MileStage

Hey everyone! I built MileStage because I was tired of the same freelancing cycle: deliver work, send invoice, wait forever, send awkward follow-up emails, do "quick revisions" while still waiting to get paid. I tried invoicing apps, all-in-one platforms, contracts with payment terms - none of it solved the core issue. Once you deliver, you lose leverage. Clients have everything they need, so paying you becomes low priority. The fix wasn't better invoicing. It was changing the structure entirely. Projects broken into stages where payment is required before moving forward. Client approves stage one → pays → stage two unlocks. Simple. I couldn't find anything that did just this without all the bloat, so I built it myself. Started as a tool for my own projects, now it's live for other freelancers. Would love to hear your thoughts - what's missing? What would make this more useful for your workflow?