This page describes what you need to be careful about in order to safely work through crowdsourcing.

1. If you are new, select experienced clients

When looking for work on a crowdsourcing site, information such as the client's "order history" and "review by crowdworkers" helps you select a client. (* Whether the review is available or not depends on the crowdsourcing site.)
Clients with a long order history are used to dealing with crowdworkers, and thus you will probably find it comfortable to work with them; for example, their delivery date settings are likely to be appropriate and their instructions on the deliverables are likely to be clear. You will feel more at ease if other crowdworkers have commented, "They provided me with detailed instructions", "They had a useful manual", etc.

2. Confirm any unclear points in the work with the client before concluding the contract

Select work that has detailed work descriptions. Clarify with the client if you have any questions on the deliverables, delivery date, or work contents, before concluding the contract if possible.
You will have to correct what you have already delivered if you do not make queries or deliver something that is "not what the client wanted". You will not be paid for the time you spend on corrections, so the work would thus be wasted.

3. Start working after the deposit is paid

The contract is not consolidated until the client pays the deposit. Even if you start working before the deposit payment, it is possible that trouble may occur such that "the order was not placed, and thus the remuneration has not been paid" in the end. Therefore, wait until the client pays the deposit, and then start working.

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