How gigs & tasks work
A gig is a direct, fixed-price deal between an advertiser and a creator. The price is escrowed in a smart contract the moment work begins, and only moves when the work is approved — or, if there’s a disagreement, when a neutral arbiter decides. No platform holds your money.
Two ways to start
Creator offer
A creator publishes a priced service (“YouTube review — 1,200 SaTT”). An advertiser hires it in one click, which escrows the price for that creator. Best when you know exactly who you want.
Advertiser task
An advertiser posts a task with a budget and a brief. The first creator to accept gets the job. Best when you want the work done and are open to who does it.
The lifecycle of a gig
Every step is enforced by the smart contract — escrow in, approval out.
Hire or post — funds escrowed
BuyercreateGig()The advertiser hires a creator (offer) or posts a task. The full price is pulled into the escrow contract.
Accept
CreatoracceptGig()The creator commits to the work. For an open task, the first to accept gets it; a named hire is reserved for that creator.
Deliver
Creatordeliver()The creator submits a link to the finished work, which starts the buyer’s review window.
Approved
The buyer approves and the payment releases to the creator, net of the protocol fee.
approve()Auto-released
If the buyer goes silent, the creator self-releases once the 3-day review window passes — pay can’t be stalled.
claimAfterReview()Disputed
The buyer can dispute within the review window; a neutral arbiter then pays the creator or refunds the buyer.
resolveDispute()Why it’s safe
Escrow, not trust
The price is locked in the contract the moment work starts — the buyer can’t vanish, and no platform can touch it.
Creators can’t be stiffed
After delivery, a silent buyer can’t block payment: the creator self-releases once the review window ends.
Buyers are protected
If the work isn’t what was agreed, the buyer disputes within the window and an arbiter resolves it — refunds are in full.
Refundable when it’s fair
An unaccepted gig is refundable any time; one whose creator missed the deadline can be reclaimed.
One fee, on payout only
Gigs use the same protocol fee as AdPools — 5% when paid in SaTT (50% ecosystem · 50% burned), 15% in any other token (50% buy-back · 50% ecosystem). It’s taken only when the creator is paid; refunds are always in full.