Use Case

Otis for freelancers

Draft client replies in your voice, without giving a third-party AI access to your inbox or your client's confidential communications.

The problem

As a freelancer, your inbox is your business. Client contracts, project briefs, invoices, sensitive feedback. You need help drafting replies quickly, but most AI email tools require access to your entire inbox.

That means a third party can read every email you have ever received, including client NDAs, financial discussions, and personal messages. For freelancers who work with enterprise clients, granting that access might violate your agreements or your client's IT policies.

How Otis helps

Otis never connects to your inbox. You forward individual emails when you want help, and Otis replies with a draft. No account connection, no automatic reading, no ongoing access.

Step 1
Forward a client email
When you receive a client email that needs a thoughtful reply, forward it to [email protected]. Otis only sees this one email.
Step 2
Otis drafts a reply in your voice
Using your tone guide and any context you have uploaded (like common responses or project details), Otis generates a draft reply that sounds like you wrote it.
Step 3
Review and send from your own email
You receive the draft back in your inbox. Review it, edit if needed, and send it yourself. Otis never sends on your behalf.

Common freelancer workflows

  • Client proposals: Forward the client's brief to [email protected]. Get a first draft of your proposal response that matches your writing style.
  • Scope discussions: When a client asks for something outside the original scope, forward the email and get a diplomatic reply that addresses the request professionally.
  • Follow-ups: Forward a thread where you need to chase a late payment or deliverable. Get a firm but polite draft that maintains the relationship.
  • Summary for records: Forward a long negotiation thread to [email protected] and get a clean summary for your project files.

Why this matters for freelancers

When you work with enterprise clients, you often operate under their data protection agreements. Connecting an AI tool to your inbox might technically expose their communications to a third party without consent. With Otis, you control exactly which emails are shared, one at a time.

What Otis does not do

Otis does not manage your calendar, schedule follow-ups, sort your inbox, or send emails for you. It drafts replies. If you want an AI that runs your entire inbox, Otis is not the right fit. If you want help writing better emails without giving up your privacy, it is.

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