Consultants

Your intellectual work, delivered and proven.

Consulting is knowledge turned into documents: assessments, reports, plans and methods. When a client disputes what was delivered, or a rejected proposal becomes someone else's project, you need to show what you did and when. Recording each delivery solves that without red tape.

See how it works

The challenge

Where proof usually breaks down

"That was never delivered"

Scope and payment disputes revolve around what was delivered and when.

The proposal that became someone else's project

You detail the solution in your proposal, the client doesn't sign and hires someone to execute the same plan.

Replicated methods

Tools you present in workshops end up replicated without credit.

How Docmint helps

Technical proof that's simple to create and easy to check

Proof of delivery

Record each deliverable when you send it: date and content are proven.

Protected proposals

Recording the proposal before sending shows the plan was yours, even if the deal falls through.

Client confidentiality

Confidential reports are never uploaded. Only the fingerprint is recorded.

Verifiable portfolio

Show new clients the chronology of your work without revealing its content.

What to record

Files worth recording

Commercial and technical proposals
Assessments and reports
Action plans and schedules
Methods, frameworks and tools
Board presentations
Opinions and expert reports
Meeting minutes and records
Deliverables for each project phase

Any format works: Docmint records the file's fingerprint, not its content.

In practice: delivering the assessment report

You've finished the first phase of a project and are sending the report.

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Export the report and the executive presentation as PDF.
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Record the files in Docmint before sending.
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Send them to the client and attach the receipt to the delivery email.
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If there's a dispute over what was delivered, the record shows the exact content and date.

Best practices

Record the proposal before sending and each deliverable on delivery.
Mention the records in your contract as a way to prove deliveries.
Use neutral titles when the client's name is confidential.
Keep the files exactly as sent.
Put ownership of your methods in writing.

What the law says

Methods and systems themselves aren't protected by copyright, but the documents describing them are. In contractual disputes, courts weigh electronic evidence. Docmint's record is technical evidence of your deliverables' content and date.

Frequently asked questions

Does it replace client sign-off?

No. Sign-off and contracts still matter. The record proves the content and date of what was sent.

Can I record documents with client data?

Yes. The content never leaves your computer. Just avoid sensitive data in the title and description.

Is my methodology protected?

The document describing it gets a proven date. The method itself has no copyright protection, but proof of precedence helps in disputes.

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