Works where you already are. Forward any client request to check@markline.app and get the verdict back by reply — which clause covers it, or a client-ready change order if nothing does. So you charge for the work instead of quietly absorbing it.
By the time anyone notices, you've already done the work. The account manager won't bring it up. The client thinks it was included. Margin gone.
Jamie's request falls outside the contracted deliverables. The change order is attached to this reply — forward it as-is, or send the drafted note below.
Same verdict, same change order — Markline just spots the request itself, in the channel where it lands.
of projects experience scope creep — up from 43% five years earlier.
of agencies rarely or only sometimes charge clients for out-of-scope work.
leaked monthly at 30% of agencies surveyed. Another 57% lose $1K–$5K.
from forward to a drafted change order, ready to send.
Send the client's email to check@markline.app with the SOW attached. The verdict comes back as a reply — you never leave your inbox.
Drop in the SOW and the request. Markline reads the contract the way a careful lawyer would — clauses, exclusions, scope ceilings.
In seconds: is it covered, which clause, and — if it's not — a ready-to-send change order and a client reply that says "yes + price".
The contract is explicit about English-only delivery. Treat this as a change order, not a courtesy.
Locked — the client-ready change order + a message to send. Upgrade to Solo.
When Markline catches a scope drift, it doesn't ping you with a vague alert. It writes the change order — pre-filled with the clause that was crossed, the work involved, and a price range you can edit in one minute.
Reference: SOW §3.2 — "Deliverables are limited to a single English-language site."
Requested addition: Full localization of the site (FR + ES), including copy translation, RTL/LTR checks, and CMS field duplication.
No additional cost. + 4–6 working days, ~$6,800 fixed scope.
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