Why we built this, and why it costs what it costs.

A flat fee, and only from the company posting

Every task posted to LekkerGig costs the company a small, fixed fee. Developers never pay anything — not to sign up, not to apply, not a cut of what they earn. That was a deliberate trade-off, not an accident.

Charging developers, even a small percentage, adds friction at exactly the moment you need none: the first five minutes someone is deciding whether this platform is worth their time. So the fee sits entirely on the company's side, where it's easiest to justify — the cost of a decent lunch, for the chance to meet a vetted local developer who can actually do the work.

Two ways to pay, depending on how often you post

Most companies post occasionally, so the default is Pay per post: the flat fee, charged per task, no commitment. If you're posting often enough that the per-task fee starts to add up, there's an Unlimited plan — one flat recurring rate, post as many tasks as you like. There's no self-serve upgrade yet; if that sounds like you, just get in touch and we'll switch your account over manually.

We're an introduction, not a payment processor

The fee is for the match, not the work. Once a company and a developer connect through LekkerGig, what they charge each other, how they invoice, and how they get paid is between them — we don't sit in the middle of that transaction, hold funds in escrow, or take a percentage of the project. That keeps things simple for both sides, and keeps us out of a business (payments, disputes, tax handling) we're not trying to be in.

You're only charged for a post we actually approve

Every new post goes through a quick admin review before it goes live — mostly to keep the board free of spam, duplicates, and postings that aren't real tasks. The fee is charged when you submit a task, and if it's rejected rather than approved, that fee is refunded in full. You're paying for a listing that reaches real developers, not for the act of clicking submit.

South Africa only, on purpose

Every task and every developer profile on LekkerGig is South African. That's not a limitation we're planning to grow out of — it's the point. Competing against global marketplace pricing helps no one here; matching local companies with local developers, at local rates, is the whole idea.