If your project is Hourly Priced, please follow the below steps: 

  1. Fund Project - Proceed to the project workspace and fund the expected hours for the project or alternatively, you can fund expected hours for a week/month for long term projects using the “Fund Project” button on Workspace. 
  2. Expert Submits Timesheet - After the project is funded, the expert will initiate the work. The expert will submit the timesheet for the hours spent on the project. This could be done during the project or at the end of the project. Throughout this process, communication between you and the expert is key to ensure alignment and address any questions or concerns. Incase you do not see a Time-Sheet in the project workspace under the "Timesheet" option, please request the freelancer to submit the timesheet to initiate the payment.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  3. Approve Timesheet to Pay the Expert – Once the expert has submitted the time-sheet. You will see the below screen. Click on "View Details" to view the time-sheet and then click on "Approve" to approve the number of hours. Post that you’ll be required to add the number of hours you want to approve, and click on "Approve" to release the payment to the expert.