For freelance designers
You sent the design proposal. You don't know if they opened it.
The discovery call went well. You spent three hours on scope, moodboard direction, and a staged price, exported it to PDF, and emailed it Tuesday morning. It's now Friday. There has been no reply, and the attachment tells you nothing — not whether it was opened, not whether it reached the person who signs, not whether they got as far as the price.
ApeiroCraft sends that proposal as a link instead of a file. You get a timestamp the moment it's opened and every time it's reopened, the client signs it in the browser, and the signature creates the deposit invoice with the same figures you quoted.
Where design projects stall.
The silence after the send
Four days of nothing. You can't tell 'hasn't opened it' from 'opened it twice and is negotiating internally' — so you either chase on day two and look anxious, or wait until day ten and find they hired someone else on day six.
Round four of three
You quoted three rounds of revisions. Nobody wrote down what counts as a round, so 'just move the logo up' arrives eleven times and none of it is billable. The scope lived in a call, not in a document anyone signed.
The deposit that never starts the work
They say yes over email, you block out two weeks, and the 50% deposit invoice goes out three days later from a different app with retyped figures. You start the work before the money lands because refusing feels awkward.
From proposal to paid deposit, in one document.
Know the second they open it
The proposal is a link, so opens are recorded on the document itself with a timestamp — including repeat visits. You follow up the afternoon they read it, which is the only follow-up timing that reliably works.
Revision limits sit above the price
Rounds, what counts as a round, and what costs extra are written into the same document they sign. When request twelve arrives, you have a signed line to point at instead of an argument to have.
They sign in the browser
Verified name, email, and timestamp captured immutably. No printing, no scanning, no waiting for someone to find a pen — and the scope is signed alongside the number.
Signature becomes the deposit invoice
The moment they accept, the invoice exists with the same client and the same amount. Attach your own payment link and send it. You start the work after the deposit clears, not before.
Figma, PDF, and email — measured honestly.
A PDF proposal is fine right up to the moment you send it. Everything you need to know after that — was it opened, by whom, how many times — is exactly what a file cannot tell you.
Sending the proposal
Figma / Docs + PDF + email
Export to PDF, attach, hope a 14MB file with your case studies doesn't land in spam.
With ApeiroCraft
Send a link. It opens instantly on a phone, formatted, with pricing options laid out.
Knowing if they read it
Figma / Docs + PDF + email
You don't. An email tracking pixel tells you the email was opened, not the attachment inside it.
With ApeiroCraft
Timestamped opens on the proposal itself, including repeat visits — the clearest buying signal you get.
Agreeing the revision count
Figma / Docs + PDF + email
Mentioned on the call, maybe repeated in the PDF, never signed by anyone.
With ApeiroCraft
Written into the document the client signs, with the rounds and the overage rate stated.
Getting it signed
Figma / Docs + PDF + email
A separate contract PDF, printed, signed, photographed, emailed back — or quietly skipped.
With ApeiroCraft
Electronic signature in the same document, with verified name, email, and timestamp captured.
Taking the deposit
Figma / Docs + PDF + email
Open the invoicing app, retype the client, retype the amount, send, then chase it.
With ApeiroCraft
The accepted proposal becomes the invoice. Same figures, no retyping, one click to send.
- Free plan with no credit card and no trial clock.
- Your own payment links — no platform cut of your project fees.
- Works anywhere, in any currency you invoice in.
Common questions.
What is the best proposal software for freelance designers?
The one that covers the whole loop: a proposal a client can open on a phone, read tracking so you know when to follow up, revision limits and scope in the signed document, and a deposit invoice that comes out of the signature. ApeiroCraft does all four in one subscription — free to start, $19/month flat after.
How do I know if a client read my proposal?
Send it as a link rather than an attachment. ApeiroCraft records each open on the proposal with a timestamp, including repeat visits, so you can tell an unopened proposal from one that's been read three times. Email open pixels can't do this — they only report that the email was opened, not the file inside it.
Can I include a moodboard or visual work in the proposal?
Yes. Proposals are web documents, so images sit inline at full width rather than compressing into a PDF. Clients scroll it on a phone the way they'd read any web page.
Does it handle the contract as well as the quote?
They're the same document. Scope, revision rounds, timeline, ownership of files, and price are signed together — which is what stops the argument about which version was agreed.
Is an electronic signature enough for a design contract?
In most jurisdictions, yes — electronic signatures carry the same weight as ink under frameworks like ESIGN, UETA, and eIDAS, provided intent and identity are captured. ApeiroCraft records the signer's name, email, and a timestamp immutably.
How much does it cost?
There's a free plan with no expiry and no card required. Paid plans start at $19/month flat for the workspace, and every plan includes every feature — plans differ in capacity, not capability.
Send a proposal today. Know when they open it.
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Solution
Proposal tracking, explained
Timestamped opens on the proposal itself — not an email pixel, not a guess.
Free template
Web design proposal template
Goals, scope boundaries, week-by-week process, and staged pricing that stops scope creep.
Guide
Why clients ghost proposals
The psychology behind the silence, and the exact five-touch follow-up cadence that breaks it.