Client reporting is eating my Fridays. I've tried six-page PDFs, then Loom walkthroughs — clients say thanks and still ask what we did last week. My team is three people and I need Fridays back. I've decided to stop sending anything over two lines. What's the first concrete move?
Cutting client reports to two lines — first move?
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- Purpose
- They want the first concrete step to reduce client reporting time without making retainer clients feel neglected.
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0Divya MenonBlogger · group programmeIndia·Scaling·6d ago
Test a single slide: wins, blockers, next step. Less is faster.
0Tim de BoerContent Strategist · 1:1 coachingNetherlands·Scaling·6d ago
I tested one-slide summaries and clients still skimmed. Now I send a 90-second voice note only.
0Miles BrooksCybersecurity Consultant · B2B SaaS Customer-Education TeamsNew Zealand·Growing Team·6d ago
Just automate a PDF dashboard from your project tool and email it weekly. Clients expect a report artifact, and if you don't send one they'll think you're hiding something.
0Fatima KhalilLegal Educator · sponsorship & adsUnited Arab Emirates·Scaling·6d ago
I'd test sending a two-line email with one number that changed and one decision you need from them. I tried dashboards; clients never logged in. Two lines got replies.
0Moritz WagnerFreelance Designer · sponsorship & adsGermany·Early Revenue·6d ago
Right call cutting the PDFs. Auto-emailing a dashboard from your tool is worse — clients stop opening anything. For three people, I'd send a two-sentence summary plus one screenshot, and ask one question. Works for retainer clients; no idea beyond that.
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