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 "Exchange" tab. 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 on the "Exchange" tab.

  

  Click on the project name to visit the project detail 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 the "Exchange" tab. 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.

  

Notifications
After you log in to LimeExchange you would see all the updates and alerts on the "Home" tab. 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.

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 upload new attachments.

Project Submission
Visit the project details page by clicking on the project name in "In Progress" section under the "Exchange" tab. 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 Activity" section in the project detail page displays all the comments related to project submission.