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9 Best Free CRMs for Freelancers (updated in 2023)

To simplify and organize your projects

Angelina Der Arakelian
Freelancer’s Handbook
8 min readAug 20, 2021

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When you’re a beginner freelancer, tackling one or two clients is fairly easy. But once you start advancing through your career, taking on more freelancing gigs and dealing with more than just a few clients, the last thing you want to do is sort through a list of random tasks.

Organizing your projects according to client, date of delivery, and other essential details is vital to sustaining your freelance journey as it progresses. Otherwise, you would have to face feelings of confusion and being overwhelmed at the sheer amount of information before you.

By using a CRM (or Customer Relationship Management) system, you are placing the bulk of your work into the hands of certain tools that will help you narrow down what needs to be organized.

#1 Hello Bonsai

Hello Bonsai’s robust CRM complements its other essential features, like time-tracking and invoicing, making it a perfect all-in-one solution for freelancers and consultants.

This CRM tool includes a complete suite of features that allow you to manage your projects, clients, draft up contracts, proposals, track time and even your finances in one place. The entire platform is designed to streamline a freelancer’s workload by automating a…

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Freelancer’s Handbook
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Angelina Der Arakelian
Angelina Der Arakelian

Written by Angelina Der Arakelian

An author who chases sunsets and tries to make sense of a place we call the Universe. Say hi at angelinaderarakelian@gmail.com 💫

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