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Explaining Your Process: What Clients Need to Know Before Enquiring

Most clients have never worked with an architect before. Not explaining what that actually involves leaves real uncertainty that stops an enquiry.

Name the actual stages

Concept, planning submission, detailed design, and construction oversight — even a brief outline demystifies an unfamiliar process.

Give a realistic timeline expectation

Vague or absent timeframes leave a client unable to plan, which quietly discourages enquiring at all.

Explain how fees typically work

Percentage of project cost, fixed fee, or hourly — stating the general structure removes a significant unknown before a first conversation.

Clarify what happens at the first meeting

Reducing the uncertainty of an unfamiliar first step makes it easier to actually take.

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