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Client Portals

Client portals & platforms you own outright.

Why it matters

Some problems can't be solved with off-the-shelf software: a client dashboard that shows exactly what your customers need, an internal platform that matches how your team actually works, a data tool that turns thousands of records into decisions. I build those — and you own the code outright.

Proof, not promises: the Client Login on this very site is a live portal — real authentication, role-based access, live data, activity logging. I've also built an employee portal that later shipped to the App Store as a native app on the same backend, and a BD intelligence platform that distills thousands of projects into who-to-call decisions and generates client-ready presentations on demand. The portals I build don't just display data, they drive revenue decisions.

Insurance agency or accounting firm? The client portal is productized for you: submit the demo form and a fully branded portal with sample data is provisioned in minutes — credentials on screen, no sales call required.

Who this is for

  • Businesses gluing together spreadsheets that should be one system
  • Firms whose clients keep asking for a login, a report, a portal
  • Operators with valuable data and no way to act on it
  • Companies whose workforce doesn't sit at a desk — onboarding, documents, and schedules that live on every employee's phone

After you buy

From purchase to client logins in an afternoon.

  1. 1~5 minutes

    Make it yours

    From your demo, click “Make it mine.” The sample data clears, you set your owner password, and your production portal is live at your own address.

  2. 2same day

    We apply your branding

    Send your logo and colors — we set them white-glove. Your clients only ever see your firm's name, never ours.

  3. 3live in 48 hours

    Send us your client list

    Email us the CSV from your current system and we load it for you — your real clients, policies, premiums, renewal months, all of it. (Prefer self-serve? The 2-minute on-screen importer is yours too.)

  4. 4one click + one email

    Launch it to your clients

    Bulk-invite everyone on file — each client sets their own password via a secure single-use link. Your Client Launch Kit includes the announcement email and a printable login handout, already written.

  5. 5ongoing

    Add your team & run

    Staff get the request queue, the full client book, and messaging. Clients get documents, live statuses, secure messages, and e-signatures. A built-in checklist and plain-English help center walk everyone through it.

And you're never doing it alone: white-glove migration from TaxDome, Canopy, or ShareFile is included — we move your clients and documents with you, on a call.

Transparent pricing

What’s included at each tier

Lite

$10,000

Client dashboard or simple iOS app

  • Client dashboard with authentication and live data
  • Clean, branded interface
  • You own the code and the infrastructure accounts

Pro · Most popular

$25,000

Full portal or published App Store app

  • Full portal: roles, documents, admin controls, reporting
  • Or a published App Store app (see App Development)
  • Training and documentation included

Enterprise

Custom

Complex platforms, ongoing development

  • Complex platforms and data systems
  • Ongoing development partnership
  • Integrations across your stack

One-time builds — you own the code. Ongoing development available but never required.

Common questions

What does 'you own the code' actually mean?+

The repository, the hosting accounts, the database, and the domain are all in your name. If we part ways, you hand the keys to any competent developer and nothing breaks. It's the same guarantee as everything else I build.

Can I see an example?+

You're on one. Click Client Login in the navigation — that's a live portal with real authentication and live data. Insurance agencies and accounting firms can go further: the demo form on the portals pages provisions a fully branded portal with sample data in minutes.

What happens after launch?+

Your choice: hand it to your team (docs and training included), or keep me on for ongoing development at a monthly rate scoped to your roadmap. Plenty of clients do the first and come back for phase two later.

Why is this so much cheaper than a dev agency quote?+

No account managers, no discovery-phase theater, no team of five billing hours. One senior builder using a modern stack, scoping honestly, and shipping. The $10K–$25K range covers most real portal needs; if yours is genuinely bigger, I'll tell you before we start.

Why buy instead of subscribing to off-the-shelf software?+

Run the math. A 50-person company renting an HR or ops platform pays roughly $6–12K per year, every year, forever — per-seat pricing that punishes growth, and you own nothing when you leave. For about two years of that rent, you own yours outright: branded, built around how you actually work, no seat fees, ever. If an off-the-shelf tool genuinely fits you, I'll say so in the audit — buying custom only wins when the fit or the math says it does.

Tell me what’s broken. I’ll tell you how I’d fix it.

15 minutes, no obligation. Call, text, or use the form — I respond same day, always.

Not ready for a full engagement? Start with The Checkup — $450/mo, month to month, cancel anytime.