Deliver client content faster with less back-and-forth

Run blog, docs, and page updates on AI-built client sites with less friction. Clients get a clearer review path. You get time and margin back on every engagement.

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Professional workflow. No heavy setup cost.

Repo-backed and portable

Keep client sites repo-backed and easy to leave.

Cut coordination overhead

Cut handoff, feedback, and publish overhead on smaller projects.

Own the tool once

Own the tool once instead of renting another CMS seat forever.

Stay competitive

Stay competitive against agencies without copying their stack weight.

Where time gets lost

The workflow is too manual for the budget

Smaller retainers still need approvals, file changes, and publishing steps. The process stays improvised. Your hours disappear into coordination.

Client feedback arrives everywhere

Email, chat, docs, and screenshots create extra overhead that eats margin. The edit is five minutes. Finding the source of truth is not.

A heavyweight CMS is hard to justify

Many client sites already live as HTML/CSS from AI website tools. Migrating into a separate content platform feels like overkill. Five client sites with a CMS cost $7,500 over five years on Webflow, at its published yearly prices. In Splitleaf that is $129 once, plus your own hosting.

Git CMS tools still expose Git

Most Git CMS tools keep the repo honest but demand a technical floor most clients never reach. The future of Git-based CMS is Git-backed, not Git-exposed.

Look more professional while moving faster

Visual repo-backed editing

Edit repo-backed pages and content visually instead of hand-editing every file.

Client-safe content path

Give clients a simpler path without introducing Git complexity.

Structured publishing

Keep publishing structured enough to avoid mistakes, light enough to stay profitable.

One model, many clients

Use one familiar model across multiple small client engagements.

How a typical freelancer project runs

1

Organise the update around the site, not the chat thread

Open the project in Splitleaf. Draft and context live with the content, not scattered across tools.

2

Draft and edit where the content actually lives

The repo remains the source of truth. The editing experience feels client-safe. Designer for layout. Content for collections and copy.

3

Collect feedback with less chaos

Publication states make intent visible: draft, ready to publish, published, edited. Review happens before a real commit goes out.

4

Publish with less rework

Connect GitHub and your host once through the app. After that, pick what changed and publish. You spend less time translating client intent into repo steps.

Common questions from freelancers

Is this still useful if I am usually the only operator?
Yes. Freelancers gain from clearer drafting, review, and publishing even without a full team. The time savings compound across clients.
Can clients use this without learning Markdown or Git?
Yes. That is part of the point. Non-technical collaborators get a visual experience around repo-backed content.
Why not just edit files locally and send previews?
That works until coordination becomes the job. Splitleaf reduces that overhead and makes the workflow repeatable across clients.
How is pricing different from SaaS builders?
You buy a license once ($129 per named user). You do not rent the editor forever. Hosting stays on your client's own account, and a client who edits their own site is the free first collaborator on that site.
Does AI still fit this workflow?
Yes. AI is strong for first drafts and builds. Splitleaf is the tool that manages the site for the years after the vibe session ends.

Spend less time coordinating content work.

Use Splitleaf when you want client updates to feel cleaner, faster, and more repeatable, without taking on a heavy CMS stack.

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