You're the DP, editor, producer, and accounts department. Cutvey handles the last one — proposals, contracts, invoices, review, and delivery — so evenings go back to editing (or not working at all).
Proposals in minutes, not evenings. Keep your rates and packages saved; when a lead comes in, assemble a branded proposal from pieces you've already written and send it while they're still excited. Speed is a solo shooter's biggest closing advantage — use it.
Contracts without the awkward part. E-signature makes "please sign before I hold the date" a link, not a negotiation. Retainer invoices fire automatically when they sign — you never have to be the person who asks twice.
Get paid without chasing. Automatic payment reminders do the following-up that eats freelancer confidence. Final files unlock when the final invoice clears — the polite, systematic version of "payment before delivery."
Client review that protects your scope. Timecoded comments, consolidated rounds, and a visible "2 rounds included" keep the fourth "one tiny tweak" email from being free. Extra rounds become line items, not resentment.
One link for delivery. A branded gallery for finals — video, stills, socials — that makes a one-person operation feel like a studio. Because to the client, polish is indistinguishable from size.
One extra revision round billed instead of eaten, one invoice paid two weeks sooner, one job closed because your proposal arrived first — any of those covers the month. Start on Solo, upgrade when you start subbing out crew.