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Fernway is where independent specialists meet the clients worth keeping — your rate, your calendar, your rules.

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Three ways to earn on Fernway

1. Publish an offer

Package what you do best into a fixed scope buyers can browse and buy.

2. We review it

Our team flags anything worth tightening before the offer goes live.

3. An order lands

Your timeline starts the moment the client sends over the brief.

4. Deliver the work

Check milestones off as you go and message the client whenever you need to.

5. Get paid

Approval releases the escrowed funds, and the client leaves you a review.

A platform built around your rate

Set the terms. Take on the work that moves your number, with early-stage teams and names you already know.

Build repeat clients. Turn one good project into a predictable pipeline instead of a permanent search.

Work either direction. Pitch for briefs you like, or list offers and let the right clients come to you.

Compare notes. Rate benchmarks, contract templates, and a forum of specialists doing the same job.

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4.83/5

average rating left by clients after a contract closes

2024

top-rated independent marketplace, Ridgeline Index

62.4K

contracts signed every week across 148 countries

$3.14B

paid out to specialists on Fernway last year

People doing it their way

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Imani T.

UX researcher, Lisbon. PhD in cognitive science, ten years running longitudinal panel studies for consumer teams.

$78/hr Top rated
“I came to Fernway to take my calendar back. Two years on I choose every client and every deadline, and that still hasn’t stopped feeling like a luxury.”

Everything you need, in one place

Build your profile

Show your skills, publish portfolio pieces, and set the rate you actually want to charge.

Work how you like

Apply to briefs, list fixed-price offers, or take the invite-only work that comes to you.

Get paid on time

Escrow from contract to payout, so the money is already there before you start.

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Work waiting for you right now

Engineering & Data

18K+ briefs posted weekly

Growth & Sales

9K+ briefs posted weekly

Writing & Translation

11K+ briefs posted weekly

Design & Motion

14K+ briefs posted weekly

Ops & Support

6K+ briefs posted weekly

Finance & Accounting

3K+ briefs posted weekly
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If something
goes sideways

Client history

Read verified feedback and spend history before you send a proposal.

Escrowed payments

Funds are held up front, so getting paid never turns into a negotiation.

Answers, fast

A help centre, contract guides, and a forum of specialists who reply.

Vetted briefs

Automated screening plus a fraud team on call around the clock, every day of the year.

Dispute help

A mediator steps in and works the problem through with both sides.

Ready when you are

Set up a profile in about fifteen minutes. There's no listing fee, and no one sees a draft until you publish it.

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