TL;DR: When your work is ready, submit it through the bounty’s submission form before the deadline. Some bounties require you to apply first, and taking part costs Credits.
What you’ll learn
- The difference between applying and submitting
- What a submission form asks for
- When your submission is visible, and what happens after the deadline
Apply first, or submit directly?
It depends on the bounty’s mode:- Open bounties let you submit your work directly.
- Vetted bounties ask you to apply first, with a short application or a fuller proposal, and you submit once you’re approved.
Filling out the submission form
Each bounty defines its own requirements, so the form is tailored to that bounty. You might be asked for a link, a file, a repository, a demo, or a written summary. Submitting to a bounty costs Credits, the exact cost is shown before you confirm.In a competition bounty, entries are compared together after the deadline, so you’re judged on your finished work. See How winners are chosen and paid.
Before the deadline
- Submit early; late entries aren’t accepted once the deadline passes.
- Deliver exactly what the bounty asks for, missing requirements are the most common reason work is passed over.
- You can update your submission until the deadline unless the bounty says otherwise.