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Sell services direct.
Custom work, own terms.

Design, editing, audits, ghostwriting, custom projects, scoped consulting — sold from your own storefront with payment upfront, real sales pages, and deposits on high-ticket work. No freelance marketplace between you and the client, no bidding wars, no 20% platform cut.

Payment upfront Deposits & installments Own your client list No marketplace cut
The problem

Freelance marketplaces race you to the bottom. Direct lets you set the price.

You built the skill over years. The freelance marketplace lists your service next to 500 others, takes 10-20% off every project, and encourages clients to negotiate down. Meanwhile, direct-selling freelancers with a real sales page charge 3-5x more for the same work — because they sell an outcome, not a bid. Direct means your terms, your price, your client relationship.

The service ladder

From quick project to premium retainer.

Every serious freelance service business runs the same offer ladder. Direct means every rung is your own URL.

01

Quick fixed-scope project

$99-$499 — logo tweak, quick edit, single-page audit. Payment upfront, delivered in days.

02

Scoped mid-tier service

$1K-$5K — brand identity, month-long edit, full audit report. Full sales page, clear deliverable.

03

High-ticket custom project

$5K-$25K — full website design, launch campaign, ghostwriting sprint. Deposit + installments handle the payment.

04

Ongoing retainer

$2K-$10K/mo — ongoing design, editing, or advisory. Monthly recurring or long-form installment engagement.

Same skills. Four price points. One storefront that upsells naturally.

Every service format

Any custom work. One storefront.

Design, writing, editing, audits, consulting, technical work — every service format uses the same sales-page-plus-payment infrastructure.

Design services

Logo, brand identity, website design, illustration, packaging. Fixed-scope or ongoing — full sales page with process, timeline, deliverables.

Writing & editing

Ghostwriting, copywriting, editing, developmental editing, technical writing. Sold per project or as a monthly retainer.

Audits & reviews

Brand audit, SEO audit, site review, copy review — clear deliverable, clear price, clear timeline. Sold as Custom Product.

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Video & audio production

Podcast editing, video editing, music mixing, mastering. Scoped by episode, per project, or as ongoing retainer.

Technical services

Web dev, no-code builds, integration work, technical setup. Sold per project with deposits & installments on larger builds.

Custom projects

Bespoke engagements that don't fit a template — write your own scope, set your own price, take a deposit, deliver on your terms.

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The math

On a $2,500 project, you keep $2,428.

CreatorStore takes zero from your service revenue. Compare with freelance marketplaces taking $250-$500 off the same project.

You keep
$2,428
Example: on a $2,500 project
Stripe / PayPal
$72
Standard processing fee
CreatorStore
$0
0% platform commission — always

Sell 20 projects at $2,500 = $48,560 direct. Freelance marketplace at 15% = $41,275. That's $7,285 lost per year — the price of a full software stack + subcontractor budget.

Ownership

Your terms. Your clients. Your reputation.

Freelance marketplaces are engineered to make you interchangeable. Direct is engineered to make your work irreplaceable — because every client becomes yours.

Your client roster

Every buyer is a name, project history, and lifetime value in your dashboard. Referrals, retainers, testimonials — all yours to nurture.

Deposits & installments

High-ticket projects take deposit upfront, installments auto-charge. No manual invoices, no chase-the-payment emails. (Pro plan)

Your freelance domain

yourname.com or yourstudio.com — a real URL for pitching, business cards, LinkedIn portfolio. Not a marketplace username.

Productized pricing

Sell outcomes, not hours. "Brand identity — $2,500 flat" beats "hourly, TBD" — every time. No bidding wars, no scope creep.

Full service stack visible

Quick project → mid-tier → premium → retainer, all on one URL. Buyer sees the natural upsell path from first project.

Portable freelance business

Clients, project history, revenue, invoices — export CSV anytime. Your freelance business is portable, forever.

Simplify

Retire the freelancer's admin stack.

One storefront for sales pages, proposal-ready product pages, deposits, installments, and client dashboard — instead of five apps trying to sync.

The freelancer's admin stack

A freelance marketplace (with commission) + a proposal tool + invoice software + a payment plan tool + a CRM for client engagement + a portfolio website + a spreadsheet to keep it all straight.

Six tools. Multiple bills. Every new client = admin gauntlet.

CreatorStore

Storefront + proposal-ready product pages + deposits & installments + client roster + portfolio + Analytics — all in one, on your own domain, no marketplace cut.

One subscription. One dashboard. One client view.

How it works

From productized service to signed client in an afternoon.

Pick a scope, write the sales page, set the price, ship the link.

01

Create your service storefront

Claim your URL. Add bio, portfolio, expertise. Free while you build your first service page.

02

Productize a service

"Brand identity — $2,500, 3 weeks delivery." "Podcast edit — $150/episode." Sales page with process, timeline, deliverables.

03

Enable deposits for high-ticket

Pro plan feature. Take 30-50% deposit at booking, installments auto-charge over the project.

04

Share your service URL

Portfolio site, LinkedIn, DM replies, email signature. Every client becomes yours — for referrals, retainers, testimonials.

FAQ

Selling services direct, answered.

Questions freelancers ask before switching from marketplace bidding to direct selling.

How do I productize a service?
Instead of "hourly, TBD," write a clear scope: "Brand identity — 5 concepts, 3 revisions, final files. $2,500. 3-week delivery." Sell as Custom Product with a full sales page. Buyer pays upfront, no scope creep, no bidding.
Can I take a deposit on a large project?
Yes. Deposits & Installments (Pro plan) let you take 20-50% upfront, then split the balance into 3-6 auto-charged installments. Client's card charged automatically — no follow-up.
Can I sell a monthly retainer?
Yes — as a Custom Product with monthly recurring billing (via Stripe) or as monthly installments over a fixed engagement. Set your scope, define your process, take deposit upfront.
Do I keep every client's contact info?
Yes — 100% yours. Every client's email, project history, and lifetime value in your dashboard. Export CSV for referral outreach, portfolio permissions, or alumni programs.
Does CreatorStore handle B2B invoices?
CreatorStore issues Stripe-compliant receipts on every sale. For business clients that need a formal invoice or PO, create a Custom Product with company-friendly checkout and send supplementary invoice information.
Can I still list on a freelance marketplace?
Yes — many freelancers do both. Marketplace provides cold discovery; your CreatorStore is where premium clients land and where retainers happen. Ideally you use the marketplace to seed clients, then move relationships to direct.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes — on the Pro plan, connect yourname.com or yourstudio.com. SSL included. Professional URL for pitching high-ticket work.
What if a client asks for a refund mid-project?
Handled through Stripe or PayPal per their standard policy. CreatorStore adds no refund fee. You set your own scope, timeline, and refund policy on the service page.
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Sell services direct.
Custom work, your terms.

Productize your services, take payment upfront, own every client relationship. Every project 100% yours from sale #1.

✓ 0% commission · ✓ Deposits & installments · ✓ Own client list · ✓ 14 days free