# Welcome Hi there! Thanks for checking out our Freelancer Marketplace template! ### What the templates does The template makes it easy to start an online freelancer marketplace (like Upwork or Fiverr) with Bubble. * Customers can search for services posted by Freelancers and hire them to complete jobs * Customer and Freelancers can message each other via the app's messaging functionality * Freelancers can submit their work via uploading files and customers can access these files * Customers can leave a review for the Freelancer who they hired after the job is complete ### Payments The template also comes with pre-built workflows that allow you to integrate payments via Stripe Connect: * Customers can authorize a payment for a job * The payment can be processed after a Freelance accepts the job * The funds get released to the Freelancer's bank account when the job is marked as complete **PLEASE NOTE** * The payment workflows are **not** enabled by default. You can enable them by following the instructions in the 'Payments' section of the documentation * The pre-built payment workflows use the [Stripe Connect - Marketplace plugin](https://bubble.io/plugin/stripe-connect---marketplace-1658072861502x631228260350951400), which is a paid plugin ### Useful links * Template page * Live preview ### Quickstart If you're an experienced Bubble developer, you can read the next section of the documentation to get up and running quickly. For everyone else, I recommend reading the rest of the documentation. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://cranford-tech.gitbook.io/freelancer-marketplace/start-here/welcome.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.