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Customer portals for small business

A secure customer portal can put orders, files, approvals, invoices, appointments, and status updates in one branded place.

$500 to $900
typical build
$35 to $60
a month
2 to 4 weeks
to launch
Client Portal as the client sees it: version 2 of a sign proof with Approve and Request changes buttons and the shared files
Our Client Portal as a client sees it, with demo data. A custom portal is shaped like this, around your own jobs and files.

What a portal can remove

Each of these is a message or phone call your team answers by hand today.

  • Status callsCustomers can see where their order, job, or request stands.
  • Lost filesUploads, proofs, documents, and approvals stay attached to the right record.
  • Payment chasingDeposits and balances can be visible and payable in the same place.

What the first version includes

The first portal does one repeat job well, such as order status and files, before payments or messaging are added.

  • Branded secure loginA straightforward experience under your business name.
  • Customer historyThe right orders, files, invoices, and messages for each account.
  • Staff controlsYour team decides what customers see and updates status from one screen.
  • NotificationsEmail or text alerts when an approval, payment, or action is needed.

What moves the price of a customer portal

We build the smallest portal that removes a real communication burden. Customers get a clean login; your team gets fewer status calls, missing attachments, and buried email threads.

  • What customers can doRead-only status and files make the smallest portal. Uploads, approvals, messages and payments each add screens and testing.
  • Taking paymentsShowing a balance is simple. Collecting deposits and invoices through Stripe adds checkout, receipts and a record of what was paid.
  • Where the data already livesIf orders start in the portal, it stands alone. If they live in another system, the two have to be connected and kept in step.

Typical build $500 to $900, then $35 to $60 a month. Your quote is one flat number, written down before work starts.

A quick fit check

Probably a good fit

  • Customers ask the same questions repeatedly
  • Files or approvals arrive by email
  • You already track a repeatable status

Probably not yet

  • Customers rarely return after one purchase
  • There is no information customers need to revisit
  • A public FAQ would solve the problem

Not sure which side you are on? Answer six short questions or see a representative print-shop portal.

Common questions

Can it use our logo and colors?

Yes. The portal is built for your business and can live alongside your website.

Can customers pay inside it?

Yes. Stripe payments, deposits, invoices, and receipts can be included when they fit the workflow.

Is customer information protected?

Accounts, permissions, and secure data access are designed into the scope. We also include hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates.

Tell us what is slow or manual

Describe the problem in plain words. You get a written scope and one flat price, usually the same day.

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