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Manual clients: building trips for people with no account

When to use the manual track, what is different, and how to keep records clean.

Tomas Beck · Advisor success

Updated 26 Aug 2026

A manual client is someone you serve entirely on their behalf. They never sign in.

What is different

  • No Chat tab; you contact them by email or phone.
  • All trip tabs are unlocked from the start.
  • You enter the day-by-day and the cost lines yourself.
  • Invoices work exactly the same, and you can mark them paid manually.
Advisor portalCRMPipelineNew clientManual
Name and trip basics are enough to create the trip.

Example only — this button is not clickable here.

Keeping it clean

  • Record the real payment date when you settle an invoice, not the date you clicked.
  • Log every phone conversation as a note so the Pipeline last-contact column stays truthful.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, edit the client record; it is used on invoices.

Yes, tagged by lead origin so you can see how much of your book is self-sourced.

Still stuck? Email support@tripdash.net and a person will get back to you.