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Straight answers for freelancers and clients - keeping more of what you earn, hiring vetted talent safely, switching platforms without losing your reputation, and escrow.

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The WorkOfficially Mobile App Is Coming (iOS & Android)

The WorkOfficially mobile app for iOS and Android is launching soon. You will be able to manage contracts, chat with HD video, approve milestones, track hourly …

30 May 2026 · 3 min read Read →

Product For freelancers

Bring Your Reputation With You: Import Your Upwork & Fiverr Reviews

In 2026 WorkOfficially launched Reputation Bridge: import your verified reviews, ratings and work history from Upwork, Fiverr, Toptal, Freelancer.com and Linked…

20 Jan 2026 · 5 min read Read →

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Introducing the WorkOfficially Desktop Time Tracker (Mac, Windows & Linux)

In 2025 WorkOfficially launched a desktop time tracker for macOS, Windows and Linux. It captures randomized screenshots and activity while you work so hourly ti…

8 Jul 2025 · 5 min read Read →

Hiring For clients

Hire With Your AI Assistant: The WorkOfficially MCP Server for Clients

From 7 July 2025, clients can connect Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP client to their WorkOfficially account and hire from inside the conversation: turn one sentence…

7 Jul 2025 · 6 min read Read →

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Introducing the WorkOfficially MCP Server: Your AI, Working Inside Your Account

On 6 July 2025 WorkOfficially launched its MCP server at mcp.workofficially.com. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client to your own acco…

6 Jul 2025 · 6 min read Read →

Hiring For clients

How to Hire a Vetted Freelancer Without Getting Burned

To hire a freelancer safely: hire from a platform that verifies identity and skills (not just self-reported profiles), pay through milestone escrow so funds onl…

12 Feb 2024 · 7 min read Read →

Payments For clients

How Freelance Escrow Works (and How to Pay Freelancers Safely)

Freelance escrow means the client funds the work up front, the platform holds the money, and it only releases to the freelancer when the client approves the del…

22 May 2023 · 5 min read Read →

Company For freelancers

Why We Built WorkOfficially: Work, Officially

WorkOfficially started in 2021 to fix what both sides hate about freelance marketplaces: high fees, losing your reputation every time you switch, and payment ri…

14 Sep 2021 · 4 min read Read →

Freelancing For freelancers

How to Read a Client Brief and Win Repeat Work

Repeat clients are won before the work starts - in how you read the brief and scope the job. Read the brief twice for the real outcome behind the request, ask s…

6 Jul 2021 · 5 min read Read →

Company For freelancers

From Vision to Reality: The WorkOfficially Story

WorkOfficially was founded in 2021 by Imamsab Mulla after more than ten years as a working freelancer. It set out to close the gaps he had lived through - late …

6 Jul 2021 · 4 min read Read →

Trust & Safety For freelancers

WorkSafe: How Every Contract on WorkOfficially Is Protected

WorkSafe is the protection that wraps around every WorkOfficially contract by default. It combines escrow with milestone releases, a fair dispute process where …

6 Jul 2021 · 5 min read Read →

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