# Our Manifesto - Why We Built Artifact

> Why freelancers deserve better tools for creating proposals, contracts, and invoices. The Artifact philosophy.

**URL**: https://useartifact.app/manifesto

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## The Problem We Solve

Every freelancer knows the pain:

You just finished a great discovery call. The client is excited. You're excited. Now you need to send a proposal before they cool off.

But creating that proposal takes 30-60 minutes. You're extracting details from notes, structuring the document, writing professional language, formatting everything, and exporting to PDF.

By the time you send it, hours have passed. Sometimes days. The momentum is gone.

## Our Belief

We believe freelancers should spend time on their craft, not on paperwork.

Document creation should take minutes, not hours. AI can handle the heavy lifting - extracting information, structuring content, writing professionally - so you can focus on what you do best.

## Our Approach

Artifact is intentionally simple:

1. **Paste your notes** - We don't ask you to fill out forms or templates
2. **AI does the work** - Extraction, structuring, writing, formatting
3. **You refine** - Edit, brand, and send
4. **Done in 5 minutes** - Not 60

No complex workflows. No enterprise features you'll never use. Just fast, professional documents.

## Who We Build For

Artifact is for:

- The freelance designer who wants to send proposals while the call is still fresh
- The consultant who needs contracts that protect both parties
- The developer who hates writing scope documents
- Any service provider tired of spending hours on paperwork

If you trade time for money and send documents to clients, we built this for you.

## Our Pricing Philosophy

We believe in simple, fair pricing:

- **Free tier that's actually useful** - 3 documents/month, forever
- **Flat annual price** - $99/year, no per-user fees
- **No gotchas** - All features included in Pro

We're not trying to extract maximum revenue. We're trying to save you time at a fair price.