How to Build a Client Video Delivery Portal

The Problem

Agencies, production companies, and consultancies deliver video to clients using a patchwork of tools: Google Drive links, Dropbox shares, WeTransfer files, or YouTube unlisted URLs. None of these provide a professional viewing experience. Google Drive requires sign-in, Dropbox shows its own branding, WeTransfer links expire, and YouTube adds ads. Clients cannot easily review and approve content when the playback experience is clunky. Meanwhile, dedicated client portals from enterprise platforms cost hundreds per month and require complex setup.

What You Need

• Password-protected video pages that clients access without creating accounts
• Custom domain and white-label player so deliverables carry your brand, not a third party
• View tracking to confirm clients have reviewed the content
• Simple organization so each client or project has its own set of videos
• No per-client or per-viewer pricing that scales against you

How to Do It with host.video

Step 1: Upload client deliverables

Upload final cuts, rough cuts, or review versions. Resumable TUS uploads handle large production files without failure.

Step 2: Organize by client

Group videos by client or project. Set unique passwords for each client so access is cleanly separated.

Step 3: Share with clients

Send the video link with password. Clients see a professional, branded playback experience on your custom domain — no third-party logos, no account creation.

Step 4: Track client engagement

See when clients viewed the video, how much they watched, and from where. Analytics tell you who to follow up with when clients have not reviewed their deliverables.

Why This Matters

Client delivery is a touchpoint that shapes perception of your agency. A Google Drive link with a generic video preview communicates something different than a branded portal with a clean player. Professional delivery also eliminates the back-and-forth of broken links, expired shares, and "I could not open the file" emails. View tracking tells you when to follow up instead of guessing.

Alternatives

Google Drive and Dropbox work for file delivery but provide poor playback and third-party branding. Frame.io is purpose-built for video review but expensive for simple delivery. WeTransfer links expire. YouTube unlisted adds ads and has no access control.