Step 1: Register and Post a Project:

Service Buyers can register by filling out the registration form which is located at:

http://www.tender4work.com/employer_register.php

Once you have completed your contact details on the first screen you will be asked to post your project. Select a main skill category and then select the primary skill category. You will then be asked to fill out your basic project information. Fill out the series of questions and remember that mandatory questions are denoted with a *.

You will then see a summary screen of all the details you have entered and you will be asked to confirm that you are happy with the details entered. You are then successfully registered and have successfully posted your project. You can then review your project, post another project or sign out.

Step 2: Wait for a Bid on your Project:

You will be notified by email once a Service Provider has bid on your project.

Once you have received a bid on your project, login to you tender4work.com account and go to your My Admin section. You will see under the heading Check Your Responses it will state that you have +1 new by the View Bids/Proposal link. Click on this link and then the Project Title which has the new bid. You are then taken to the Project Manager area for this bid and you can review the bid by clicking on the View Bids folder.

Step 3: Wait, Accept or Decline the Project Bid:

You then need to decided whether you want to accept or decline the bid. You can also wait to see what other bids come in on the project or you can contact the Service Provider by clicking on View/Post Message link to access your private discussion board to discuss details of their bid.

If you want to decline the bid click on the link Delete Bid and the bid will be removed and declined. Please note that once you do this you can't retrieve the bid.

If you want to accept the project click on the link Award Project. You will then have to log into your account regularly to see whether the Service Provider accepts your project invitation.

If the Service Provider declines the project you will have the opportunity to open up the project again for bidding.

Step 4: Contact the Service Provider and Agree the Work Schedule:

Once the Service Provider has accepted the project you can manage and organise the project within your My Admin area (in your Project Manager Area). You can contact the Service Provider through the private discussion board and discuss how the work will be completed etc.

Step 5: Pay the Invoice:

A Service Provider will bill you for full or partial payment of the project work dependent on your agreement.

Once you have received this invoice you will need to arrange payment and state that you have made the payment through the website. We recommend you pay through PayPal and ask the Service Provider to provide you with their PayPal payment details.

Please note that tender4work.com do not get involved with the payment process between you and the Service Buyer. We only facilitate the work between the Service Provider and Buyer with this communications platform. We recommend and prompt when creating invoices that all payments to the Service Provider are made through PayPal. Therefore, when a Service Provider creates an invoice we ask them to state their PayPal ID (email address or phone number) and the payment amount required. The Service Buyer will then get an invoice based on this and it will be up to them to go to their PayPal account and make the payment to the Service Provider. They then need to state that the invoice has been paid.

Step 6: Leave Feedback on the Service Provider:

Let other Service Buyers (Employer) know how the Service Provider (Freelancer) was to work with. Once full payment has been stated as being paid, both parties will be asked to provide feedback. To provide feedback click on the Manage Feedback link located in your My Admin section.