Expectations About

About this block

Expectations About is the mutual contract about, the working relationship written down as two ruled lists set side by side: what a client can expect from me and what I ask of them in return. A written update every Friday, one person start to finish, honest pushback early, and files you can actually use, matched against a real decision maker, answers within two working days, the unpolished truth, and trust in the process. Stating both halves is the distinctive choice: it reads as an agreement, not a sales pitch.

Each side is one array of title and body pairs rendered as a bordered card with a labelled header and a divided list. The two columns sit under a shared heading and setup, so the symmetry of give and take is visible at a glance.

When to use

Reach for this block as the how I work section of an about or services page, particularly for an independent who wants to set the terms before a project starts. The installer rewrites both lists to match the promises they keep and the conditions they need to keep them.

A natural flow around it on a Portfolio Pro page:

Before

• About split
• Services list

After

• Pricing section
• Contact section

What you can display

One strong use is the freelancer mutual expectations contract. Other shapes:

• Studio version. What the team commits to and what it needs from a client for the engagement to work.
• Onboarding checklist. The first-week asks framed as what to prepare before kickoff.
• Retainer terms. Ongoing expectations for a monthly relationship rather than a one-off project.

Tip: the ask side is what makes this honest; a list of only your promises reads like marketing, not a contract.