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Freelance Inbox piques my interest, but have you considered a commission fee business model as opposed to monthly payments? I'd like to try it out your service

by elwell 12y ago

Freelance Inbox piques my interest, but have you considered a commission fee business model as opposed to monthly payments? I'd like to try it out your service without putting any money up, and if it works well I wouldn't mind paying a certain percentage (or flat rate) to you if the lead turned out to be profitable.

xhrpost 12y ago
Looks like they're offering a full money back guarantee after a month. Though I suppose it's entirely possible that you haven't been paid by a client in that time frame.
kp25 12y ago
This is interesting. Paying certain percentage depending on the job you have accomplished would be better than paying monthly. Why risking money if you are busy in some other projects during a month?
lucaspiller 12y ago
I was thinking the same. Anyone know anything like that in the UK / EU? In my experience "remote" in the US means "remote anywhere in the US".
seanschade 12y ago
It is only $69. If you don't find something within a month then cancel and ask for a refund. Heck, if you used it for an entire year and only got one good job the cost is only $828. Do you think a flat rate or percentage of your billable rate would be cheaper?
jarrett 12y ago
I suspect that collecting on such commissions would be a real challenge. I'm not saying the service's customers are dishonest, but...it's easy to "forget" to pay your commission when it's on the honor system. Other bills come in, other responsibilities push it out of one's mind. Human psychology may thus work against an honor-based commission system. As a customer who's rooting for the success of Freelance Inbox, I want the subscription fee to stick around. Not to be an elitist, but by its nature, this type of service can only work if it's exclusive. (Too many freelancers, and the fierce competition makes the leads worthless.) Which is why I'm also pleased to see that Freelance Inbox will/does have a membership cap.
- elwell 12y ago
  Good point about it being exclusive
kull 12y ago
For commission based model you should check matchist.com. Also give a try www.area301.com - it is free leads aggregator which is not blidnly scarping job posts but it does some magic behind the scene to remove low quality leads.
- timjahn 12y ago
  Thanks for the matchist shoutout Dan!

by elwell 12y ago

xhrpost 12y ago

Looks like they're offering a full money back guarantee after a month. Though I suppose it's entirely possible that you haven't been paid by a client in that time frame.

kp25 12y ago

This is interesting. Paying certain percentage depending on the job you have accomplished would be better than paying monthly. Why risking money if you are busy in some other projects during a month?

lucaspiller 12y ago

I was thinking the same. Anyone know anything like that in the UK / EU? In my experience "remote" in the US means "remote anywhere in the US".

seanschade 12y ago

It is only $69. If you don't find something within a month then cancel and ask for a refund. Heck, if you used it for an entire year and only got one good job the cost is only $828. Do you think a flat rate or percentage of your billable rate would be cheaper?

jarrett 12y ago

I suspect that collecting on such commissions would be a real challenge. I'm not saying the service's customers are dishonest, but...it's easy to "forget" to pay your commission when it's on the honor system. Other bills come in, other responsibilities push it out of one's mind. Human psychology may thus work against an honor-based commission system. As a customer who's rooting for the success of Freelance Inbox, I want the subscription fee to stick around. Not to be an elitist, but by its nature, this type of service can only work if it's exclusive. (Too many freelancers, and the fierce competition makes the leads worthless.) Which is why I'm also pleased to see that Freelance Inbox will/does have a membership cap.

elwell 12y ago
Good point about it being exclusive

kull 12y ago

For commission based model you should check matchist.com. Also give a try www.area301.com - it is free leads aggregator which is not blidnly scarping job posts but it does some magic behind the scene to remove low quality leads.

timjahn 12y ago
Thanks for the matchist shoutout Dan!