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<item><title>Your client&#x27;s feedback was written by ChatGPT. Now what?</title><link>https://hopback.io/blog/ai-written-client-feedback</link><guid>https://hopback.io/blog/ai-written-client-feedback</guid><description>More design feedback is arriving as AI slop: long, confident, and about a design the AI never saw. Why it happens, how to answer it, and how to get the real thing</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Working with clients</category></item>
<item><title>The best programs to mark up PDFs, and how to get client comments on one</title><link>https://hopback.io/blog/best-pdf-markup-tools</link><guid>https://hopback.io/blog/best-pdf-markup-tools</guid><description>Seven programs to mark up PDFs, from free built-in viewers to review tools, and the one thing most of them get wrong when the person commenting is your client</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Print, packaging and video</category></item>
<item><title>BugHerd alternatives for agencies who just need client feedback</title><link>https://hopback.io/blog/bugherd-alternatives</link><guid>https://hopback.io/blog/bugherd-alternatives</guid><description>Five BugHerd alternatives compared for client feedback and sign-off rather than bug tracking: HopBack, Pastel, Markup.io, Marker.io and Ruttl, with prices checked this month</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tools and comparisons</category></item>
<item><title>How to review a website: a checklist for agencies and clients</title><link>https://hopback.io/blog/how-to-review-a-website</link><guid>https://hopback.io/blog/how-to-review-a-website</guid><description>How to review a website before it goes live: 22 checks in the order that catches the most, split between what the agency checks and what the client checks</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Getting feedback</category></item>
<item><title>The 12 best website feedback tools in 2026, compared for agencies</title><link>https://hopback.io/blog/best-website-feedback-tools</link><guid>https://hopback.io/blog/best-website-feedback-tools</guid><description>Twelve website feedback tools compared on the thing agencies actually need: will the client use it, and does it end in a sign-off. Prices checked October 2026</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tools and comparisons</category></item>
<item><title>Website project plan template: phases, rounds and sign-off, in one document</title><link>https://hopback.io/templates/website-project-plan</link><guid>https://hopback.io/templates/website-project-plan</guid><description>A free website project plan template for agencies: six phases, the feedback rounds and sign-offs inside each, who owns what, and the dates. Word download or copy it</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Templates</category></item>
<item><title>Client sign-off sheet template for websites, designs and artwork</title><link>https://hopback.io/templates/client-sign-off-sheet</link><guid>https://hopback.io/templates/client-sign-off-sheet</guid><description>A free client sign-off sheet for agencies: what was reviewed, what was approved, by whom and when, and what happens to changes after. Word download or copy it</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Templates</category></item>
<item><title>Website feedback examples: good, bad and vague, with the fix for each</title><link>https://hopback.io/blog/website-feedback-examples</link><guid>https://hopback.io/blog/website-feedback-examples</guid><description>Thirty real-shaped examples of website feedback, sorted into useful, vague and off-target, with what each one means and how to turn it into a change you can make</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Getting feedback</category></item>
<item><title>BugHerd vs Marker.io for agencies, and where HopBack fits</title><link>https://hopback.io/compare/bugherd-vs-marker-io</link><guid>https://hopback.io/compare/bugherd-vs-marker-io</guid><description>BugHerd and Marker.io compared for agencies: where the comment lives, what the client sees, what each costs for a five-person team, and when neither is the right tool</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tools and comparisons</category></item>
<item><title>BugHerd vs Markup.io: which is better for client feedback?</title><link>https://hopback.io/compare/bugherd-vs-markup-io</link><guid>https://hopback.io/compare/bugherd-vs-markup-io</guid><description>BugHerd and Markup.io compared on the job agencies actually have: client feedback on websites and files. Who each is for, what each costs, and the gaps in both</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tools and comparisons</category></item>
<item><title>Markup.io vs Pastel: which website feedback tool wins?</title><link>https://hopback.io/compare/markup-io-vs-pastel</link><guid>https://hopback.io/compare/markup-io-vs-pastel</guid><description>Markup.io and Pastel compared for agencies: file types, how pins behave, the meters on each plan, and what a five-person team pays. Prices checked October 2026</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Tools and comparisons</category></item>
<item><title>How to annotate a website: four ways, from a screenshot to pins on the live page</title><link>https://hopback.io/blog/how-to-annotate-a-website</link><guid>https://hopback.io/blog/how-to-annotate-a-website</guid><description>Four ways to annotate a website, from the screenshot tool already on your computer to pins on the live page. Which one fits notes, research, design feedback and client review</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Getting feedback</category></item>
<item><title>Website launch checklist: 60 checks before go-live, as a free template</title><link>https://hopback.io/templates/website-launch-checklist</link><guid>https://hopback.io/templates/website-launch-checklist</guid><description>A free website launch and QA checklist for agencies: content, responsive, links, forms, SEO, speed, accessibility, legal, tracking and launch day. Word download or copy it</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Templates</category></item>
<item><title>How much to charge for a website: how to price a web design project</title><link>https://hopback.io/blog/how-much-to-charge-for-a-website</link><guid>https://hopback.io/blog/how-much-to-charge-for-a-website</guid><description>How to price a web design project: the cost floor, the market range, the client&#x27;s budget, where to land, how to price revision rounds, and how to present it</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Working with clients</category></item>
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