Welcome to the Otterdeck blog — where we share product releases, feature deep-dives, and practical playbooks for consultants and freelancers who'd rather win the work than wrestle with the proposal.
We built Otterdeck because the work was never the bottleneck. The proposal was. Four hours to write one, several a week — and then the client "already hired somebody". This is where we help you fix that and show you what we're building to help.
What you'll find here
- Releases — every meaningful update to Otterdeck, explained in plain language.
- Features — how to get the most out of proposals, invoicing, and analytics.
- Playbooks — pricing, positioning, and closing tactics that move your win rate.
From brief to paid
The point of Otterdeck is speed without dropping the quality. You describe the project; you get three priced proposals — Conservative, Recommended, and Premium — in about 15 minutes instead of an afternoon.
"The best proposal isn't the fanciest one. It's the good one that arrives while the client is still deciding. "Three tiers do something a single quote can't: the client chooses up instead of negotiating you down.
Once the deal is won, the accepted proposal becomes a branded invoice—deposit and balance, tax handled—that you can track to paid, no second tool, no copy-paste.
Know what happens after you hit send Sending a proposal into silence is the worst part of the job. Otterdeck shows you when a client opens it, which sections they linger on, and whether they accept or decline — so you can follow up with a reason instead of a guess. Over time, your win rate becomes less of a mystery.
A few things worth knowing
- Proposals generate as three calibrated tiers in a single pass, written for your industry.
- Everything carries your brand — your logo, colours, and footer, not ours. (We watermark the free tier. That's the only catch.)
- Share a live link or export a polished PDF — whichever your client prefers.
Start free
Otterdeck is free to try — no credit card. And while we're in beta, every account gets the full Pro plan at no cost: unlimited proposals, all three variants, analytics, and no watermark.
Describe your next project and watch three proposals appear in the time it takes to make coffee.