Yes we have a new logo! And yes we ordered it off Cgig :-) We asked for a lettering logo based on our name Cgig that incorporated concepts cryptocurrency and freelancing, and dezinerguys delivered exactly that! First there is the duality of C & G in the logo. And then there is the overall duality which could be seen as either a person (head and body) or a crypto token. I’m quite impressed with how creative they at packing so many features into a clean, compact logo.

Besides dezinerguy there are many other sellers on Cgig who are highly skilled and experienced (we know because we onboarded them :-)) and awesome services at great value. So please check them out and support crypto adoption!

The new site logo will be rolled out in the next update . In the meantime, we’ve have two new features that are fairly unique to Cgig as a freelance marketplace.

First up is the ability for buyers to up-tier their orders. Even after an order has started, we now allow buyers to upgrade to a higher package or to add an extra. This same mechanism could be used for tipping, which of course is optional. Before an order ends the buyer could deposit any additional amounts of his or her choosing to the escrow.

Second and more importantly, we’ve added support for milestone-based custom orders, which enables tremendous flexibility in ordering. The “custom order” part is straightforward- it just means that the seller and buyer could negotiate a budget and use that as a starting point for an order. So what does “milestone” mean?

A milestone is basically an incremental escrow. Let’s say you have a request with a fairly sizable budget of $500. Instead of escrowing that all at once and waiting a month for the order to complete, it’s safer to break it down into separate, smaller milestones instead. Each milestone will have a smaller escrow and shorter time frame. This is better not only for project planning but also for reducing the overall risk. More frequent communications and incremental deliveries makes unwanted surprises much less likely. In addition, currency volatility risk is diminished because each escrow is smaller.

That’s it for now. We have a lot more in the pipeline, so please stay tuned! As always, feel free to reach out to support [at] cgig.app for feedback, comments, or concerns.