Show HN: A system for freelancers to get paid on time

Hey Hackers! It’s 2020 and yet getting paid (especially on time) is still a major issue for freelancers.

In the UK where I'm based, freelancers spend 7.5% of their time chasing payments, and roughly another 7.5% doing work they won’t end up getting paid for. That’s 1.5 hours a day wasted if you work 10-hour days!

I've come up with a process for freelancers to get paid on time, every time. Freelancer Protocol (https://www.freelancerprotocol.com/) is the web app I've built around it, enabling any freelancers and their clients to use that process.

Here's how it works:

1. Projects are broken down into intermediary steps - we call them milestones. A milestone has a deliverable and a price, as well as a start and end date.

2. We (a third party) charge the client when each milestone starts and pay the freelancer when it ends, given the deliverable is marked as delivered by the deadline.

It’s brand new so I’d love to hear your feedback on both the landing page and the actual product.

Thanks for checking it out!

Elliot

Is there a recomended length for the milestones inside the site? (I think the best option is 1 or 2 weeks.)