For Task Doers: Finding and Doing Work

As a Task Doer, you earn money on Sayzo by finding tasks that fit your skills, applying with a short proposal, and completing the work for the Task Giver who posted it. This section walks you through the full journey: discovering tasks, applying, managing your applications, doing the work, getting paid, and building your reputation.

A quick word on money before you start: you are never paid in advance, and you never have to chase a Giver for payment. The Giver funds the task into Sayzo escrow before work begins, the money is held safely, and it is released to you once the Giver approves your delivery. The Payments, Escrow and Payouts section covers this in full.

Before you can apply to anything, you need to finish your Task Doer profile, including your skills. If it is incomplete, Sayzo prompts you to complete it first. See Getting Started: Creating Your Account and Your Profile and Verification for the setup details.

Browsing available tasks

Open Browse Tasks from the navigation to see the feed of available work. The page loads up to 50 active tasks posted by Task Givers. Your own postings never appear here, so everything you see is something you could potentially do.

Each task appears as a card in a single column on mobile or a three column grid on desktop. A count line at the top shows Showing N tasks, or Showing X of N tasks when you have a search active.

Search and sort

• Search: type into the search box to filter the loaded tasks by title, description, and skills. Matching is not case sensitive. If nothing matches you see No tasks match your search.
• Sort by (on desktop): choose Newest first (the default), Budget: Low to High, or Budget: High to Low.
• Near me: tap this to let your browser share your location and reload the feed in nearby mode, showing active tasks around you. While it is working the button reads Locating.... Tap it again to return to the standard feed. If you deny or cannot share location, you see a notice that location is off and all active tasks are shown instead.

Status tabs

Four tabs sit above the feed, each with a live count:

• All: every loaded task.
• Best Match: the same set of tasks, re-ordered so those whose required skills overlap most with the skills on your profile appear first. This is a helpful ordering based on your skills, not a separate search, so the count matches All.
• Online: tasks you can do remotely.
• Offline: in person tasks, the remainder.

Note: the category chips along the top and the More Filters option are visible, but selecting a category does not currently narrow the feed. Use Search, the status tabs, and Sort by to focus the list. See the Frequently Asked Questions section if you expected category filtering to change the results.

Understanding a task card

Each card gives you enough to decide whether a task is worth a closer look. A typical card shows:

• The title and an optional category badge.
• A short description (the first couple of lines).
• Up to three skill chips.
• Budget, Duration, and Experience level.
• The poster's name and avatar.
• A Share icon to send the task to someone.
• An Applied badge, if you have already applied to that task.

Select a card to open a quick preview. The preview shows the title, the client's name, a short summary, the Budget, a small grid of details, and collapsible Skills Required and About the Client sections. From here, tap Click here to Apply to go to the full Task Detail page, or use the Share icon. If you have already applied, the button shows a disabled Already applied state instead.

One thing to know: in the quick preview, the Budget Type and Project Type values can show generic defaults. The accurate values for a task always appear on its full Task Detail page, so check there before you apply.

Applying with a proposal

When a task looks right, open its Task Detail page. This is where you actually apply. The page shows the full task: the title and poster, how many applications have been submitted, a details grid (Category, Duration, Experience, Budget Type, Project Type, online or offline Type, and when it was posted), the full Description, the Skills Required, a Task Insights panel, and an About the Client section.

If your Task Doer profile is not yet complete, you will not see the apply form. Instead you see a card titled Complete your task-doer profile to start doing tasks, a list of what is still needed, and a Complete profile button that takes you to finish your skills setup. Once that is done, the apply controls appear.

How to apply

1. Review the task details carefully, especially the real Budget, Duration, and Experience level.
2. Optionally adjust your offer. The Original Budget panel is seeded from the task budget. Tap the edit pencil to open a stepper labelled Adjust Your Offer, change the amount in steps of Rs 100, then Save. Leaving it as is bids the task budget.
3. Optionally write a Cover Letter in the text box. This is your pitch to the Giver, so a few specific lines about how you would approach the work help you stand out. It is optional but recommended.
4. Tap Proceed (on mobile or the side panel) or Apply Now (on desktop) to open the Scope of Work modal.
5. In the Scope of Work modal, review the Project Overview, Deliverables, and Payment Terms, then tick I agree to the Scope of Work above.
6. Tap Apply to submit your proposal.

The Apply button stays disabled until you tick the agreement checkbox, so make sure that box is ticked. Your bid amount and cover letter remain optional.

After you submit successfully, the page updates to show Already Applied, and a chat conversation with the Giver is created automatically. You will find it in your Chats, where you can discuss details. See the Chat and Calls section for more.

