shipped, list what is in progress, surface blockers, report hours against budget, and state next week. Run it every Friday and your client always knows exactly where things stand.

What you get (6 tasks)

  • Pull this week's completed workhigh~10m

    List what actually shipped this week, in plain client-facing language.

    #status-report
  • List in-progress itemsmedium~5m

    Name what is underway and roughly when each piece will be done.

    #status-report
  • Note blockers and decisions neededhigh~5m

    Call out anything waiting on the client. A blocker named on Friday is solved by Monday.

    #status-report
  • Summarize hours used vs budgetmedium~5m

    Report time spent against the budgeted or retained amount so there are no surprises.

    #status-report#billing
  • State next week's planmedium~5m

    Two or three lines on what you will focus on next. It sets expectations and shows direction.

    #status-report#planning
  • Send the report to the clienthigh~5m

    Email it the same day, every week. Consistency is the whole point.

    #status-report#admin

When to use this

  • Keep clients informed so they never wonder what you are doing
  • Surface blockers and decisions early instead of at the deadline
  • Show hours used against budget before it becomes an awkward surprise
  • Build a paper trail of progress that protects you in a dispute

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