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Most freelancers send clients a PDF sitemap or a rough list in an email. The problem? It gets lost, it doesn't update, and the client forgets what they agreed to. A Google Sheet fixes all of this. In your master sheet — the one you're already sharing with the client — dedicate a tab to the sitemap. Map out every page, group them by section, and keep it live throughout the project. The benefits are real: - The client can see the structure evolving in context alongside briefs, content and feedback - You have a single source of truth for scope (no "I thought we were getting a blog" conversations) - It's easy to add columns for status, copy owner, and go-live date Here's a recent example of how I lay it out: