Your first project on Internetivo, from idea to approved work

You have an idea and a rough budget. This guide walks through your first project on Internetivo, from the first click on our homepage to the moment you approve the finished work. Each step is short, and you can see what happens next before you commit to anything.

Start with the planner on the homepage

The quickest way in is the planner on our homepage. You do not need an account to try it. It asks four questions, one at a time:

1. What do you need? A website, an online shop, a mobile app, a brand identity, a security check or marketing.
2. How much do you need? Just the basics, the full thing, or something big.
3. Who should build it? Rising talent, an experienced pro or a senior expert.
4. When do you need it? No rush, normal pace or urgent.

As you answer, a plan builds beside the questions: an example cost, a timeline, a team, and the milestones you would pay in. The figures are example ranges at typical market rates. Real prices are set by the professionals you choose. Your answers are saved on this device, so you can come back to them, and Post this project takes you to sign up.

Post your project with milestones

Once you are signed in, create a new project and describe the work. Then break it into milestones. Each milestone has its own deliverable and its own share of the price. A common shape is three steps: a plan, the build and the launch.

Clear milestones help everyone. You know exactly what you are paying for at each step, and the professional knows exactly what to deliver. A good milestone says what will exist when it is done, for example "all pages built on a preview address" rather than "work on the site".

Pay the invoice when you publish

When the project is ready, choose Pay and publish. You pay the agreed price on an invoice from Internetivo, the company you are buying the work from. VAT is added on the invoice where it applies.

Paying at publish is what puts your task on the Market. Only paid, open tasks are listed there, so every professional who sees your task knows the work is real and funded. They do not see your payment details. They only see that the task is funded.

Receive proposals

Professionals on the network can now apply or send a proposal. A proposal shows their price, an estimate of the hours, a short pitch on how they would approach the work, and a link to their portfolio if they add one. You see their name and profile, never their e-mail address.

For each proposal you can choose Accept, Decline or Counter. Counter lets you suggest a different price. Messaging starts once you have hired someone, so the conversation happens inside the project, next to the work.

Choosing a professional

You always see who you are hiring. A professional is shown by their first name. When the opt-ins on their side allow it, you also see the organisation they belong to. Both opt-ins are off by default, so some professionals show only their first name.

You can compare profiles, rankings and Career Passports. And you can see how the price is shared before you agree. The professional receives at least 85% of every milestone, including the last one.

An example: Eleni's booking website

To make this concrete, here is a fictional example. Eleni runs a small physiotherapy practice and wants a website where patients can book appointments. She answers the four questions in the planner, then signs up and posts a project for €800 in three milestones. She pays the invoice when she publishes.

Three proposals arrive. Eleni compares the profiles and accepts the one from Kostas, a web developer on the network. Before she accepts, she can see how each milestone's price is shared.

Kostas delivers the plan first. Eleni reads it, asks for one more page about her opening hours, and approves the plan once it is added. Only then is Kostas paid his €136 for that milestone. The build and the launch follow the same way.

Reviewing a milestone

When a milestone is delivered, the project shows the date it will approve automatically, unless you ask for changes. You have three ways to answer.

• Approve. You are happy with the work. Once your payment has been received, the professional is paid for that milestone.
• Request Revision. Something needs changing. Describe it clearly, and the milestone goes back to the professional. They can accept the request and deliver again, or decline it, in which case the delivered work stays as it is and the decision returns to you. Nothing is paid in the meantime.
• Open a dispute. If you cannot agree, a person at Internetivo looks at what was agreed and what was delivered, and decides before anyone is paid.

If you are busy: automatic approval after 7 days

A delivered milestone does not wait forever. Seven days after delivery it is approved automatically. Before that, we remind you twice: on day 3 and again on day 6.

Automatic approval does not apply if you have requested a revision or opened a dispute. When the professional delivers again, a new 7-day window starts, with its own reminders. You keep a full week to look at the work, and a professional who has done the job is not left waiting.

Common questions

Do I need an account to try the planner?

No. The planner on the homepage works without signing up. You create an account when you choose Post this project.

When do I pay?

When you publish. You choose Pay and publish and pay the invoice from Internetivo. That is what lists your task on the Market.

Can I talk to a professional before I hire them?

You can read their proposal and profile. Messaging starts once you have hired them, inside the project.

What if I do not answer a delivery?

We remind you on day 3 and day 6. On day 7 the milestone is approved automatically, unless you have requested a revision or opened a dispute.

Who answers for the work?

Internetivo. You buy the work from Internetivo, and disputes go through Internetivo.

Ready to see your own plan? Answer the four questions in the planner on our homepage, then post your first project.