SUBMITTED BY
Alex Rivera
Senior Product Designer · 8 yrs experience
Proposed rate$95/hr
Estimated timeline3 weeks
ID-Verified Real Person
trustmark.app/alex★★★★★
For Freelancers & Contractors
Win the job before the pitch.
Close it after.
Clients have no way to verify who you are before hiring — and you have no way to verify them. TrustMark is a portable identity credential that goes in your proposal, your portfolio, your bio. One link proves you're a real, ID-verified professional.
TWO-SIDED TRUST
The problem runs both ways.
Fake clients ghost after work is delivered. Fake freelancers disappear with deposits. TrustMark solves both sides of the equation.
YOU'RE A FREELANCER
Stand out before they read your proposal.
- Add your TrustMark link to any proposal — Upwork, direct outreach, or email.
- Clients see you're ID-verified before your pitch — instant differentiation from anonymous bids.
- Use it on your portfolio site, LinkedIn, or anywhere clients find you.
- One verification. Permanent credential. Works across every platform.
YOU'RE HIRING
Require a TrustMark link before you engage.
- Screen out anonymous contractors before wasting time on interviews.
- Know you're talking to a real, government-ID-verified person — not an AI or offshore farm.
- Reduce scope abandonment and deposit fraud from unverified contractors.
- Add “TrustMark required” to your job post and filter instantly.
THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM
Freelance fraud is a $1B+ problem.
From the communities where freelancers talk honestly about what actually happens.
34%
Of freelancers report being scammed by a fake client at least once.
$2.4K
Average loss from a freelance scam — usually unpaid invoices or stolen work.
59M
Freelancers in the US alone — with no portable identity standard between platforms.
COMMUNITY SIGNALS
From r/Freelance and r/freelancers.
“I had a ‘client’ waste three weeks of my time on a project, then vanish before the final invoice. No recourse. No real identity. I would pay good money for a service that let me verify who I'm working with before I commit to a project.”
“I added a line to my proposals that says ‘I'm happy to verify my identity before we start.’ Three clients told me it was the reason they picked me over cheaper bids. Trust is the product, not just the deliverable.”
CLAIM YOUR LINK
Free to start. $6/mo for ID-grade trust.
Tier 1 takes one selfie + a quick liveness check and goes live in seconds — paste it in any proposal as proof you're a real, unique person. Tier 2 adds government-ID verification for $6/mo so clients can see you've cleared ID-grade review before they wire a deposit. Cancel anytime — your page stays live as Tier 1.
GET STARTED — FREE →Tier 2 ($6/mo) is fully refundable if we can't verify you. Works on every platform.