How it works

Open signals (Layer 1)

1. Post a signal — Describe opportunity in plain language; the system moderates and categorizes underneath.
2. Browse chronologically — No social feed, likes, or open DMs on signals.
3. Structure when ready — Route demand into Post Work or supply into Activate Availability; coordination follows in governed pathways.

For businesses

1. Post Work — Define scope, budget, location, and standards in a structured brief.
2. Receive controlled offers — Professionals submit defined offers within your parameters; volume is bounded by design.
3. Select a professional — Compare fit, evidence, and commercial terms; accept the offer that aligns.
4. Coordinate — Use on-platform messaging and, where appropriate, direct channels (e.g. WhatsApp) with identity and scope still anchored to the record.
5. Complete — Mark completion when delivery matches the agreed brief; commercial release follows the path you agreed—on-platform rails or bilateral terms.

For professionals

1. Complete your profile — Minimum fields unlock access; richer verification strengthens trust and positioning.
2. Activate Availability — Publish a capability card so the network can coordinate structured visibility (optional but recommended for discovery and invitations).
3. Find Work — Review mandates that match your craft, geography, and mode of work.
4. Submit one structured offer — Price, message, and terms in a single deliberate response per opportunity window.
5. Get awarded — When a business accepts your offer, the assignment is explicit; expectations remain legible.
6. Deliver and reconcile — Execute against the brief; payment handling follows what you agreed with the business, including optional use of platform payment rails where available.

Profile depth & verification

Starter — Minimum required fields to operate (identity, location, and for professionals: skills, work mode, travel range). Sufficient to participate with integrity.

Verified — Optional elevation: additional evidence, biography, and credentials where offered. Supports stronger trust signals and badge display where the product exposes them.

Details vary by vertical; see Verification & badges.