Does saying publish also approve extra Webflow hours?
A publish reply updates the destination you name. Extra hours start only when you approve the written estimate.
No. Saying publish updates the destination you name. It does not approve extra hours. Extra hours are $75 per hour and start only after you approve a written estimate. The plan is $999 per month and includes 10 hours. If the page should go live and the extra time should not, say both decisions in the same written reply.
Two replies decide two different things
A monthly plan produces two kinds of written yes, and they are not interchangeable. One yes is about the live site. The other yes is about time past the 10 included hours.
The plan is $999 per month and includes 10 hours of Webflow work. Additional work is $75 per hour. Before work exceeds the included hours, I share a written estimate and ask for your written approval. Additional work starts only after you approve it. A sentence about publishing does not do that job.
Use the review guide when you are checking a staging link against the request. Use the extra hours guide when an estimate is waiting. This page is only the difference between the two replies.
A publish line names the destination
Publish means the destination you name may be updated. Hold means that destination should stay as it is. Name the page. If you want another look before the live domain changes, say that too.
Example: 'Publish /services to the live domain. The first paragraph matches the approved text.'
That reply does not mention hours. It does not approve a written estimate. It does not add time at $75 per hour. If the work you are publishing already fits inside the included hours, you do not need a second yes for time.
A note that only says 'looks good' is not this reply. It does not name the page, and it does not say publish. Leave the live site unchanged until the reply is that clear.
An hours line names the estimate
An extra-hours approval names the estimate. It says that additional time may start, at $75 per hour, for the scope in that estimate.
Example: 'I approve the written estimate for two extra hours to add the FAQ section on /services.'
That reply does not publish the page. The new section is not live because you approved the time. When the work is ready, you still review it and send a publish reply if you want the live site updated.
If you do not approve the estimate, the additional work does not start. You can narrow the request so it fits the hours that are left. Example: 'I do not approve extra hours. Update only the first paragraph on /services, inside the included hours.'
Approving the estimate does not change the monthly price. There is one plan. It also does not bring back unused hours. Unused hours expire at the end of each monthly billing period and do not carry over.
Say both when you mean both
Sometimes the staging link shows two things: a paragraph that fits the included hours, and a new section that was priced as extra time. Decide each one.
If you want both, say so in one note, in two sentences. 'I approve the written estimate for the FAQ section. Publish /services to the live domain after that section is on staging and matches the copy I attached.'
If you want only the paragraph, do not publish a staging page that still contains the extra section. Ask for that section to be removed, then send the publish reply for the paragraph. Publishing the mixed page would put the unapproved section on the live site.
If you want neither, say hold, and say you do not approve the estimate. The included hours that are still left stay available for other written requests until the period ends.
What neither reply changes
Communication stays asynchronous and written. There are no calls or meetings to sort out which yes you meant. Send the reply in the same thread as the request and the estimate.
Urgent requests are reviewed and picked up within 24 hours. Other requests are reviewed and picked up within 48 hours. Those are pickup times, not a promise that the page is already live, and not a substitute for either yes.
Your Webflow subscription and hosting stay in your own account. A new website or a full redesign is a separate project. Neither reply turns that project into monthly hours.
Memberships cannot be paused. You can cancel before the next renewal to stop future billing. Service continues through the paid period, and remaining included hours stay available until that period ends.
The Webflow retainer is the plan these two replies belong to. The retainer guide explains which ongoing work the included hours cover. Use this page when you are about to answer and you need the publish line and the hours line to stay separate.
Questions & answers
I replied looks good. Did I approve extra hours?
No. Looks good does not name a destination, and it does not say you approve additional time. Say publish and name the page, or say that you approve the written estimate. Say both only when you mean both.
I approved two extra hours. Is the page live now?
No. That yes starts the additional work. It does not publish the site. A later reply still has to say publish and name the destination when you want the live site updated.
Can I publish the paragraph and refuse the extra section?
Yes. Say you do not approve the additional time, and say what should go live if that part already fits the included hours. If the staging page mixes both, ask for the extra section to be removed before you say publish.
Does marking the request urgent include the extra hours?
No. Urgent means the request is reviewed and picked up within 24 hours. Other requests are picked up within 48 hours. Those windows are pickup times, not a finish date, and not an approval of time past the included hours.
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