Sharing files with clients is a daily necessity for most online businesses. Whether you're running a startup, managing a law firm, or heading up a marketing agency, you're likely dealing with various document types, some of which may contain sensitive information. While email used to be the go-to for file sharing, it's now become a...
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The hardest part of running a marketing agency is... Clients. Yep, clients. Getting them, working with them, and signing off on the finished project ("juuuust one more thing"). Imagine getting on with your work without dealing with the song-and-dance of project management, keeping clients in the loop, and answering the same questions. One thing that...
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I remember getting my first MacBook. I was 17 and had just started a course in graphic design. Like many people, we didn’t have a lot of money growing up so I never had the latest, well, anything. But my mum was adamant that I needed a laptop for college. And not just...
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When it comes to high-value client projects, getting the documents and deliverables right is crucial. You don’t want to go overboard with too much information (and you don’t want to include fluff documents), but you do need to give your client everything they need to trust that you’ve got this. High-value projects are often...
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One of the best things about Client Portal is that it forces you to really think about your process and the deliverables you're giving clients. Most business owners have a process, but it lives mostly in their heads. They go through roughly the same steps with each new client and give roughly the same...
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In the previous article (check out “Do I still need Client Portal if I have a project management tool” if you missed it) we talked about why project management tools are better to use internally with your team and not with your clients (that’s what Client Portal is for!) But another question cropped up...
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If there was one question we get asked the most here at Client Portal, it’s some version of “I already have a project management tool, can I still benefit from Client Portal?” The answer is a big YES! In fact, Client Portal was built as an addition to project management tools, not a...
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As a digital agency, there are many different ways you can use Client Portal in your business. You can of course use it to keep your client projects organised but there are also a few other use cases that add tremendous value to both yours and your clients businesses. In this article, we are going...
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How secure is Client Portal (and WordPress)? When you consider WordPress for your website, a few things probably go through your mind: The ease of managing content and features the site will have. How WordPress can help deliver that using the design they have in mind. Where the site will be hosted. How security of...
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