Branded Client Portal Resale Offer (10-18 days)
Agencies rebrand a white-label SaaS platform as their own product and resell it to clients on monthly subscriptions, converting one-off project revenue into recurring software margin. The offer covers platform selection, brand skinning, tenant provisioning, and the billing handoff that makes the resale real. Time: 10-18 days.
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Branded Client Portal Resale Offer (10-18 days)
Agencies rebrand a white-label SaaS platform as their own product and resell it to clients on monthly subscriptions, converting one-off project revenue into recurring software margin. The offer covers platform selection, brand skinning, tenant provisioning, and the billing handoff that makes the resale real.
- A signed client roster of at least 5 accounts willing to move onto a subscription product, or a target segment identified for outbound. Written reseller terms from the platform vendor covering branding rights, sub-account limits, and support escalation. A billing path the agency controls (Stripe, Paddle, or the platform's own reseller billing) so client invoices carry the agency's name. One named owner for platform administration and one for client onboarding. A decision on whether the agency absorbs tier-one support or passes it to the vendor.
- 1.Map the client-facing capability the resale product will replace (site build, membership, booking, or AI tooling)
- 2.Score three candidate platforms on white-label depth, sub-account pricing, and export options
- 3.Document what happens to client data if the agency switches vendors in 18 months
- 1.Confirm reseller pricing tiers and per-seat or per-account costs in writing
- 2.Model gross margin at 10, 25, and 50 client accounts
- 3.Flag any vendor clause that restricts the agency from naming its own product
- 1.Apply the agency brand to the platform shell: domain, logo, login screen, and email sender
- 2.Remove or replace vendor-visible references in client-facing templates
- 3.Test the signup flow as a client would experience it
- 1.Build the standard tenant template (default pages, permissions, and notification settings)
- 2.Configure the billing connection so client charges route through the agency account
- 3.Set up an internal admin view that lists every client tenant and its status
- 1.Draft the one-page client-facing product sheet with pricing and included support
- 2.Write the internal runbook for provisioning a new client tenant
- 3.Define the support boundary: what the agency answers and what escalates to the vendor
- 1.Provision two pilot client tenants end to end
- 2.Time the provisioning run and record the actual minutes required
- 3.Collect pilot feedback on branding and login experience
- 1.Fix the friction points surfaced by the pilots
- 2.Lock the provisioning checklist to a repeatable sequence
- 3.Confirm the invoicing cadence and dunning behavior for failed payments
- 1.Train the delivery team on tenant setup and first-line troubleshooting
- 2.Publish the escalation path with named owners on both sides
- 3.Set the internal service level for new tenant requests
- 1.Migrate the remaining pilot cohort onto the resale product
- 2.Verify each client's data landed correctly and access permissions are right
- 3.Send the first agency-branded invoice for the subscription
- 1.Review margin against the day-two model using real account counts
- 2.Document the vendor lock-in exposure and the migration cost if the agency leaves
- 3.Hand the running product to the account owner with a 30-day check-in scheduled
The agency pays wholesale for platform capacity and bills retail for a branded product, so each additional client account adds margin without adding delivery hours. A retainer client paying for monthly site or community work converts into a subscription line that renews whether or not new project work is scoped. Margin holds as long as the agency keeps tier-one support internal and does not resell at vendor list price.
- Branded platform instance with agency domain, login, and email sender configured
- Tenant provisioning runbook with a timed, repeatable checklist
- Reseller billing connection routing client charges through the agency account
- Client-facing product sheet with subscription pricing and support boundaries
- Margin model showing gross profit at 10, 25, and 50 active accounts
At least two client tenants are live under the agency's brand, billed on the agency's own invoice, with the provisioning runbook executed end to end by someone other than its author.