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                                                                              Client Portal Overview

                                                                              Client Portal Overview

                                                                              For many years, the majority of our design firm clients have resisted the idea of offering a client portal to their clients. Their focus was on building the relationship between the designer and the client. Inserting technology between those two people was considered counterproductive. That attitude started to change during the Covid years, and we heard firms becoming more open to letting technology benefit both the designer and the client.  For that reason, we developed our Client Portal.

                                                                              Some of the benefits of a client portal from a design firm's client's perspective include:

                                                                              • View their proposals online
                                                                              • View multiple images of an item
                                                                              • Ask questions that are sent directly to the designer
                                                                              • Approve proposals
                                                                              • View invoices
                                                                              • Pay invoices and deposits online
                                                                              • View documents (mood boards, floor plans, care and use manuals...)

                                                                              Please take a moment and read the Frequently Asked Questions section of the guide. It will answer most of your questions. And if you'd like to see the portal for yourself, please call our offices and request a demo. 

                                                                               


                                                                              Client Portal Tiers

                                                                              The portal is available in three different tiers. Please call us for pricing for the Pro and Enterprise tiers.

                                                                               

                                                                              Free

                                                                              Pro

                                                                              Enterprise

                                                                              View Proposals X    
                                                                              Approval Proposals X    
                                                                                 - All or none X    
                                                                                 - Selective Approvals*   X  
                                                                              Pay Invoices Online X    
                                                                              Ask Designers Questions X    
                                                                              View Documents   X  
                                                                              Approve Contracts   X  
                                                                              Request Quote for Items   X  
                                                                              Invite Others   X  
                                                                              Trade Portal Access     X
                                                                              Customized     X
                                                                              # of active Projects 1 5

                                                                              Unlimited

                                                                              Price

                                                                              Free

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                                                                              *Selective Approvals are when clients can pick and choose the items that they want to approve.

                                                                               

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