For day-rate freelancers
The gap between agreed dates and a signed contract is where freelance jobs die.
One link. Your client picks dates and signs. No account, no app, no “are you still free?” email chains — locked in before the booking is confirmed.
Free to start · No credit card
Built for
- Motion designers
- Video editors
- Colorists
- Flame artists
- Photographers
- Retouchers
- DPs
Most freelance jobs don’t fall apart over money or quality. They fall apart in the dead space between “yes, those dates work” and an actual signed contract.
Calendly schedules. DocuSign signs. Neither one keeps you from losing the deal in between.
What you get.
The portal looks like you.
Your logo, your background — upload a video reel if that's your work. The client sees your brand, not ours.
Pencils, Hard Books, and the Challenge.
A Pencil holds the date. A Hard Book locks it with a signature. If a second client tries to book a pencilled date, the system automatically challenges the first one — they confirm the booking or the slot opens up.
The end of the search.
Every client, every signed contract, and every rate in one place. Nothing lives in email.
Know your numbers.
Earnings per client. Utilization over time. Who's visiting your portal. Built into the dashboard — no spreadsheet.
Three things you do once. The rest is just the link.
- 01
Set up your portal.
Pick your day rate, connect your Google Calendar, and write your contract template once. Hardbook handles the variables.
- 02
Send the link.
Drop hard-book.com/yourname in an email, your bio, or a DM. Your client opens it without an account.
- 03
They book and sign.
Dates picked. Identity confirmed. Contract signed. The booking goes on your calendar — locked.
Built so your client never sees the workflow.
The whole reason booking tools fail with clients is that they ask the client to do something — install an app, create an account, learn a new system. Clients don’t.
Hardbook is a single link. Your client doesn’t sign up for anything. They don’t get charged. They click, they pick dates, they sign. The friction lives on your side, not theirs.
Anyone whose income depends on locking jobs faster than the client can change their mind.
Built by a freelancer who lost too many of them to the gap.
Questions you might be having.
Does my client need to install anything?
No. They open a link in any browser. No account, no app, no charge.What kind of contracts can I send?
An MSA for first-time clients, a SOW for repeat ones. You write the templates once. Hardbook picks the right one based on whether the client has worked with you before.What if the client doesn't sign?
Then there's no booking. Your calendar stays open. You haven't lost a date to a deal that never closed.Is my contract actually legally binding?
Yes. Hardbook captures a signature, an audit trail, and timestamps — same legal standing as any e-signature platform.Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Monthly or annual. No annual lock-in tricks.
Hardbook is free to try right now.
Open a portal, send the link to a real client, and see how it lands. If it doesn’t work for you — tell me what’s broken.