Runtime, resolution, scene count, and source-file rights, all locked at funding. Storyboard signs off before the expensive render. Two revisions and you're paid.
A Commit Link freezes the spec sheet the moment the client funds: runtime, codec, frame rate, scene count, and whether source files are included. No "make it pop" surprises after delivery.
The storyboard sign-off can be its own deliverable item, the expensive render only starts once the client has accepted the cheap part.
Every upload (animatic, draft cut, final MP4, project file) is SHA-256 hashed and timestamped. If a dispute happens, the audit log is the receipts.
Commit Link
60s product explainer,Vello Analytics
Freelancer → Client
Maya Reinders · Reinders Motion → Vello Analytics Ltd.
Spec sheet
Deliverables (4)
Revisions
2 rounds
Deadline
21 days
Source files
Included
Auto-settle
7 days
Each round eats half a day. By round five the project is unprofitable. By round seven you're losing money to "tiny tweaks" with a smile.
Holdy fix: revision rounds are an explicit deliverable field. Two by default. Round three exists only if the client funds a new Commit Link for it.
A casual ask at the end of the project, but those .aep files represent weeks of work and let the client (or their next freelancer) chop your work to pieces. Saying no after the fact feels petty.
Holdy fix: "Source files" is its own line on the Commit Link, included or not, priced separately if you want. The conversation happens before the work, not after.
You handed over the MP4, the client said "thanks", and then they vanished into a launch window. The invoice ages while you wait for them to acknowledge it.
Holdy fix: the 7-day acceptance clock runs without them. No response means auto-release. They'll find time when the payment is at stake.
Deal size
€2,400
Runtime
90s
Settle time
16 days
Holdy fee
€78
A B2B SaaS asked a motion designer for a 90-second product launch explainer in 16:9 plus a 9:16 social cut. The Commit Link locked 2 revision rounds and explicitly excluded source files. Animatic shipped day 5, client approved day 7, final delivered day 12, accepted day 16. Two minor revisions used, both inside the window. Source-file upsell happened separately for €350,a clean conversation, not an awkward "by the way."
| 50% deposit invoice | Fiverr Pro | Holdy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runtime/spec locked | Loose brief | Loose brief | Yes, signed at funding |
| Revisions capped | If you remember | Yes, per gig | Yes, enforced |
| Source files | Negotiated late | Add-on, opaque | Explicit yes/no field |
| Settle on acceptance | Net-30+ | 14-day clearance | Auto in 7 days |
| Commission | 0% (but unpaid risk) | 20% + processing | 5–8% (splittable) |
Your next motion project, funded before the timeline. First deal free.
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