The CRM for designers whose pipeline dies inside projects
Orbit is a CRM for freelance designers with 16 AI agents behind it. Kai finds people publicly asking for design help, Rio builds a personalized pitch page per lead, Wes nudges unsigned proposals, and Ray chases invoices so you do not have to. Every send needs your approval. Free to start, no credit card.
The designer problem
The feast-famine cycle is a design tradition nobody asked for. When you are deep in a brand system, outreach stops, and the month the project ends is the month the calendar is empty. The work was great. The pipeline did not care.
Proposals go unsigned because following up feels needy. Invoices age because money talk is awkward in a relationship built on taste. And the people publicly asking for a designer this week never hear from you, because you were busy designing.
The agents doing the work
Five agents handle the business while you handle the craft:
- Kai watches Reddit, LinkedIn, and YouTube for fresh posts from founders and teams asking for design help.
- Rio builds a personalized pitch page per lead, drafts the delivery email, and alerts you when the prospect keeps reading it.
- Mia hands you a one-page brief 75 minutes before every discovery call: who they are, their links, what they said.
- Wes nudges unsigned proposals on day 3 and day 7, and flags deals where you never sent anything.
- Ray chases invoices politely on day 3 and firmly on day 14, so the money conversation never has to be yours.
A week with Orbit as a designer
Monday: you are deep in a rebrand when Kai surfaces a founder post asking for exactly that. Tuesday: Rio drafts a pitch page that references their product, and you tweak the type before approving it, because of course you do.
Wednesday: Mia's brief lands 75 minutes before the discovery call. Thursday: Wes sends the day-3 nudge on last week's proposal, and it comes back signed. Friday: Ray's reminder goes out on the overdue invoice while you ship the final files.
Set it up for design work
- Pipeline stages: Lead, Discovery, Proposal, Active, Delivered, Past client.
- Tags by service: brand, web, product, retainer.
- Custom fields for budget band and timeline.
- A booking page for discovery calls, linked from your portfolio.
Great portfolios do not follow up. Orbit does.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best CRM for freelance designers?+
Orbit is built for designers who sell their own work. AI agents watch for people asking for design help, build per-lead pitch pages, nudge unsigned proposals on day 3 and day 7, and chase invoices, all as drafts you approve. Free to start.
What do Rio's pitch pages actually look like?+
Rio assembles a landing page tailored to one lead, drafts the email that delivers it, and notifies you when the lead keeps reading. You review the page before anything is sent, and the free plan includes 5 landing pages.
Do I need a marketing budget to get leads from Orbit?+
No ad spend is involved. Kai monitors public posts on Reddit, LinkedIn, and YouTube using optional keys you bring, billed by those providers at cost. For most solo designers that is cents to a few dollars a month.
Will anything go out without my sign-off?+
No. Every email, page, and nudge lands as a card to approve, edit, or dismiss. For a designer that matters: nothing off-voice or off-brand ships, because you see everything first.
How much does Orbit cost for a designer?+
Free forever on the free plan: all 16 agents with your own AI key, unlimited contacts, one pipeline, 5 landing pages, 10 proposals, and 10 invoices. No credit card. A founding lifetime deal at /founding lifts limits later.
Keep the calendar full between projects
Free to start, no credit card. The agents pitch and chase while you stay heads-down in the work.
Free forever plan. No credit card. No spam.