How to Earn Fees as an Expert
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Before users can begin earning a fee off of the Headstrt platform, there are steps that need to be completed. These steps can be found on the Earn Fees Page.
- Users must first navigate to the Earn Fees page.
- Also, look at "Changing your User type" for more help on navigating to Profile Details.
- Once on the Earn Fee page, Users must complete all the displayed steps before they can start earning a fee as a part of our compliance efforts.
- The steps are successive, meaning you cannot begin one without completing the previous step.
Profile Completion Score
- This step checks if Users have,
- Uploaded their Profile Picture.
- Updated their Designation.
- Updated their Profile Description
- Published their first 2 Results
- Uploaded their professional Certificate.
- Understand the Process
- Consulting Experience
- Tax ID Validation
Understand the Process
- This step contains a visual aid that helps users understand how Headstrt works.
- Users have to watch this until the end to go to the next step
Compliance Tutorials
- This step contains 5 Session Compliance documents that users have to read through and accept before proceeding to the next step.
Consulting Experience
- Here users must share a valid URL that contains leads to their Freelancing experience / LinkedIn profiles / Consulting experiences etc.
- It is important to note, that these links are verified by our support staff and that any inaccurate links may lead to permanent account deactivation
ID Verification
- Here users submit their address and government ID for verification.
- Users are to hit the Submit button once the details have been inputted.
- Once saved, their details will be updated and displayed on this page.
- Users can also update previously submitted information here.
- Next. Users are asked to add any one of their government photo IDs ( Front & Back).
- Note: Users must rightly upload the photo-facing side of their ID under "Front Side" and the other under "Back Side".
- Users have the option to either Scan (mobile app) or Upload a photo of their IDs.
Tax ID Validation
Here, Users have to update their TAX-IDs.
- Users will be shown one of two forms;
- Form W8BEN
- Form W9
- Users who do not reside in the US are shown the W8BEN Form.
- Users who reside in the US are shown the W9 Form.
- By default, all the checkboxes under "Under penalties of perjury" are checked. This is required (for compliance standards) to be able to click Accept and continue.
- US Users are to input their SSN (Social Security Number).
- Non-US Users must input their Tax ID number, GST/VAT/etc
- Users from certain countries(eg: countries that don't have an income tax) will be exempted from having to enter a Tax ID, these users will have the following message, "Tax ID not required" displayed in the Tax ID input field. (marked in yellow).
- Experts from a non-tax country will have to upload any photo ID to continue.
- These users are identified by our onboard automated system.
- Users are then required to sign in to the available space and Submit, this completes the Tax-ID validation task.
- Users can visit this page at any time to view the submitted Tax details.
Your Rating as an Expert
- Users can continue only if they have an average expert rating of 3.5 or above.
Payout Details
- Here, Users are prompted to add their required payout Details.
- The steps are outlined clearly in the link provided below.
Update Hourly Fee
- Once Users have completed the previous steps, the "Update Expert Fee" card is enabled.
- Navigating to this page, users will the following:
- Here, users have presented a fee range based on our algorithms which takes into account various factors
- Once the fee is set to a fee that is not the same as their last fee, the "Confirm Fees" button is enabled.
- Users can choose the fee they see fit by sliding to their desired fee and clicking the "Confirm Fees" button.
Monthly Sessions
- Users have monthly sessions enabled when they become paid experts.
Users have the option to toggle their ability to receive Monthly Session requests ON/OFF.- For more details on Monthly Sessions, read "Picking an Expert" at,
Get Session Requests
- Once Users have completed the previous steps, the "Get Session Requests" card is enabled.
Finally,
The last three are additional button options that the page offers,
- Payout Wallet
- Earning History
- Increase Your Pay
For details on the same, read,
Updated 25 Mar 2024
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