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Hire and work safely

Seerist Space charges no fees and never holds your money. Clients and builders agree on payment directly. That keeps the platform free, and it means a little care up front goes a long way. Here is the checklist we recommend, plus templates you can copy.

Before work starts

Agree the scope in writing: outcome, what is included, what is excluded, and how you will know it is done.
Split larger work into milestones, each with a deliverable, a date, and an amount.
Start with a small paid first milestone before committing to a big project.
Pay through a method with buyer/seller protection (for example invoicing tools or card payments), never gift cards or crypto to strangers.
Keep decisions and files in your Space conversation so both sides have the same record.
Decide who owns the code, designs, and accounts once work is paid for.
Review each other honestly at the end. Reviews are tied to completed engagements.

Red flags

Asking you to pay a "deposit", "verification fee", or for "equipment" before any work.
Requests for gift cards, crypto, or wire transfers to an unrelated person.
Pushing you to move to another chat app straight away, or to share passwords or ID documents.
Sending a cheque or overpayment and asking you to refund the difference.
A brief or profile that copies another one word for word, or a rate far below the market.

See something off? Use the Report button on the profile, brief, or proposal, or email info@seerist.xyz.

Proposal template

For builders. Personal beats generic: restate the goal in your own words.

Hi <client name>,

What I understood: <one or two sentences restating the outcome you want>.

How I would approach it:
1. <step>
2. <step>
3. <step>

Relevant work: <link> — <what it shows>

Price and timing: <USD total or USD/hour>, about <N> weeks.
Included: <list>
Not included: <list>
Assumptions: <access, content, approvals you need>

First milestone: <small deliverable> by <date> for <amount>.

Questions before I start:
- <question>

<your name>

Simple agreement template

A plain starting point, not legal advice. For large or regulated work, ask a lawyer.

PROJECT AGREEMENT (simple)

Client: <name>            Builder: <name / agency>
Project: <title> (Seerist Space brief: <link>)
Start date: <date>

1. Scope. The builder will deliver: <deliverables>.
   Out of scope: <items>. Changes are agreed in writing first.

2. Milestones and payment (USD).
   M1 <deliverable> — due <date> — <amount>
   M2 <deliverable> — due <date> — <amount>
   Payment method: <method>, within <N> days of milestone approval.

3. Acceptance. The client reviews each milestone within <N> days.
   If no response, it is treated as accepted.

4. Ownership. On full payment of a milestone, the client owns the
   work delivered in it, except pre-existing tools and open-source parts.

5. Confidentiality. Both parties keep each other's private
   information confidential.

6. Cancellation. Either party may end this agreement with <N> days'
   written notice. Completed and approved work is paid for.

Seerist Space is not a party to this agreement, does not process
payments, and does not guarantee delivery.

Signed: ____________ (client)   ____________ (builder)   Date: ______

Drawing your page…

Hire and work safely

Before work starts

Agree the scope in writing: outcome, what is included, what is excluded, and how you will know it is done.
Split larger work into milestones, each with a deliverable, a date, and an amount.
Start with a small paid first milestone before committing to a big project.
Pay through a method with buyer/seller protection (for example invoicing tools or card payments), never gift cards or crypto to strangers.
Keep decisions and files in your Space conversation so both sides have the same record.
Decide who owns the code, designs, and accounts once work is paid for.
Review each other honestly at the end. Reviews are tied to completed engagements.

Red flags

Asking you to pay a "deposit", "verification fee", or for "equipment" before any work.
Requests for gift cards, crypto, or wire transfers to an unrelated person.
Pushing you to move to another chat app straight away, or to share passwords or ID documents.
Sending a cheque or overpayment and asking you to refund the difference.
A brief or profile that copies another one word for word, or a rate far below the market.

See something off? Use the Report button on the profile, brief, or proposal, or email info@seerist.xyz.

Proposal template

For builders. Personal beats generic: restate the goal in your own words.

Hi <client name>,

What I understood: <one or two sentences restating the outcome you want>.

How I would approach it:
1. <step>
2. <step>
3. <step>

Relevant work: <link> — <what it shows>

Price and timing: <USD total or USD/hour>, about <N> weeks.
Included: <list>
Not included: <list>
Assumptions: <access, content, approvals you need>

First milestone: <small deliverable> by <date> for <amount>.

Questions before I start:
- <question>

<your name>

Simple agreement template

A plain starting point, not legal advice. For large or regulated work, ask a lawyer.

PROJECT AGREEMENT (simple)

Client: <name>            Builder: <name / agency>
Project: <title> (Seerist Space brief: <link>)
Start date: <date>

1. Scope. The builder will deliver: <deliverables>.
   Out of scope: <items>. Changes are agreed in writing first.

2. Milestones and payment (USD).
   M1 <deliverable> — due <date> — <amount>
   M2 <deliverable> — due <date> — <amount>
   Payment method: <method>, within <N> days of milestone approval.

3. Acceptance. The client reviews each milestone within <N> days.
   If no response, it is treated as accepted.

4. Ownership. On full payment of a milestone, the client owns the
   work delivered in it, except pre-existing tools and open-source parts.

5. Confidentiality. Both parties keep each other's private
   information confidential.

6. Cancellation. Either party may end this agreement with <N> days'
   written notice. Completed and approved work is paid for.

Seerist Space is not a party to this agreement, does not process
payments, and does not guarantee delivery.

Signed: ____________ (client)   ____________ (builder)   Date: ______