Not a contract rewrite. Not legal advice. A polite hold note only. Nothing is uploaded.

Hold Card

For designers, developers, and consultants blocked on the client

The ball is in their court. Put it in writing.

Name what you need, how long you have been waiting, and when the timeline resumes. Get a sendable email and a one-page PDF so the delay is not blamed on you later.

Write the hold note $19 once

The hold

Name the wait. Pause the clock.

This writes a timeline hold note. It is not a contract, not a penalty notice, and not legal advice. Keep it factual. Do not invent fees or pretend to be a lawyer.

Hold stage
Tone

The moment

You are ready. They are not.

  1. You are blocked

    Feedback, assets, or approvals sit with the client. Your calendar still shows the original due date. Silence looks like you slipped.

  2. You ping casually

    A Slack nudge disappears. A vague "just checking in" does not create a record that the timeline is on hold because of them.

  3. Blame drifts your way

    Weeks later someone asks why launch slipped. Without a hold note, the delay reads as yours. A one-page PDF is the paper trail.

How it works

Three facts. Then send.

  1. 1

    Name the wait

    Client, project, what you need from them, how many days you have been waiting.

  2. 2

    Pick the hold

    First, second, or last polite. Polite or firm. Optional resume note for when they send what you need.

  3. 3

    Copy. Attach. Send.

    A ready email. A one-page PDF they can forward so the hold is clear to whoever owns the timeline.

Steal these first

Free language, then the priced PDF.

Waiting on client feedback

A polite hold email when feedback or approvals sit with them. Copy it. Send it.

Client not responding on revisions

What to write when revisions stall. How to pause the clock without sounding sharp.

The license

$19 once

No subscription. No account. The tool lives in this browser. Watermark-free PDFs come with the license.

Get Hold Card ($19)

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Before the job, Scope Card names what is in. After the extra ask, That's Extra writes the change request. After unpaid invoices, Still Due follows up. When it is time to raise rates, Raise Note writes the update. When the ball is in their court, this is the hold.