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How to send videos to clients for review.
Sending the file is the easy part. The hard part is everything after: the client watching it on their phone, telling you what to change in a way you can act on, and saying clearly when it's done.
Here's what to look for, especially if you send a new batch of videos every month.
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What a good review link does
- Plays on a phone, straight away
- Most business owners watch between other things, on their phone. If it needs an app or a download first, it waits.
- No account to create
- Every sign-up screen is a reason to put it off until tomorrow.
- Notes tied to the moment
- “At 0:14, cut this shot shorter” is something you can act on. “The part near the end” isn't.
- The same place every month
- A new link every month means last month's files and notes are buried somewhere in your messages.
- A clear way to say yes
- Approval should be a deliberate action with a name and a date, not a thumbs-up you have to interpret.
- The original file at the end
- Clients can review a lighter copy that streams smoothly, then download the full-quality final.
The usual options
Each of these is the right choice for someone. Here's how they fit when you deliver to the same clients every month.
A Google Drive folder. Free, and every client already knows it. Drive now lets people leave timestamped comments on videos, though Google says they can only be added on the web and show as ordinary comments in the phone apps. It's still a folder rather than a review page, so approvals tend to end up back in your texts.
WeTransfer. Good for getting one big file to someone once. It's built for sending files rather than collecting feedback, the link expires, and every month starts again from scratch.
Review tools made for production teams, like Frame.io. Powerful, with frame-accurate comments and connections to editing software. They're built for teams working on projects, so for a solo videographer with a handful of monthly clients they can be more than you need. How Relayyed compares.
One page per client. This is what Relayyed does. Each client gets one link that stays the same every month. They watch on their phone, leave notes on the exact moment, and approve each video with their name. You get a record of every approval, and they download the original once it's approved.
Tips that work with any tool
Name videos for people, not editors. “Weekend Brunch” is easier to talk about than “Oct_Reels_FINAL_v2 (1).mp4”.
Send everything at once. One batch means one review session for your client and one round of notes for you.
Say what to look at, and by when. A line about what's open for changes and a date for notes saves a week of back-and-forth.
Ask for all notes in one go, from one person. More on that in getting clear client feedback on edits.
A message to send with each batch
Fill in the brackets. Keep it short; the videos do the talking.
Hi [name], your [month] videos are ready: [link] It's the same link as always. Watch each one and leave a note on any moment you'd like changed, or approve it if it's good to go. Mostly look at: [the order of the shots / the text on screen / the music]. The [logo / colours / length] are set from the brief. If you can send notes by [day], I'll have changes back to you by [day].
The short version
- It should play on a phone, with no account to create.
- Notes should be tied to a moment in the video.
- Use the same place every month.
- Make approval a clear, recorded action.
- Name videos for people and send them in one batch.
Questions
- What's the best way to send large video files to a client?
- For a one-off, a file transfer service is fine. For ongoing work, use something that keeps every month's videos in one place, streams a lighter copy for review, and lets the client download the original when it's final.
- Can clients leave timestamped comments in Google Drive?
- Yes, on the web. Google added timestamped comments on Drive videos in August 2026. Google says they can only be added on the web, and they show up as ordinary file comments in the Drive phone apps.
- Do clients need an account to review videos?
- It depends on the tool. In Relayyed they don't: they open the link on their phone or laptop and watch, leave notes and approve.
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