u/Aggravating_Sun_7665

curious how other web designers handle the operational side of projects. specifically: how do you share deliverables and project updates with clients? do they have one place to go, or is it scattered across email + drive links + separate invoicing? i've been building something specifically for this because i found myself constantly chasing clients across different tools and wanted a single branded space where they could see project status, files, and invoices in one spot. trying to figure out if this is something other designers actually want or if most people have found a workflow that works. what does your current setup look like and what would make you actually switch to something new?

every day for the past few weeks i'd get home from college at 6, open my laptop at 7 and just build until 1:30am. vibecoded the whole thing. genuinely proud of what i shipped.

it's a client portal tool for freelancers - one link your client gets with invoices, files, project updates and direct messaging. no login on their end. the problem i was solving felt real, every freelancer i talked to immediately related to the "too many tools" chaos.

but here's where i'm stuck. 120 unique visitors in the past week. 6 signups. all 6 were people i personally talked to. zero cold conversions.

i've been doing reddit threads, cold DMs on instagram and contra, joining conversations where people are frustrated with their setup. the responses are warm. people relate. they just don't sign up.

so i genuinely don't know if the idea is wrong, the landing page is wrong, the onboarding is wrong, or if i just haven't done enough volume yet.

has anyone been through this exact wall? how did you figure out which one was actually broken?