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Before You Invite Clients: 3 Portal Tweaks to Make

Published August 1, 2025 by Connor Bearse

Your client portal is often the first impression clients have of your business. Customizing it effectively can significantly enhance your clients’ experience.

Below, we’ll explore three key elements you should customize in your Sydnee Client Portal before inviting your first client. But first, here’s a quick video walkthrough:

1. Branding and Logo

Your brand’s appearance sets the tone and builds trust. In Sydnee, you can easily customize your portal to reflect your unique brand:

  • Upload Your Logo: Navigate to the branding settings (paintbrush icon) and drag-and-drop your logo. This helps Sydnee suggest complementary color schemes.
  • Customize Colors: Select from pre-built templates or fine-tune exact colors for buttons, progress bars, and other elements, ensuring a cohesive visual experience.

Taking the time to perfect your branding ensures clients see a professional, polished portal that aligns seamlessly with your business identity.

2. Dashboard Widgets

The dashboard is the first thing clients see upon logging in. Customizing widgets helps prioritize the most relevant information:

  • Choose Widget Order: By default, Sydnee arranges widgets in a standard order. Navigate to widget settings to reorder or disable widgets according to your preferences.
  • Tailor Visibility: Hide widgets that aren’t relevant or useful for your clients to maintain a clean and focused dashboard.
  • Personalize Per Client: Sydnee allows per-account overrides, enabling customized widget views tailored to each client’s unique needs.

Optimizing dashboard widgets ensures clients can quickly access key information, improving their user experience and satisfaction.

3. Service Showcase

Clearly presenting your services is vital. Sydnee uses AI-assisted setup, but reviewing and refining service details is crucial:

  • Verify Active Services: Double-check the services activated for each client to ensure accurate representation.
  • Detail Management: Easily add specific fields such as “posts per week,” “dedicated rep,” or “billing dates” to clearly communicate service specifics.
  • Control Visibility: Only populated fields appear to clients, keeping the service showcase neat and informative.

Accurate service details eliminate confusion, enhance transparency, and ensure your clients clearly understand what they’re receiving.

Enhance Your Client Portal Experience

These three customizations – branding, widgets, and service showcase-significantly enhance your client interactions within the Sydnee Client Portal. By getting these elements right upfront, you’re ensuring a professional and seamless onboarding experience for your clients.

Ready to explore further? Sydnee also excels in task management, file storage, client requests, and much more.

Take advantage of our free 5-day trial and discover how Sydnee can keep you in better sync with your clients today.

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