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✦ Freelancers guide · Chapter 1

Accept an invite & join Gigdesk

Redeem an invite, set up your account, and turn a client's package into your first workspace — the whole onboarding in one pass.

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The 90-second walkthrough for this chapter — the steps below mirror it.

Gigdesk is invite-only. A client sends you a project invite link; opening it shows you exactly what's in the package and turns it into a workspace with one click. This chapter takes you from that link to a live workspace — signing in with nothing but your email.

How joining actually works

Everything starts from an invite link a client shares. When you open it you land on a Project invite page that previews the package — the task queues, chatbots, and bookmarks inside — before you commit. Accepting it creates a workspace with you as the gigworker.

Note You sign in with a normal email address. The login screen has two tabs — Email code (a one-time 6-digit code) and Password — so you never need to remember a password if you don't want one.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Open the invite link

    Click the link the client sent. It opens Gigdesk straight on the Project invite page for that package.

  2. 2

    Sign in with your email

    On the Email code tab, enter your email and Gigdesk sends a 6-digit code. Type it in — that's your login. (First-time users also enter the invite code here to unlock the account.)

  3. 3

    Review what's in the package

    The Project invite page shows the counts — task queues, chatbots, bookmarks — plus a preview of the prompt, so you can see the job before you take it.

  4. 4

    Accept & land in your workspace

    Hit Accept project. Gigdesk creates the workspace with you as the gigworker and it appears under Workspaces, ready to work.

Gigdesk sign-in card with EMAIL CODE and PASSWORD tabs, an email field, and a Send code button Email code or password Send code
Sign in with your email — the Email code tab sends a one-time 6-digit code, or switch to Password.
Gigdesk Project invite page showing package stats and an Accept project button What's in the package Accept — creates your workspace
The Project invite page previews the package — task queues, chatbots, bookmarks, and the prompt — before you accept.
Gigdesk Workspaces grid with one workspace card showing queues, chatbots and unread counts Your new workspace Queues · chatbots · unread
Your new workspace appears under Workspaces — each card shows its queues, chatbots, and unread notifications.

Two more places to know

Before you dive into the workspace, two stops on the sidebar are worth a look — they're not per-job, they belong to you and follow you across every desk.

Settings — your account home

Settings (bottom of the sidebar) is "account, plan, and platform install." Your Profile — display name, picture, and an About — is how you show up to clients and members, so fill it in early. Below it sit your Plan, the Email gateways entry point, your Gigdesk API key, your invite codes to share, and verification. It's also where the GIG / CLIENT mode toggle lives.

Gigdesk Settings page with a Profile card (display name, About, statlines) and Plan / Email gateways rows Fill out your profile & About Plan · gateways · API key
Settings is your account home — fill out the Profile & About that clients see, and reach your plan, gateways, API key, and invite codes.

Avatars — the identities you work as

Avatars (top of the sidebar) is your roster of platform personas — a LinkedIn, a Reddit, a Substack — the identities your desk can act as. A level/earnings bar tracks your standing, an Earnings Calculator helps you price work, and + New avatar adds one. You don't need them to accept a job, but they're how clients size you up, so it's worth knowing where they live. (Chapter 5 covers avatars in full.)

Gigdesk Avatars page with a level/earnings bar, Earnings Calculator and New avatar buttons, and a grid of platform persona cards Your level & earnings Your platform personas
Avatars — the platform personas your desk fronts. The bar tracks your level and earnings; each card is one identity.
Lost the link? Ask whoever invited you to resend it — these invites are reusable open links, so the same one keeps working for anyone the client shares it with.

Key takeaways

  • