endorsedOngoing

Widelinked Freelance Marketplace Web Platform

Services Covered:

Website Development • API Development • Software Maintenance and Support

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

106 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 October 2017

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

76/100

Good

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Client

Widelinked

Saudi Arabia

Project Summary

Techtic Solutions Inc. is designing and developing a web-based freelance marketplace platform (Widelinked) in conjunction with multiple vendors, building integrated payment modules and providing one year of post-launch support. The vendor delivered wireframes, documentation, and implemented the platform backend using Laravel PHP. The platform has received positive feedback for performance and versatility; coding is stable, deliveries are timely, and communication has been effective.

Key Challenges

Needed an offshore vendor to reduce domestic hiring costs while ensuring stable, high-quality code.
Required functionality to review documents, certifications, and experience to verify user qualifications.

Project Deliverables

Wireframes and documentation
Laravel-based web platform
Contracts and proposal submission functionality
Integrated payment modules
One year of post-launch support

Project Solution

The vendor received full scope materials—including wireframes and documentation for contracts and proposal submission—and designed and implemented the web platform using Laravel PHP. Techtic Solutions worked as one of multiple vendors, developed core functionality, and implemented payment modules after the payment vendor changed its API. The team planned the live launch for September 2018 and committed to one year of post-launch support, while maintaining daily updates and regular video/Skype calls for project management.

Project Outcome

Code reviews received positive feedback, especially on the API side.
Select users rated the platform 8.5/10 and onboarding began, including an engineer from Australia.
The platform proved useful for construction engineers offering on-site or remote work options.
A payment-module API change delayed release from July to September 2018, but the team resolved the issue.
Loading times remain a known issue tied to Laravel and are being optimized.

Platforms

Tech Stack

Laravel
REST API

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.5

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The platform has received positive feedback for its performance and versatility. The team is innovative and well-suited for long-term partnerships. Coding is stable and deliveries are timely. They use a wide range of communication tools to keep the partnership effective.”
Hashem Omran
Co-Founder
Date: 08/07/2018