Welcome to the Steem Freelancer's Guild! This post will answer some questions that have come up in our Discord Server lately, and how everything is handled. It will also help guide new members on becoming fully integrated with the guild once they've joined our group.

The Steem Freelancer's Guild is a membership-based group of dedicated freelancers who wish to offer our services in exchange for STEEM and SBD.

We are a network of individual entrepreneurs benefiting from a shared resource and promotional infrastructure.
The SFG actively rewards freelancers for their content, while searching for jobs that need done around the blockchain, sharing those links with our members. The guild does not act as a "middle-man" between a freelancer and client, and holds no responsibility for the actions of our members. We are here simply to help our freelancers find work, connect them with clients, and help find talented individuals for people who are looking for them.

If one of our members is found to be stealing from or cheating clients in any way, they will be banned from the guild ASAP, but that is all the "authority" we carry.

Joining the Steem Freelancer's Guild costs 5 SBD.

Each of our members have either paid a one-time membership fee, or have been "sponsored" into the guild by other members based on merit. Membership provides freelancers with promotional services and access to a network of partnerships and projects, offering work to those who are willing and able to take on the job. We regularly search for fresh talent so as to offer the very best services to our partner projects.

We work hand in hand with freelancers to get their services out there to the Blockchain, helping them secure clients, and build a successful future!

So... You've sent 5 SBD to @steemfreelancers for your membership.

What now?

Now that you're a Member, you'll need to contact our Discord Moderator, @yekrats. He will apply the 'Member' role, and other roles based on the services you offer. This way you can easily be tagged by people looking for a specific service.

All new members will receive a "membership badge" to proudly show off their services, and the guild, for free. The badge will display up to two services that you offer, like these:

To receive your badge, contact our guild's Founder, @thatsweeneyguy. You can choose up to two services to display on your badge, and extra badge can be purchased for 0.1 STEEM/SBD if you offer many different things.

By now, you should have roles applied in our Discord Server, and a member badge, but how will you start benefiting from this "shared promotional infrastructure"?

If you have an active post explaining a service you offer, and how much it would cost someone, put a link to it in the 'Member Services' channel.

This is not a general post-promotion. The channel is for listing any new services that our members are offering. Members who abuse this channel will first be warned, then subsequently suspended from promoting their services in that channel for an amount of time determined by the administrator who suspends them (Usually 1 week)

The services listed here are curated in a weekly post series titled 'SFG Classifieds', giving your posts more exposure to those interested in the freelancing niche.

On top of that, we actively search for those who are looking to hire freelancers, and connect them with members who can provide the services they are looking for, and create partnerships with other projects who will need regular work done for a great price.

Are you ready to take your freelancing career to the next level?

Do you run a project/business on the Steem Blockchain? Partner with the SFG, and receive 25% off all services offered by our members!

Finding people to put in work for your project can be time-consuming and difficult. You could run a contest to try and find the best quality work that someone is willing to put in for a chance at winning, but that can often be more trouble than it's worth, and still leave you needing to find someone who can give you what you wanted.

We can help with that!

Become an 'SFG Partner' today, coming to us first when you need work done, and we will do our best to find the perfect freelancer to match your needs, and you'll get a 25% discount on those services for being loyal!

Come chat with us on Discord to become a partner today!

The Steem Freelancer's Guild is 100% dedicated to freelancing on the Steem Blockchain, and those who take their trades seriously! We will always strive to offer the very best service we can to our members, and will never veer from our intended purpose.