Milestones break down larger projects into smaller, manageable tasks with individual deadlines, deliverables, and payments. Let's explore some common questions about working with milestones.
- Once each milestone is completed, you’ll get paid. In the past, freelancers were paid only once an entire order was marked as completed. This is no longer the case, and you’ll be reimbursed per milestone in each order.
- We recommend using milestones for bigger projects that allow for more flexibility in the smaller steps. milestones offer your clients reduced risk in the shape of “motivators.” These are per-task payments that also give you the incentive to keep up the good work.
- Break down orders into manageable, deliverable milestones to provide value to the client, and give them an idea of how it is to work with you.
- Clients will be charged for the first milestone when they place an order. Once a milestone is approved by the client and the client initiates the next milestone, the associated payment will be made.
- Clients will have 8 days from the delivery of each milestone to request a revision or accept a milestone and continue to the next one. If they don’t, the order will stop, and be marked as completed.
- Clients can choose to stop a milestone order after each milestone is accepted; it doesn’t cancel the previous delivery. It does stop the order from continuing to the next milestone. Once a client stops an order, they won’t be able to resume it. You’ll be paid for the completed milestones after the order is marked as completed.
- Yes, a milestone within an order, or the whole order, can be canceled through the Resolution Center or through Customer Support, for valid reasons.
Note: Even if a milestone order has been canceled but at least one milestone was completed in the order, the order will still be considered as completed. - Revisions are defined per milestone and can be used in each step of the order.