Graft Blog
Insights on the Zimbabwean gig economy, platform news, and tips for clients and workers.
You can pay a small fee to put a job or a worker profile at the top of search, with an amber Featured badge. Here is exactly what it does, what it costs, how long it lasts, and what it does not do.
Read articleThe whole journey on Graft in order: posting a task, offers and questions, hiring, paying into escrow, doing the work, confirming it, getting paid and leaving a review. What each side does, what Graft does, and how long each step can take.
Read articleA step by step guide to getting your ID and your qualifications verified on Graft, how to add a new qualification later, and a plain timeline of what runs automatically and where a real person makes the decision.
Read articleChat on Graft now shows a clock, one tick, two ticks and blue ticks so you know where your message is, and lets you send a photo, a PDF or Word file, or exactly where you are. Here is what it means and how it works, for clients posting jobs and for workers with a profile.
Read articleWhere your payment actually sits, who is allowed to touch it, and why the worker gets the full price you agreed. The payment gateways, the escrow, the fee and the dispute rules, explained without the jargon.
Read articleHiring a tradesperson or professional online carries risk, but most of it can be avoided. Here are the checks every client should do before the work starts.
Read articleOur ID verification process checks national IDs and takes a live selfie match. Here's why we built it this way and what it means for clients.
Read articleWe've spent the last year building something Zimbabwe has never had: a platform where you can hire any skilled professional and pay only when you're happy.
Read articleThe difference between grafters who get hired and those who wait is usually a few small habits. Here is what the top-performing grafters on the platform do differently.
Read articleZimbabwe's dual-currency reality is a fact of life. Graft is built to handle it.
Read articleEscrow isn't just for the client. When a client funds a milestone, the grafter knows the money is committed. Here's how the full payment flow works.
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