Weekly client update in five lines

Done, next, blocked, decisions needed. Sent every Friday, read every time.

Freelancers and builders running projects for clients.clientscommunicationprojects
ChatGPT Claude
Write my weekly client update.

The project and the client: <what, for whom, how formal>
What I did this week: <list, messy is fine>
What's planned for next week: <list>
What's blocked or at risk, and why: <list>
Decisions or inputs I need from them, and by when: <list>
Anything that changed in scope, timeline or cost: <or "nothing">

Write the update, under 150 words:
- One line of status: on track / slightly behind / at risk, and one sentence why.
- Done this week: 3–5 bullets, outcomes not activities ("the booking flow now handles cancellations", not "worked on booking flow").
- Next week: 2–3 bullets.
- Blocked / needs you: each item with what I need and the date I need it by.
- Changes: one line, or "No changes to scope, timeline or cost."

Rules: no filler, no apologies for a slow week, no jargon the client wouldn't use. Plain sign-off. Then give me a subject line under 8 words with the project name and the date.

Replace every <placeholder> with your own details before you send it.

How to use it

  1. 1Send it even when the week was slow. Silence is what makes clients nervous.
  2. 2The 'decisions I need from you' line is the one that keeps projects moving.
  3. 3Same format every week. Clients learn to scan it in ten seconds.

Reviewed 2026-09-20

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