Word count, angle, tone, format, locked at funding. Deliver via Holdy, accept in 7 days, get paid. The post-approval pivot becomes a new Commit Link instead of a free rewrite.
Writing scope is slippery,"around 1500 words on AI in fintech, conversational tone, SEO-friendly" can mean six different things. The Commit Link forces specifics.
Word count: exact. Angle: written down. Outline: included as a deliverable so the angle is signed off before you draft. Format: Google Doc with H2/H3 structure, meta title, meta description. No "I thought we were doing a listicle" arguments.
Every draft you upload is SHA-256 hashed and timestamped. The client gets 7 days to accept. Silence = auto-release.
Commit Link
1500w pillar article,Lumen Fintech
Freelancer → Client
Iris Lange · Lange Copy → Lumen Fintech B.V.
Brief & format
Deliverables (3)
Revisions
1 round
Deadline
7 days
Fee mode
Seller pays
Auto-settle
7 days
Outline approved. Draft delivered. Then: "actually, marketing wants us to lead with the customer story instead." Half the article rewritten, no extra pay.
Holdy fix: the outline is its own deliverable. Once accepted, the angle is locked. Want to pivot after draft? That's a new Commit Link, not a free favour.
You delivered 1,500 because that's what the email said. The client remembers it differently. There's no anchor document, just a six-week-old thread.
Holdy fix: word count is a numeric field on the Commit Link. ±100 is the tolerance. The signed contract is the receipt.
You see your byline live on their blog. The invoice you sent two months ago is still "with accounting." You're funding their content marketing with a free loan.
Holdy fix: the client funds the Commit Link before you write. They literally cannot publish without accepting, and acceptance triggers payout. No more free loans to Fortune 500s.
Deal size
€650
Word count
1,800
Settle time
8 days
Holdy fee
€42
A B2B HR-tech company hired a freelance copywriter for an 1,800-word thought-leadership piece. Commit Link locked: outline + draft + meta + 1 revision round. Outline approved day 2, draft delivered day 5, single revision used, accepted day 8. Seller-pays mode (€42 fee, deal price net to writer: €608). No back-and-forth, no chasing, no "can we just tweak the intro one more time" creep.
| Direct invoice | Contently / Skyword | Holdy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brief locked at funding | Email thread | Editor mediated | Yes, hashed |
| Outline approval gate | If you remember | Yes | Built-in deliverable |
| Paid before publish | No | Yes, platform held | Yes, Stripe held |
| Client relationship | Yours | Platform-owned | Yours |
| Commission | 0% (but unpaid risk) | 20–40% margin | 5–8% (splittable) |
Set the outline as its own deliverable, word count as a number, and revisions as a budget. Your next article finishes on the first draft.
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