Things that can stop an application

• If you have already applied, you see You've already applied to this task. and the button becomes a disabled Already Applied.
• If your Task Doer profile is incomplete, you are asked to complete it before applying.
• You cannot apply to your own task; doing so returns a message that you cannot apply to your own task.
• If something else goes wrong, you see Couldn't submit your proposal. Please try again.

A note on the Scope of Work modal: if the Giver has not defined a specific scope, the modal may display sample placeholder text. Read it as an example of the format, and confirm the real expectations with the Giver in chat before or after applying.

Tracking your applications

Open My Applications to see everything you have applied to in one place. At the top, stat cards summarise your activity, including how many applications are Active, how many you completed this month, and your Total earned.

Below the stats, tabs let you filter by status, each with a count: All Tasks, Under Review, Accepted, and Rejected.

What the statuses mean

• Under Review: your proposal has been submitted and the Giver has not accepted or rejected it yet. This is the default state for any application that is not yet decided.
• Accepted: the Giver has chosen you for the task.
• Rejected: the Giver did not select you for this task.

Each application card shows the task title, a status badge, and a meta line with the date you applied, your bid amount, and the proposed number of days. If a chat exists for that application, a chat icon links straight to the conversation. Expand a card to read back Your Cover Letter, see your bid with its Fixed price label, and use View to reopen the task.

If you have not applied to anything yet, you see No applications found. There is currently no button to withdraw an application from this screen, so apply when you are genuinely available to do the work.

Getting matched

Beyond browsing, Sayzo helps work find you. On your Home dashboard, a Suggested Tasks for You section shows up to six tasks the system surfaces for you, displayed as the same task cards you see when browsing. Use See all to jump to the full Browse Tasks feed.

If you do not see any suggestions yet, you will see No suggestions yet. Complete your profile to get matched. Completing your skills and profile is the best way to start receiving relevant suggestions.

When you apply to a task, the Giver reviews proposals on their side. The Matching and Skill Scoring section explains how matching and skill overlap work in more detail, including the match score that Givers see. For your purposes as a Doer, the practical step is the same: keep your skills accurate, apply with a clear cover letter, and respond promptly in chat.

Doing the work and milestones

Once a Giver accepts your proposal, the task moves into delivery. Use Chats to confirm the exact expectations, agree on any details, and keep the Giver updated as you progress. Clear, timely communication is the single biggest thing that leads to a smooth release of payment and a good review.

Some tasks are funded and delivered in milestones rather than all at once. With milestones, the Giver funds and you complete the work one milestone at a time. As you finish a milestone and the Giver approves it, that portion is released and the next milestone is funded. Future milestones are never charged automatically, and the same escrow protection applies to each one.

Throughout, remember the core rule: the Giver's payment sits in Sayzo escrow, not in your hands, until they approve your delivery. You are protected because the money is already held, and the Giver is protected because it only releases when the work is done. Full details of funding, approval, and release are in the Payments, Escrow and Payouts section.

Getting paid

When the Giver approves your delivery, the held escrow is released to you. Released earnings build up in your in-app Wallet as your Available to withdraw balance, which you can see on the Payments page.

To move money out, you withdraw it to a payout method you have saved. Withdrawals settle quickly, and funds usually arrive within minutes.

Before your first withdrawal

Withdrawing requires two things to be in place. Until both are added, the Withdraw button is disabled and a card lists what is still needed:

• A payout method: a UPI ID or a bank account, added from your Wallet.
• Your PAN, added in your tax details. This is required to withdraw.

How to withdraw

1. On the Payments page, open your Wallet and tap Withdraw.
2. Enter an Amount up to your available balance, or tap Max to withdraw it all.
3. Choose the payout method you want the money sent to.
4. Confirm the withdrawal. A receipt is available afterward.

Your bank and UPI details are stored securely and only shown to you in a masked form. The Payments, Escrow and Payouts section covers payout methods, receipts, invoices, and tax details in full.

Building your reputation

Your reputation is what wins you future work, so every completed task is a chance to strengthen it. After a task is completed, the Giver can rate you from 1 to 5 stars and leave a written review. These ratings and reviews appear on your profile and public profile for future Givers to see.

Your profile shows your average Rating, your number of Reviews, and your Tasks Done. Anyone can open your average and read the full breakdown, including the star distribution and individual comments. Keeping your work quality high and your communication clear is the most reliable way to keep these strong.

Your skills also matter. The skills you set on your profile help order tasks by Best Match when you browse. Each skill can carry a proficiency level, and verified skills add credibility. An ID Verified badge appears on your in-app profile once you have completed verification. See Your Profile and Verification and Trust, Safety and Verification for how to set these up and keep them accurate.

You can share your public profile too. From your Profile, the Share icon copies a public link you can send via WhatsApp, X, LinkedIn, or Telegram, which is a simple way to show prospective Givers your ratings and skills.