On a free-help request, the form is Send an offer. You fill Confirmed scope and deliverables and an optional Message. The proposal is zero price. The screen says sending an offer does not charge you. The requester still has to decide. You are not assigned.
Where to go
On the request, Send an offer is shown when offer help is available. Write the scope you can do. The proposal is stored at zero price. You are not assigned.
What to do
- Open the free-help request.
- Write the scope you can actually do.
- Add a message if something about access or materials matters.
- Choose Send an offer.
What you should see
The request page shows Send an offer for free help only when offer help is available. You fill Confirmed scope and deliverables and an optional Message. The form says sending an offer does not charge you. Post request does not create this arrangement. A priced Send an offer is a different action, submit proposal, and it is hidden on free help.
What this does not mean
- Do not add a price in the message and treat it as accepted.
- Interest does not put you on the job.
- Do not ask the requester for a deposit.