Collaborate
LimeExchange provides various tools to enhance
communication and smoothen project execution at different stages of the
project lifecycle. After your bid is chosen as a winning bid and the
Buyer makes an escrow payment the project starts appearing under
different sections on the "Projects --> Manage Projects" tab. The
following is the summary of available features under different stages
of project execution:
- In Progress - After your bid is chosen as a
winning bid and the Buyer makes an escrow payment, the project starts
appearing in the "In Progress" section.
Click on the project name to visit the project details page. You can use one of the following to communicate with the Buyer:
- Message Board - Provides an ability to interact with the buyer. Here you can discuss requirements, send status report, share files and seek feedback by asking the buyer to review.
- IM - The instant messaging (IM) features allows
you to communicate with the buyer in real time.
- Submitted for Review - Once you have submitted a
project, the project starts appearing in the "Submitted for Review"
section on your Dashboard. You can use message board and IM to provide
clarifications on the submission. The comments you provide while
submitting a project are visible below the project detail page in the
"Project Activity" section. If submission is rejected by the buyer the
project goes back in the "In Progress" section; else in the "Closed"
section.
- Closed - After the buyer has accepted your
submission, the project starts appearing in the "Closed" section. Here
you can provide ratings to the buyer within two weeks of project
acceptance.
After you log in to LimeExchange you would see all the updates and alerts on your "Home" page. Updates are informative notifications that generally do not require an action, whereas Alerts are notifications requiring an action. In addition there is link for the required action against each alert.
You can access your "Home" page from anywhere on the site by clicking the LimeExchange logo on the top-most left side. For all your alerts LimeExchange also sends you an email.
Attachments
On the project detail page you can view all the project related attachments under the attachments section. You also have an option to add new attachments.
Visit the project details page by clicking on the project name in "In Progress" section. You can upload your work as an attachment and mention the same in "Comments" box while submitting the project.
To submit your project click on "Submit Project" on the project details page.
Project Acceptance
After the project submission is accepted by the buyer, LimeExchange automatically releases the escrow payment to your "Wallet".
Once the project submission has been accepted you have the option to rate the buyer within two weeks of project acceptance.
Project Rejection
After a project submission is rejected a message is sent to you along with buyer's rejection comments. You are required to resubmit the project after making the necessary changes requested by the buyer. The "Project Comments" section in the project detail page displays all the comments related to project submission.
Tips
Send regular status updates
LimeExchange recommends you to regularly send status reports to the
buyer. An early feedback on the project progress helps smooth execution
of the project. In case you feel you need more clarifications regarding
the requirements, it is advisable that you get together with the buyer
in an online chat session and discuss.
Make mid-releases
It is advisable that you make mid releases for the project and request
review comments from the buyer. Keeping the buyer posted about the
project progress through mid releases ensures that the project is
delivered to the buyer's expectations and prevents any
miscommunication.
