How to Get Client Sign-Off & Approval on a Bricks Site
To get a clean client sign-off on a website, make approval an explicit, recorded step: present the finished page, ask the client to formally approve it, and keep a timestamped record of that approval tied to the specific page. A verbal “looks good” or a buried email reply isn’t sign-off — it’s the thing clients later say they don’t remember. A documented approval protects both sides and ends the launch in a clear place.
Here’s why it matters and how to capture it.
Why “looks good 👍” isn’t sign-off
Most disputes at the end of a web project trace back to a fuzzy approval:
- The client approved over a call or a one-line email, with no record of what was approved.
- “Approved” applied to a draft, then the page changed, and now it’s unclear what was signed off.
- There’s no timestamp, so “I never agreed to that” is unanswerable.
Sign-off isn’t bureaucracy — it’s the clean line between “in revisions” and “done”, and the record that protects your scope.
What a good website sign-off includes
A sign-off you can rely on captures four things:
- What was approved — the specific page or build, ideally with its URL.
- Who approved it — the client’s name (and email).
- When — a timestamp.
- A durable record — something you can file, not a chat message that scrolls away.
If you have those four, scope disputes mostly disappear.
How to capture sign-off on a Bricks build
You can bolt this onto your existing process without new tools-per-client or client logins:
- Finish the revision rounds first. Don’t ask for approval mid-feedback. (Here’s a repeatable revision workflow for Bricks.)
- Present the finished page on its real URL — the client reviews the actual page, not a screenshot.
- Ask for an explicit approval. Frame it as the finish line: “Click approve when you’re happy with this page.”
- Capture it as a record. With Reviso, when a client approves a page they’re prompted by name, and you get a timestamped PDF approval certificate listing the page, URL, who approved, and when — your filed proof the work was signed off.
- Then launch. Approval is the trigger to ship, and you’ve got the paper trail if it’s ever questioned.
Because Reviso works through a no-login link, the client just clicks and approves — no account, no friction, which is exactly what you want at the finish line.
Make approval a normal step, not an awkward ask
The teams that get clean sign-offs treat approval as a routine part of the workflow, set from day one (“we’ll wrap each page with a quick approval”), rather than an uncomfortable request at the end. Build it into how you present work and clients expect it.
FAQ
What counts as a valid client sign-off on a website?
An explicit approval tied to a specific page, with the approver’s name and a timestamp, captured as a durable record (not a verbal yes or a chat message). That combination is what holds up if scope is later questioned.
How do I get client approval without making them create an account?
Use a no-login approval flow — the client opens a link and approves directly. Reviso works this way: clients review and approve via a shareable link with no account, and you still get a recorded, timestamped sign-off.
Should I get sign-off per page or for the whole site?
Per page (or per agreed milestone) is cleaner — it keeps approvals specific and lets you launch sections as they’re done. Reviso records approval at the page level with the page’s URL on the certificate.
Why use a PDF approval certificate?
It’s a durable, fileable record of exactly what was approved, by whom, and when — far stronger than a chat or email reply if a client later disputes scope or changes.
Want a documented sign-off on every Bricks page? Try the Reviso demo → or install the free plugin.