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Becoming an expert

Apply, get reviewed, verify your identity, connect payouts. All four are required before money can reach you.

For ExpertsUpdated 2026-07-30

Applying is free and open to anyone. Being approved is not the finish line, though, and this is the single most common misunderstanding on the expert side: approval means we believe you can do the work, while identity verification and a payout account are what make it possible for money to reach you. All four steps are required before you can take paid work.

  1. Apply — free, draft saveable

    You

  2. Manual review by our team

    AutoGineer

  3. Verify identity (hosted)

    You

  4. Connect payouts

    You

  5. Send proposals and publish services

    You

Approval alone is not enough. An approved expert without verification and a payout account can be seen but cannot be hired, because there is nowhere for the money to go.

The application

The form covers your background, skills, tools, and portfolio. It saves as a draft, so you can gather links and finish later rather than losing work to a closed tab. Submit it when it is complete — a half-filled application is a rejection waiting to happen, and there is no advantage to submitting early.

1

Fill it out

Background, skills, the platforms you work with, and real examples. Specifics beat adjectives: "built a 3-system order sync handling ~5k/day" says more than "expert in integrations".

2

Submit for review

A person reads it. We may come back with questions rather than rejecting outright.

3

Get a decision

Approved unlocks expert features. Rejected tells you why, and you are not barred from reapplying once the gap is addressed.

What reviewers are actually looking for

  • Evidence you have built the kind of thing you say you build. Links, repositories, exported workflows, screenshots — anything checkable.
  • A specific area of strength. "I do everything" reads as no evidence about anything.
  • Clear written communication, because that is most of the job on a remote marketplace.
  • No contact details or off-platform links in the application itself.

While your application is pending

You keep full client-side access — you can browse, message, and hire. Expert-only actions such as sending proposals and publishing services stay locked until approval.

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