TL;DR: Your reputation on Boundless is built from completed work, successful deliveries, and good outcomes. It unlocks bigger opportunities and helps others decide to work with you.
What you’ll learn
- What affects your reputation (positively and negatively)
- How reputation tiers work and what the score ranges are
- How to use reputation to get more work and how others use it to trust you
- How to build reputation step by step
You have one reputation, and it grows from everything you do across all four pillars.
What affects your reputation
Positive impact:- Completing bounties and getting approved
- Delivering grant milestones on time
- Winning or placing in hackathons and completing post-event milestones
- Delivering on crowdfunding campaigns
- Resolving disputes in your favor
- Abandoning work, repeated rejections, or failing to deliver
- Losing disputes or violating policies
Reputation tiers
Boundless uses tiers so you and others can quickly see your standing. Tiers are based on your reputation score:
Your tier can unlock access to higher-value bounties, grant programs, and backer trust on campaigns.
These reputation tiers (shown on your profile and the leaderboard) are separate from Credit tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum), which only set your monthly Credits refill. Both read from your reputation score, but they use different thresholds.
How it’s used
As a contributor or creator:Higher reputation can mean more applications accepted, better placement in hackathons, and more backers on your campaigns. As a funder or backer:
You can use someone’s reputation (and tier) to decide who to hire, fund, or back. Reputation is tied to your account and is visible where the product shows it (e.g., profile, leaderboard).
How to build reputation
- Complete small bounties Deliver quality work and get approved.
- Deliver grant milestones Hit deadlines and pass reviews.
- Participate in hackathons Submit strong work; complete post-event milestones when available.
- Deliver on campaigns If you run a crowdfunding campaign, ship your milestones.
- Avoid disputes and policy issues Resolve problems constructively; don’t abandon work.