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You will start accepting contract and/or full-time job opportunities in the LD Talent Slack. (more info)
While you are not assigned to a contract or hired for a full-time opportunity, you can choose to learn online and do paid passion projects to grow your skills. You will get paid $40 per skill you learn and project you do. Doing these passion projects will also help you get more and better matches. (more info)
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Pricing
Build trust with free credits and budget control
Free Trial
$100 free credit (~5 hours)
  • Slack-based intro to talent
  • Slack-based time tracking
  • Slack-based support
  • No credit card required
Find Talent
$15+/h
Vetted international contractors
  • Slack-based intro to talent
  • Slack-based time tracking
  • Slack-based support
  • Pay after ~5 hours free trial
Find Talent
$50+/h
Vetted US-based contractors
  • Slack-based intro to talent
  • Slack-based time tracking
  • Slack-based support
  • Pay after ~1-2 hours free trial
Find Talent
$1K - $2K
Full-time talent recruiting
  • Email-based intro to talent
  • Request referral to talent
  • Right to hire directly
  • Pay 100 days after hire
Find Talent
Talent set their own hourly rates
The talent set their own hourly and full time rates, but there is full transparency over what they are working on in the LD Slack. And, you have full budget control to approve their work sessions only when the work meets your standards. We recommend you try LD Talent's work session based time tracking system, which ensures optimal work efficiency.
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Jenny Oluwa
[30-m work session] Working on setting up the scraper
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Jenny Oluwa
[30-m work session] Working on automated login and redirecting to the products list page
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Jenny Oluwa
[30-m work session] Working on getting the links of individual product page
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Jenny Oluwa
[30-m work session] Working on looping through individual product
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Jenny Oluwa
[30-m work session] Working on saving data to a CSV file
Transparent cut and its purpose
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The platform takes a 20% cut of what the client pays, with a minimum cut of $5/hour. If you want to hire talent directly for full-time, the platform buyout fee is $1K for international talent and $2K for US-based talent. LD Talent’s actual profit margins are around ~5-10%.
LD Talent cut is used to
  • Maintain the platform
  • Vet, train, and upskill developers
  • Support lifelong learning of developers
  • Cover costs of free trial hours
  • Cover costs of international and local payments
  • Provide customer support for developers and clients
Comparison of talent platforms
PlatformLD TalentTuringAndelaGigsterRecruiters, LinkedInUpwork
Free Trial
Vetting
PricingIntl: $15+/h
US: $50+/h
Full-time: $1-2K Fee
Intl: $60+/h
US: $120+/h
Intl: $50+/hUs & Intl: $50K+
(Fixed Price)
Full-time: $25K FeeIntl: $10+/h
US: $40+/h
FundingCan fund any amountMust Fund
1-2 weeks
Must Fund
1 month
Must Fund
Milestones 5K+
One-Time FeeCan fund any amount
PaymentPay only if satisfied with tracked timeMust pay for all time trackedMust pay for all time trackedMust pay for milestones submittedMust pay for all time trackedMust pay for all time tracked
Buyout OptionsBuyout Available
($1-2K Fee)
Buyout Available ($20K+)Opt-Out
case-by-case
N/A because Fixed Price$25K+Opt-Out
case-by-case
Time TrackingSlack Based 30m Work SessionsTracker or Work LogsTracker or Work LogsN/A because Fixed PriceN/A because ReferralTime Tracker Screenshots
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