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# Build a client portal

> One private place for files, invoices and project updates.

Agencies, accountants and freelancers lose hours to "can you resend that file?" emails. A client portal ends that.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/youniverse/F5WHsu8gguhP7I-v/images/use-cases/portal.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=F5WHsu8gguhP7I-v&q=85&s=07952d9c0dd17e021d0d731c030662cc" alt="A glass client portal" width="1088" height="608" data-path="images/use-cases/portal.jpg" />

## What to ask for

> Build a client portal for my design studio. Clients sign in and see their projects, each with status, files they can download, invoices, and a message thread. I need an admin side where I create projects and upload files.

The Builder creates sign-in, the client dashboard, file storage and your admin view. Each client only sees their own projects.

## Take it further

* **Approvals** — "clients can approve or request changes on a deliverable."
* **Notifications** — email the client when you upload something new.
* **Branding** — your logo, your domain, your colors: it should feel like your studio, not a tool.
* **Professional email** — Elite members get free mailboxes on their domain, so portal emails come from [you@yourstudio.com](mailto:you@yourstudio.com).

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/youniverse/F5WHsu8gguhP7I-v/images/use-cases/prompt-to-app.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=F5WHsu8gguhP7I-v&q=85&s=e8f93b855b8c4e4e235aea0f8c0cc1ed" alt="From a prompt to a finished app" width="1088" height="608" data-path="images/use-cases/prompt-to-app.jpg" />

## Tips

* Start with one friendly client and expand once it feels right.
* Keep the first version to three things: files, status, messages. Add the rest later.

<Card title="Storage and hosting" icon="folder-open" href="/builder/storage-hosting">How files and data are stored.</Card>


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