Every booking moves through three stages:

  1. Pending Offer. A client requests your rate card. Nothing is charged yet. You review it and accept or decline.
  2. Active Project. When you accept, the client's card is charged and the job is on. The money is held securely while you work.
  3. Completed Project. Mark the job complete and the payment is released to your wallet. Stripe then pays it out to your bank, typically about 2 business days later. Your first payout can take 7–14 days while Stripe verifies your account.

You can message the client before, during and after the job to make sure everything gets done right.

See When and how often do I get paid? and Managing bookings and your schedule.