Price the arrangement you actually need
Managing payments for contractors your company engages directly is different from asking Toku to provide the agent-of-record arrangement and contractual IP protections. Start by agreeing that scope, then discuss volume.
Our quote accounts for the responsibilities Toku takes on. A basic contractor-management rate should not be used to estimate an AoR program. We will work through the commercial terms with you before onboarding.
AoR and IP protections require a minimum level of pricing. We will confirm that minimum as part of your quote; it is not determined by contributor volume alone.
Worked example: 500 registered, 200 active
Consider an illustrative network of 500 registered contributors with 40% active in a month. That means 200 people doing work and 300 inactive. This is a planning example, not a customer result or a quote.
Share both figures with Toku, along with payment frequency and typical amounts. We can discuss usage-based terms for inactive contributors. Your quote will define the billing rules and the minimum pricing needed for AoR, IP, and other services in scope.
| Planning input | Example |
|---|---|
| Registered contributors | 500 |
| Active contributors | 200 |
| Inactive contributors | 300 |
| Active share | 40% |
| AoR and IP scope | Agreed before quoting |
| Service fees | Talk to us for volume-based pricing |
What to bring to the pricing conversation
We can give you a more useful quote when we understand the network you have today and how you expect it to grow. Use a normal month and a peak month to show the range.
- Target countries and contributor counts
- Expected active contributors per month
- Typical payment amounts and payments per contributor
- Task earnings and performance bonuses
- Whether Toku will be the contracting counterparty or administrator
- Required IP terms and downstream customer obligations
- Funding currency and preferred payout methods
Agree the billing rules up front
The commercial agreement should define billable activity, the treatment of inactive contributors, and any minimum commitments. It should also explain additional charges and what happens when the program changes.
Ask how bonus-only months, reactivated contributors, returned payments, and new countries affect the invoice. Keeping those rules explicit makes the arrangement easier to manage as participation changes.
General information for teams planning contributor programs. Classification, tax, payment eligibility, and data obligations depend on the actual arrangement and applicable local requirements.