Commission Based work

[#1]

I want to pay on a commission basis only.

Would it work if I set the commission as the hourly rate, and then for every sale, the contractor invoices me for 1 hours work?

Do I get to approve the hour before it gets billed or paid?

[#2]

Sorry. Upwork doesn't have any user interface-based support for commission-only pay. And Upwork's policies don't support this.

There are other tools and platforms you look to for this.

[#3]

I want to pay on a commission basis only.

Would it work if I set the commission as the hourly rate, and then for every sale, the contractor invoices me for 1 hours work?

Do I get to approve the hour before it gets billed or paid?

[#4]

It looks like the freelancer would be logging hours manually (without time tracking) in this system, and yes, you do get to approve hours entered manually. I am not offering any view on the merits or advisability of such an arrangement, however.

[#5]

Thanks.

[#6]

Gary:

The truth of the matter is this:
There is no button for clients to approve hours.

If a freelancer logs time, whether using the desktop time-tracker, or manually, the freelancer is automatically paid for the time that he logs.

There is a lot of talk in the Community Forum about clients being able to "approve" manually logged time.

Many freelancers have an exaggerated or unclear idea about this.

As a client, I have looked at what happens with manually logged hours.

There really is no "approval" step. And there is not even a user interface control for simply removing manually logged hours.

There is a dispute process with a very specific, very narrow window. It's tricky to use and not something I recommend any client rely on.

Long story short:

If a freelancer logs time, the client is going to be billed automatically for that time. A client would need to go to extraordinary lengths to avoid paying for any time that a freelancer logged. It IS DOABLE. But not as simpl as some people think.

[#7]

So probably not a good idea. Thanks for the info.

[#8]

Thanks.

[#9]

You can try if allowed, but only dumbest of the dumbs will bite.

[#10]

Not looking to take anyone for a ride, offering a very high commision, but also offering part time option. They have the option to work or not work, no win no pay... but win = great money.