While I'd like to be accommodating, it has become apparent to me that allowing commissioners to request a private update on their commission whenever they like is time-consuming and inefficient. Therefore, I have added this section to my Terms of Service to solve this issue:
- Private update requests are limited to once a month. My Public Work Update is linked on the Home Page and is also updated once a month.
- I will contact you whenever I have significant progress on your commission to report.
I don't want my commissioners to feel scared to talk to me, but I also don't want to have a commissioner send me a note every week only to have to respond with "I haven't started yet" -- ESPECIALLY since I usually have a small queue and certainly won't start a commission within the first one or two weeks of receiving it. ^^;

As well, I've already been sending commissioners updates whenever I've gotten significant work done. I've been doing this pretty much since I started taking commissions way back when, so commissioners really shouldn't have to message me within the timeframe I've given them in the first place - they should be expecting word from me instead. (With the exception of fursuit commissions, of course.)

Anyway. I just wanted to inform my commissioners/followers/potential commissioners of this change! Of course, you're still free to ask questions regarding commissions - such as potential changes, clarification on terminology, quotes, etc! I'd just prefer to keep unnecessary back-and-forth to a minimum. :P