Seller zone

Seller Zone

people4business for Sellers

1 Introduction
- 1.1 Free services
- 1.2 Paid-for services
2 Being a people4business Seller
3 Your rates
4. When you get a contract
5. Promoting yourself

people4business is the only online services marketplace in the UK where businesses throughout the UK – Buyers – can select freelance professionals in any industry – Sellers – based on their skills, price, availability and location.

FREE services

• a UK-wide marketplace for your skills

• set your own hourly rate – and an optional charity discount

• contracts, timesheets and invoices managed on your behalf

• guaranteed 30-day payment terms

• enhance your details with ratings from previous employers

Paid-for services

• subscribe to gain top position in Buyers’ searches and twice the space to advertise your services

• payment in 5 working days, with Fasterpay option

Being a people4business Seller

Free registration

It is completely free to register as a Seller on people4business and to benefit from free invoicing and guaranteed 30-day payment terms.

Find new markets

As a registered Seller, you will have access to businesses throughout the UK who are looking for your skills. It’s like having your own national marketing campaign.

Multiple sites

As a Seller on people4business, your details will also appear on the other people4business Limited sites – including «www.people4charity.com» and «www.people4web2.com».

Your rates

Setting your rate

You can set your own hourly rate , which cannot be less than the current minimum wage.

Your published rate is your chosen hourly rate, plus our management fee, which is a 10% margin.

Make sure you take this management fee into account when you are agreeing final rates with your Buyer.

Price transparency

We have a policy of complete price transparency – anyone looking at the site will be able to see what they would pay for your services.

Note that your published rate includes our industry-beating 10% management fee.

people4charity

Now you can set a special charity discount, for charities registered as Buyers on «www.people4charity.com»

On your homepage, you can choose the percentage by which you want to reduce your usual hourly rate, for contracts with registered charities.

When you offer a discount, this icon highlights your details on «people4charity»

When you get a contract

The small print

Sellers’ terms and conditions include the undertaking that any contract you gain through the people4business Limited websites – people4business, people4charity or people4web2 – must be invoiced through people4business Limited contracts and timesheets.

Payment through a limited company

To comply with employment and tax legislation, all Sellers currently need to be paid through a limited company.

This can be your own limited company, or an umbrella company, which will manage payments on your behalf, deducting tax and national insurance.

If you are a sole trader, setting up an account with an umbrella company is quick and straightforward and can make handling your finances far easier; as well as helping you to comply with IR35 tax regulations.

Free invoicing & guaranted payment

We manage all invoicing and credit chasing on your behalf, and guarantee to pay you 30 calendar days after raising the invoice.

Fasterpay option

Fasterpay brings forward payment of your invoices to within five working days. This costs a small fee – 3% of your total payment – and you select it when you agree your contract terms.

Please note: 5 working days refers to the time we pay the invoice, we cannot guarantee that you will receive your payment within 5 working days.

For more information, please refer to Fasterpay information on the Seller invoicing page.

Promoting yourself

Check out our how to sell yourself page, for some quick hints on making the most of people4business.

You can update your information at any time from your homepage.

Your ratings

You get ratings from Buyers for your people4business contracts.

You can also contact previous employers to provide retrospective ratings to enhance your people4business listing.

Subscription

Subscribers get top position in all Buyer searches and a more prominent entry, with twice as much space for your ‘brief description’.

Subscription is currently £50.00 plus VAT for six months, £75.00 plus VAT for a year.

Your skills

Check that your skills list is up to date and that you’ve focused on your key skills and not those that aren’t relevant.

If you’ve got a skill that isn't on the list, we are happy to add it to our database

seller@people4business.com

Your CV

We strongly recommend filling out some brief CV details, as Buyers are unlikely to shortlist you without them.

You can also e-mail your CV to us and we’ll enter it for you. You can then update or amend the details at any time from your homepage.