Posting a brief is the act that triggers everything · matching, supplier responses, the discovery-call rhythm. A well-written brief gets 3-5 quality responses in 48 hours. This guide walks you through every wizard field, with screenshots of what you'll see at each step.
Before you start
- You need a verified account · check /account.
- The wizard auto-saves on every field change · you can leave and come back without losing progress.
- Plan to spend 10-15 minutes. Vague answers in 5 minutes produce vague matches.
Opening the wizard
From your dashboard at /account, click "Post a requirement", or jump straight to /account/briefs/new.
Step 1 · Outcome statement
One paragraph answering "what business outcome would 'this worked' look like?". Lead with the outcome, not the activity. "Triple SaaS pipeline by Q4" beats "hire a content marketing agency".
Why this matters · suppliers respond very differently to outcome-led briefs vs activity-led ones. Outcome briefs attract strategists; activity briefs attract executors.
Step 2 · Categories + scope
- Pick a primary category + up to 2 secondaries.
- Describe the scope in 3-5 bullet points · what's in, what's out.
- Listing 5+ categories means the matching engine surfaces you to less-relevant suppliers · keep it tight.
Step 3 · Budget bracket
Ranges, not exact numbers. The bracket is the single biggest matching signal · suppliers below your floor don't see your brief, suppliers above your ceiling do (and they'll propose a scoped phase 1).
Don't underset to "get cheap quotes". Suppliers serious about your kind of work walk past low-budget briefs entirely.
Step 4 · Timeline + urgency
When you want it in-market. Be realistic · "yesterday" is read as "next quarter" by suppliers. Urgency is a separate flag · low / medium / high / business-critical · drives priority routing on our side.
Step 5 · Filters (ICP)
Optional but high-impact: geographic, supplier size, industry. "Open to anyone" means suppliers stop self-filtering, which produces noise.
Recommended · pick at least one constraint that reflects how your business actually operates. "UK-based" is a reasonable default unless you have a specific reason to widen.
Step 6 · Review and submit
The review screen shows every answer. Read it as if you were a supplier · would you know what to respond to? Edit anything that reads vaguely. Hit Submit.
After submission
- Confirmation screen · "Your brief is being matched."
- 3-5 matched supplier responses arrive at /account/briefs within 24-48 hours.
- You're notified by email each time a response lands.
Editing or closing a brief
- Edit before responses · open the brief from /account/briefs and hit Edit. Any active matching cycle restarts.
- Edit after responses · we discourage it · the responses on file were against the original brief. Better to close this one and post a fresh one.
- Close a brief · flips status to Completed. Suppliers can no longer respond. Keep the brief visible in your archive for reference.
The brief is the most leveraged 15 minutes you'll spend on the platform. Don't rush it.