From finished draft to client delivery
How to review an article before sending it to a client
A clean draft can still miss the brief. Review an article in separate passes for requirements, evidence and readability, then tell the client what is ready and what needs approval.
1. Turn the brief into acceptance checks
Keep the brief beside the draft. Confirm the intended reader, purpose, length, required sections and agreed tone. Check whether the client requires disclosure of AI assistance or approval of quotations. Mark each requirement as met, missing or awaiting a decision.
For a product article, distinguish published features from planned ones. For an interview, confirm names and roles against your notes. A sentence can be grammatically correct while promising something the client never approved.
2. Match important claims to evidence
Create a short source note for every figure, quotation and consequential claim: the source link, the relevant passage and any limitation. Open the original source rather than relying on a search snippet. Remove unsupported assertions or flag them for the client.
Before
Our survey proves that all freelancers save five hours every week.
After
In our survey of 18 freelance designers, respondents reported saving an average of five hours in the week studied.
This invented example shows how scope changes a claim. Use the revised wording only if the underlying survey supports every detail. Otherwise, ask for evidence instead of inventing a source.
3. Use the right check for each problem
Read headings and opening sentences in order: do they answer the reader’s question? Cut repetition and explain necessary technical terms. Use the paraphraser for an unclear passage, then compare the suggestion with the original facts.
Investigate unattributed overlap with a plagiarism check when appropriate. Treat AI detection as an additional signal, never a delivery certificate. Only send client text to external services when authorized, and check the privacy information first.
4. Send a useful handoff
Example handoff: “The revised article is ready. Sources are linked in the notes. Please confirm the launch date in paragraph three before publication.” This gives the client one concrete decision instead of a vague request to review everything.
- Attach the agreed file version and confirm that its links open.
- Keep source notes and permission records available for review.
- List unresolved claims and approvals separately from completed edits.
- State the requested next action and agreed deadline without inventing urgency.
Your questions
Before you get started.
Does a low AI score mean the article is ready?
No. It does not verify facts, citations, tone or compliance with the brief. Complete the editorial checks regardless of the score.
What if the client has not supplied a source?
Identify the unsupported claim and request the evidence. You can offer a narrower statement supported by available facts, but do not manufacture a statistic or testimonial.
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