mockvid
The last email of a project sets the tone for the next one
Most handoffs end with a link: "Here's the staging URL, let me know what you think." That puts the burden on the client to click through, resize their window to check mobile, and imagine how it'll look once it's live. A short video that already shows the finished site, staged cleanly on both desktop and mobile, does that work for them. It's a small thing, but it's often the last impression of the engagement, and the one a client remembers when a referral comes up.
What belongs in a handoff video
- The homepage scroll, desktop and mobile. The two views a client will actually check first once the site is live.
- Any page the project was specifically about. If the engagement was a checkout flow redesign or a new pricing page, that page deserves its own moment, not just the homepage.
- Nothing narrated. A silent, clean capture reads as "this is done" more than a talking-head walkthrough reads as "let me convince you this is done."
How to make one in a few minutes
- Paste the staging or live URL into Mockvid once the build is signed off internally.
- Capture both screens if the project covered both breakpoints, which most do.
- Add the client's brand color to the scene background so the mockup feels like their site being shown off, not a generic template.
- Export and attach it to the handoff email, above the staging link rather than instead of it.
The build is done.Send it looking like it.
Create the handoff video →It also becomes the case study asset, for free
The same capture used for a handoff email is usually exactly what belongs in the agency's own case study or portfolio afterward; there's rarely a reason to make two different assets for the same finished site. One capture at handoff time can cover both, with a client's sign-off to use it publicly settled at the same moment as the handoff itself.
Frequently asked
Should I send this instead of a live walkthrough call?
For most routine handoffs, yes: it respects a client's time and holds up as a reference they can rewatch, unlike a call. Reserve the live walkthrough for projects complex enough to need Q&A in the moment.
Can I white-label this so it doesn't say Mockvid anywhere?
Yes, on a paid plan exports carry no watermark and shareable 3D embeds can hide the Mockvid badge, so the client sees their site, not a tool credit. See for agencies for how this fits a whole book of client work.
What if the client wants changes after seeing the video?
Re-capture after each round; a fresh capture takes as long as pasting the URL again, so revisions don't mean re-editing a video file by hand.
Freelancers handling one client project at a time may prefer the per-site pricing on the web designers page instead.