The calm HQ for client work

Run every client from proposal to paid, in one place.

Proposals, projects, approvals, and invoices in one calm place — and a portal your clients actually like.

Built for a team of oneClients get a portalInvoices included
The messy middle

The work is the easy part. Chasing it is the job.

The delivery is never the hard bit. It's the threads, the versions, and the invoice you meant to send last week.

  • Approvals lost in email

    The yes you need is buried three replies deep, and you're not sure it ever came.

  • Invoices you forget to send

    The work shipped Tuesday. The invoice is still a note-to-self on Friday.

  • "Which version was final?"

    Three files named final, final-v2, and final-REAL — and none of them are labelled.

  • "Where are we?" — again

    The client asks for a status for the third time, and answering it is its own little job.

One engagement, start to finish

Proposal to paid, on one line.

Here's a real engagement — the Brand refresh for Harlow & Pine, $6,800 — moving through Soloist, stage by stage.

  1. Step 1

    Proposal sent

    The $6,800 brand refresh went out as a one-click proposal — scope, price, and a sign-here line.

  2. Step 2

    Accepted

    Signed in the browser. No PDF round-trip, no printer, no waiting on a scan.

  3. Step 3

    In progress

    Logo, palette, and a one-page brand guide — tracked as deliverables, not as inbox threads.

  4. Step 4

    Client review

    v3 is with Harlow & Pine right now, waiting on one approval in their portal.

  5. Step 5

    Delivered

    Final files export and land in the portal — dated, versioned, and easy to find later.

  6. Step 6

    Paid

    Invoice #SL-0142 sends on delivery, with a reminder if it drifts. Engagement closed.

Everything, in one place

Run the whole engagement without leaving the tab.

One calm workspace for the parts that used to live in five apps and your memory.

Proposals that get signed

Send scope and price as a link, get a signature in the browser, and start the moment it's accepted.

Deliverable approvals

Each piece has a state — in review, approved — so nothing ships on a maybe.

Invoices & reminders

Draft on delivery, send in a click, and let Soloist chase the ones that drift.

A client portal

One link shows your client exactly where things are, what needs them, and what they owe.

Retainers & time

Track ongoing clients and hours without a second tool or a spreadsheet.

What changes

Small numbers, honestly earned.

9 daysFaster to paidmedian, with reminders on
1 placeFor every client threadno more app-hopping
0Spreadsheetsthe tracker lives here now
$0Per-client feesflat pricing, add clients freely
From other soloists

Built by one, for one.

I used to send invoices whenever I remembered, which was late. Soloist drafts it the second I mark a project delivered, and the reminders do the awkward part for me. I'm getting paid about a week sooner without chasing anyone.
RORafael OrtizFreelance copywriter
The portal is the thing. My clients stopped emailing 'any update?' because they can just open a link and see it — files, the invoice, what I need from them. It made me look far more organised than I actually am.
GPGwen PrenticeIndependent web developer
Pricing

Free for your first two clients.

Flat pricing, no per-client fees. Cancel anytime — your clients and files stay yours.

Solo

$0/mo

Enough to run a couple of clients properly.

  • Up to 2 active clients
  • Proposals & e-signature
  • Invoices
  • A client portal per project
Popular

Pro

$19/mo

For a fuller roster and ongoing work.

  • Unlimited clients
  • Retainers & time tracking
  • Invoice reminders
  • Custom branding on the portal
Fair questions

What a skeptic would ask first.

Is this just another CRM?

No. A CRM is a sales pipeline — leads, stages, follow-ups to win the work. Soloist starts once you've won it: the client's-eye view of the engagement and the machinery for getting paid. If you already live in a CRM, keep it; Soloist picks up where it leaves off.

Do my clients need to create an account?

No. A client opens their portal from a link — they can see the project, approve a deliverable, and leave feedback without signing up. They can create a login if they'd rather have one place to return to, but it's optional, never a wall.

Does it do invoicing? Does it handle taxes?

Invoicing, yes: draft on delivery, send in a click, and automatic reminders on the ones that drift. Taxes, no — Soloist isn't your accountant. It gives you clean, itemised invoices and a record of what was paid; your accountant or tax software handles the rest.

Can I move my current clients in?

Yes. Add each client, drop their active project onto the timeline at whatever stage it's really at, and share the portal link. There's no import ceremony — most people set up a live client in a few minutes and go from there.

What happens to files when a project ends?

They stay. Delivered files and past invoices remain in the project and its portal after it's marked paid, so both you and the client can find the final logo or that invoice from March later. You can archive a project to tidy your list without deleting anything.

Spend your time on the work, not the chasing.

One calm place for proposals, projects, approvals, and invoices — with a portal clients actually like.

Free for your first two clients