What a client sees firstSpecimen
- Identityconfirmed against a document
- Referencescalled and recorded
- Interviewlive, with a person
- Assigned bya person, not an algorithm
This card describes a level, not a person.
For clients · I'm hiring
You are not short of candidates. You are short of certainty.
AfterWorc gives you people whose profiles state what has been checked, an agreement that fixes scope, deadline and amount before the work starts, and funds that stay held until you accept the result.
Access is granted by invitation from early registration. Open sign-up has not been announced yet.
Why hiring online goes wrong
Three things that break before any work starts
Each one has a specific answer in the product, not a promise on a page.
You are asked to specify the thing you came to find out
“A website” can mean a landing page or six months of architecture. Quotes arrive priced against different assumptions, so comparing them tells you nothing.
We work out what the job actually is in conversation, before anyone quotes you.
You cannot verify the price or the deadline you were given
Nothing on a marketplace profile tells you whether an estimate is honest. You find out after you have paid.
Scope, deadline and amount are fixed in an agreement before work starts. Funds are held for the duration and released on acceptance.
One hire quietly turns into five
The developer needs a junior, then a designer, then someone to test the result. Instead of the work starting, you are running a recruiting operation.
We assemble the team and hand it over under one agreement, with one named lead.
The alternatives
Marketplace, agency, or this
The same seven questions, answered honestly for all three.
| Freelance marketplace | Agency | AfterWorc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who you get | Anyone who signed up | Whoever is free on the bench | People who passed our checks |
| How they were checked | Self-declared, plus ratings from strangers | Internally — you are not shown the process | Stated on the profile: identity, references, interview |
| What you compare | Hundreds of near-identical proposals | One proposal, no visibility inside it | A short list, with the checks stated |
| Who is accountable | The individual you picked | An account manager | A named lead under one agreement |
| When you pay | On milestones you have to enforce yourself | On invoice | On acceptance — funds are held until then |
| Growing to a team | You recruit each person again | Included, inside the markup | A formed team with a lead and a shared standard |
| Price structure | Bid-driven, races to the bottom | One number, composition not shown | A formula whose parts are stated |
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What the badge means
Three levels, and the top one is not automatic
A profile always states which level it holds. Nothing is implied.
- Level 1
Registered
Email address confirmed. Enough to look around and to talk.
- Level 2
Verified
Identity confirmed against a document, and shown on the profile.
- Top · Level 3
Worc‑Checked
A live interview and references, assessed by a person. No algorithm assigns this level.
The flagship
One hire becomes five. We hand you all five.
You hire a developer. The developer needs a junior, then a designer, then someone to test the result. AfterWorc gathers the department instead: a working team with a lead, a process and a shared standard, engaged under one agreement. The team does the work; you accept it.
The composition is agreed before the work starts, like everything else in the agreement.
- Team leadone point of accountability
- Senior developerbuilds the core
- Junior developercarries the volume
- UI/UX designermakes it usable
- QA engineerproves it works
Pricing
We show you the parts, not a markup
You always see what a number is made of. The rate is fixed on the deal when the deal is agreed, and does not change afterwards.
A department seat or a fixed-term engagement
What the specialist earns, what employment costs, and what the platform takes — each stated separately.
Specialist's rateEmployment taxesPlatform margin
A single task
The price you agree with the specialist, and the platform margin on top of it.
Agreed task pricePlatform margin
Current rates are shown in the Terms of Service and in your account. Commission is charged at release, never before the work is accepted.
Free · reply within 48 hours
Tell us what you are trying to build. We will tell you what it actually takes.
Describe the problem in your own words — you do not need a specification. You get back a written assessment of what the work involves, which roles it needs, where the risk sits, and whether this is one person or a team.
- Written, not a sales callyou can forward it to your board or your accountant
- No obligationthe assessment is yours whether you hire through us or not
- Read by a personevery request is read before anything is sent back
Published every Monday
Our numbers, whatever they say
A marketplace that checks people should be checkable itself. These are updated weekly, in public, including the weeks that go badly.
Applications received—
Specialists verified—
Clients matched—
Before you sign in
Questions clients ask first
How do I get access?
By invitation from early registration. Open sign-up has not been announced yet. Sign in with the address you registered — early-registration benefits are attached to that address, not to the browser.
What happens if the work is not accepted?
The money stays held. Release happens on acceptance, so a disagreement stops the payment instead of following it. Any restriction of an account comes with a stated ground and a way to appeal.
Can I hire one person instead of a team?
Yes. A single task, a formed team, or a whole department — the same agreement structure applies, and the composition is fixed before work begins.
When is the commission charged?
At release, on acceptance of the work, and never earlier. The rate is fixed on the deal when the deal is agreed and does not change afterwards.
What happens to my data?
It is processed in the European Union under the GDPR and does not leave it. Access, correction, export and deletion can be requested at any time — see the Privacy Policy.
What does the free assessment cost me later?
Nothing. It is a written answer to your question. If you take it elsewhere, that is a fair outcome for us — it means the answer was useful.
Not a thousand replies. A short list you can act on.
Start with the question you actually have. The assessment is free and the answer is written by a person.