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This looks interesting. How does Machist get their clients? And what do they do to ensure client quality? A bad client who doesn't really know what they want, o

by hooande 14y ago

This looks interesting. How does Machist get their clients? And what do they do to ensure client quality? A bad client who doesn't really know what they want, or over/under communicates can be a burden. I feel like the only way to attract top clients is to build a great reputation with top devs, which is like a chicken/egg thing. And how does the communication with clients work? Does matchist drop you off once you're on the job, leaving you to your own devices with the client? Or do they help out/mediate along the way? And how do they continue to collect their 10% fee after communication has been established between freelancer and client? Freelance projects can drag on for a long time. What happens if the client doesn't like the work and refuses to pay, or wants infinite changes and additions? Many people have balked at a 10% fee, but I'm great with that as long as finding work requires 0 effort on my part. I do wonder about how well this will scale

timjahn 14y ago
Great questions! "How does Machist get their clients?" We are utilizing a combination of content marketing, working our own networks, and participating in various startup communities to find entrepreneurial clients looking to build their betas and MVPs. "And what do they do to ensure client quality?" We used a combination of a personal phone call and their submitted information to determine the quality of the client and their submitted project. "And how does the communication with clients work?" Once we've matched you and the client has funded the first milestone through our payment system, you're set off on your own to get your work done. When you need to communicate with the client, you can do so using the matchist internal messaging. Each time you need to get paid or have a client fund a milestone, you will do so through the matchist interface. "Or do they help out/mediate along the way?" If you and your client can't come to an agreement about a dispute, we're happy to step in and help out. We're in the process of getting a developer FAQ page up to get all these common questions answered immediately for ya.
timjahn 14y ago
We just posted a developer FAQ hopefully answering a lot of the common questions asked here today. https://matchist.com/developer-faq https://matchist.com/developer-faq

by hooande 14y ago

timjahn 14y ago

Great questions! "How does Machist get their clients?" We are utilizing a combination of content marketing, working our own networks, and participating in various startup communities to find entrepreneurial clients looking to build their betas and MVPs. "And what do they do to ensure client quality?" We used a combination of a personal phone call and their submitted information to determine the quality of the client and their submitted project. "And how does the communication with clients work?" Once we've matched you and the client has funded the first milestone through our payment system, you're set off on your own to get your work done. When you need to communicate with the client, you can do so using the matchist internal messaging. Each time you need to get paid or have a client fund a milestone, you will do so through the matchist interface. "Or do they help out/mediate along the way?" If you and your client can't come to an agreement about a dispute, we're happy to step in and help out. We're in the process of getting a developer FAQ page up to get all these common questions answered immediately for ya.

timjahn 14y ago

We just posted a developer FAQ hopefully answering a lot of the common questions asked here today. https://matchist.com/developer-faq https://matchist.com/developer-faq