What people realistically earn
At 10 hours a week, roughly 2,200–3,000 MDL a month. At 25 hours, 5,500–7,500 MDL. Full time, 9,000–12,000 MDL. The figures assume the platform’s average rates and a normal occupancy — not every available hour turns into a paid one, especially in the first two months while you build your first reviews.
The first ten jobs are worth more than the money in them
A profile with no reviews is the hardest thing to sell. So at the start, take the small jobs too, and slightly below the rate you eventually want — every job closed at 5 stars lifts your visibility in the list. After ten good reviews you can raise your rate, because you are no longer competing on price alone. It is an investment of a few weeks, not a permanent discount.
The profile that gets bookings
Three things matter, in this order: a real photo where your face is visible (not a logo, not stock), a concrete description of work you have actually done, and a short response time. The client who sends a message and gets an answer in ten minutes almost always books. The one who waits a whole day has already booked someone else.
Estimate with a margin, not optimistically
The most common cause of a bad review is not the quality of the work but overrunning the promised time. If you think it will take three hours, say four. You finish early and the client is pleased — or you land exactly on it and nobody is surprised at payment. A provider who consistently hits their estimate gets repeat bookings, and repeat bookings are what make the difference at the end of the month.
What costs you clients
Late cancellations hurt your profile’s visibility more than a bad review does. Refusing to give a price before travelling out puts off most clients. And suggesting you work “directly, off the app, so we skip the fee” breaks exactly the protections that cover you too: if the client does not pay, you have no evidence of the agreement.