Backdrop
All audiences

For Consultants

Build client-ready research collections.

Deliver findings backed by airtight sources.

Client engagements live and die on the quality of your research. Backdrop gives consultants a structured way to capture, annotate, and organize web research — then deliver it as clean, shareable collections that reinforce credibility and make handoffs seamless.

Engagement-organized collections

Create a named collection per client or engagement. Every source stays organized from first intake to final deliverable.

Timestamped source capture

Every archived page is timestamped at capture. Your research is defensible and auditable.

Annotation layer

Add findings, interpretations, and implications directly to each source. Notes are private or shared as needed.

Client-ready sharing

Publish a collection with a single shareable link. Clients can browse your full source list in a clean, professional view.

Competitive research capture

Archive competitor positioning, pricing, and product pages as live snapshots for market analysis deliverables.

Multi-format exports

Access HTML, PDF, and readable text of any archived source for import into decks or reports.

How it works

1

Open a collection for the engagement

Name it after the client or project. Everything goes in one place from day one.

2

Archive as you research

Use the browser extension to capture sources instantly without breaking your research flow.

3

Annotate with insights

Layer your analysis on top of sources. Notes travel with the archive.

4

Deliver as a shareable collection

Share the collection link with clients as a live research appendix to your deliverable.

“A client asked us to justify a market sizing claim two months after we delivered the project. I pulled up the Backdrop collection, found the archived source, and sent it in five minutes. That kind of reliability builds trust.”

Alicia Drummond
Independent Strategy Consultant

Organize your next engagement from day one

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