A client portal built for design freelancers

CliLancers is a client portal for freelancers and small agencies. For designers, it turns file delivery, feedback, approval, and payment into one branded flow your clients follow without being taught.

Deliver design work without the email archaeology

Design projects die in inboxes: v3-final-FINAL.zip, feedback scattered across threads, and a client who can never find the latest file. In CliLancers, every project has a file area with automatic versioning — you upload, the portal keeps versions organized, and your client always downloads the current one from a link that never goes stale.

Clients click a link. That's the whole onboarding.

Your clients never create an account or remember a password. They click a secure magic link and land in a portal carrying your brand — your logo, optionally your own domain. They can review proposals, sign contracts with one click, check project status, download files, and pay invoices from a phone or laptop.

Get paid like a business, not a favor

Take a deposit before design work starts: your proposal can require, say, 40% up front, and accepting it automatically creates and sends the deposit invoice. Payments run through your own Stripe account — money lands in your Stripe balance directly, and CliLancers never holds your funds. When a client drags their feet, automatic overdue reminders chase the invoice every 7 days so you don't have to write another awkward email.

What a design engagement looks like in CliLancers

Send a proposal with scoped milestones (concepts, revisions, final delivery). The client signs it as a contract with a legally logged e-signature. The project board appears with those milestones, you track your time against it, share work-in-progress files for approval, and each paid stage releases its deliverables. One tool, one link for the client, from pitch to final payment.

Frequently asked questions

Do my design clients need to install anything?

No. CliLancers clients open a secure magic link in any browser — phone or desktop — with no account, no password, and no app install.

Can I make clients pay before downloading final files?

Yes. CliLancers supports release-on-payment: mark files as deliverables tied to an invoice, and the portal unlocks the downloads once that invoice is paid.

How do clients approve design milestones?

Each milestone carries its deliverables, and the client gets an approve / request-changes action in the portal. Approvals are recorded with a timestamp so sign-off is never ambiguous.

Can I use my own domain for the portal?

Yes. CliLancers supports custom domains, so your client portal lives at a URL that matches your studio's brand.

How much does CliLancers cost for a solo designer?

The Solo plan is $29/month (or $290/year — two months free) and includes the branded portal, proposals, contracts with e-signature, invoicing, time tracking, and 5 GB of file storage. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial.

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Solo $29/month · Team $49/month · annual saves 17%

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