Getting Paid (if it’s a paid job)
At customer’s discretion.
Once a job is complete the customer will be able to close the job and pay all the paid freelancers (sometimes they include their own employees who don’t require payment). 99 times out of 100 they will pay you what they proposed, assuming you’ve lived up to your end of the bargain. But know that a client does have the power to change the payment prior to paying you if they feel you didn’t show up enough or post enough ideas or builds. It’s rare, but it happens. They can also bonus freelancers who put in extra effort. Regardless, all payment amounts are at the discretion of the customer and all decisions they make are final.
You will receive an email notifying you that a customer has issued payment. We use Stripe as our financial backbone, so once payment is issued, Stripe takes a few days to actually move the money to your bank account. Be patient, as it can take as long as a week.
Important note:
If you are paid for projects on the Ideasicle X platform, then, for those projects, your professional relationship is with Ideasicle X, not the customers who recruit you and pay you. Meaning, you uploaded your W9 to your profile one time and that means Ideasicle X will handle your 1099s every year. That way, you don’t have to issue separate W9s to every customer who hires you.