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The "any update?" email stops arriving.
That email isn't impatience, it's a visibility gap. When the client can see the current status themselves, they stop asking, and your team stops writing the same three-line reply forty times a week.
WebKing / Capability 08 / Client Portal Development
A portal your clients log into instead of emailing you for an update.
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If your team spends part of every day answering "where are we on this", that's a portal-shaped problem. We build the branded place your clients log in to see status, files, invoices and history, so the update is already there when they wonder.
Your brand, your domain, real logins, real permissions. Built on React and TypeScript with a PostgreSQL back end, so the data is yours and the access rules are enforced on the server, not hidden in the interface.
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Status emails your team has to write by hand
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Login, on your own domain, carrying your brand
100%
Access rules enforced on the server, not in the interface
24/7
Your client can check at 11pm without calling anybody
What you actually get
Outcomes, in plain English.
02
Documents stop living in an email thread.
Drawings, permits, photos, signed change orders. In a thread they're findable only by whoever was on it. In a portal they're attached to the job, so the person who joined last month can find them too.
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It makes a small company look like the safe choice.
A client comparing you to a bigger competitor is looking for a reason to feel safe. A real portal on your own domain answers that before anybody says a word about it.
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Invoices get seen, which is half of getting paid.
When what's owed is visible next to the work it paid for, the conversation about money stops being a chase. It's just there, alongside the thing it bought.
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Permissions mean the right people see the right jobs.
Client A never sees client B. A subcontractor sees only their scope. Your own team sees everything. Enforced at the database, so a curious URL edit does not get anybody anywhere.
How we work
Client Portals, the WebKing way.
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Work out what they actually ask for
We look at the questions your clients email today. Those questions are the screens. A portal built from what we imagine they want is a portal nobody opens.
- 02
Scope, roles and price in writing
Which roles exist, what each one can see and do, and what it costs. Fixed price after scoping, with the phases in order.
- 03
Login and one real screen first
We ship authentication and the single most-asked-for view early, on a real URL. You put one friendly client on it and listen.
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Build out the rest weekly
Documents, invoices, messaging, history. Weekly releases on staging so you steer it while it is cheap to steer.
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Security pass before anyone real logs in
Row-level rules tested per role, a check that nobody can reach another client by editing a URL, and a review of what the server actually returns.
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Launch, onboard, hand over the keys
Production deploy on your domain, a short guide your clients can follow, and the repo and accounts in your name.
Common questions
Answered straight.
Every answer ends with how to take the next step. Tap any question, get the answer + a way to start.
They use it when it answers the thing they were going to email about, and when logging in is easy. That is why we build the most-asked-for screen first and test it with a real client before building the rest. If the answer is no for your business, we will tell you during scoping instead of taking the work. Free 30-minute scoping call at (832) 830-6474, Houston, Texas.
Adoption
Ready when you are
30 minutes. Real numbers on your real data.
No slides. No pitch deck. We pull your account, your competitors, and your traffic, and tell you exactly what is leaking money and what to do about it.
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