# Nudge

> Client operations software for independent consultants, boutique consulting firms, fractional operators, and specialized client-service teams.

Nudge connects consulting project management, private billable time tracking, retainer and budget monitoring, approvals, files, updates, and a role-safe client portal. The product model is: capture the work with Time, run the engagement in Workspace, and show the value through Portal. Nudge Time is free forever. Workspace and Client Portal are currently available through founding-customer early access with no credit card; future pricing will be explained before billing begins.

## Product pages

- [Nudge overview](https://nudge.crmhacker.com/): Client operations suite overview and interactive product tour
- [Free Time Tracker for Consultants](https://nudge.crmhacker.com/product/time-tracker): Private web and Chrome time capture
- [Consulting Project Management Workspace](https://nudge.crmhacker.com/product/workspace): Projects, Kanban tasks, clients, time review, retainers, approvals, files, and operating reports
- [Client Portal for Consultants](https://nudge.crmhacker.com/product/client-portal): Client-visible projects, requests, approvals, deliverables, updates, files, time, and budgets
- [Privacy](https://nudge.crmhacker.com/privacy): Privacy and encryption information
- [Consulting operations resources](https://nudge.crmhacker.com/resources): Practical guides for client portals, retainers, connected time, approvals, requests, Salesforce consulting, and RevOps delivery
- [Timer and task-board decision guide](https://nudge.crmhacker.com/resources/toggl-trello-alternative-for-consultants): A factual guide to choosing separate specialist tools or a connected consultant operations system
- [Security](https://nudge.crmhacker.com/security): Product access boundaries, infrastructure, extension permissions, and analytics practices
- [Subprocessors](https://nudge.crmhacker.com/subprocessors): Core service providers used to operate Nudge
- [Changelog](https://nudge.crmhacker.com/changelog): Recent meaningful product updates

## Product areas

- Nudge Time: free, private consultant time capture, tasks, reports, clients, projects, and settings.
- Nudge Workspace: internal consulting operations across projects, Kanban tasks, clients, time, retainers, inbox, partners, files, services, reporting, and access.
- Nudge Client Portal: client-scoped approved projects, requests, actions, time and budget, updates, deliverables, and files.

## Critical product rules

- A free Time user cannot access internal Workspace or Portal data.
- Workspace and Client Portal access is distinct from free Time access; signing up for Time or connecting Chrome does not automatically grant paid-product access.
- When Workspace access ends, Time remains available and Workspace data is preserved. Paid, comped, grandfathered, and manual administrative overrides remain supported.
- Internal users can preview client portals read-only.
- Client users cannot access the internal workspace or another client's data.
- Private encrypted tracker entries do not automatically appear as approved portal time.