Getting Started with FIVESOM

Understand what FIVESOM is, who it serves, and how work moves safely from discovery to payment release.

What is FIVESOM?

FIVESOM is a freelance marketplace for clients and skilled freelancers, with a strong focus on African and Somali talent. Buyers find services, freelancers publish gigs, and every paid order is tracked through the platform from requirements to delivery.

How the platform works

A buyer finds a gig or freelancer and chooses a service package.
The buyer pays through FIVESOM so the order is protected by escrow.
The freelancer receives the requirements, completes the work and submits the delivery.
The buyer accepts the delivery, requests a revision, or opens a dispute if needed.

What happens next?

Create an account, then choose whether you want to hire freelancers, sell your skills, or do both from the same FIVESOM account.