vWorker.com fee

for bidding types

The vWorker.com fee is a percentage of the entire escrowed amount of the project. It is reduced or raised depending on the services you choose to use:

Bidding Type	vWorker.com fee for ...
	Pay for time	Pay for deliverables	Crowdsourcing / Trialsourcing

Open Auction more... All workers can bid.	6.5%* 9%	12.5%* 15%	7.5%* 10%

Private Auction more... Only the workers the employer invites can bid.	6.5%* 9%	12.5%* 15%	7.5%* 10%

One on One Project / Enhancement more... Allows an employer to give new or enhancement work to a worker they've worked with before. (2.5% discount for worker from an open auction)	6.5%* 9%	10%* 12.5%	7.5%* 10%

Bonus / Other Direct Payment more... Allows an employer to give a fixed bonus or other immediate payment to a worker they've worked with before. Payment is immediate and bypases escrow. (5% discount for worker from an open auction)	n/a	7.5%* 10%	n/a

Bulletin board more... For salaried jobs, requests for prewritten deliverables, etc. No contact restrictions. No fee to the worker, but a $50 posting fee to the employer.	n/a	$50	n/a

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How do these costs compare long-term to apples-to-apples competitors?

*This is the preferred payment method discounted fee. When the employer escrows using a cheaper method for us to process, we pass the saving on as a lower fee. The reduced percentages are based off the total project amount, click here for details.
The minimum vWorker.com fee is $3.00.
The vWorker.com fee covers employer advertising, employer credit card/PayPal processing, security verification of employer payments, facilitation, mediation/arbitration, bandwidth usage, customer service, site costs and a small profit.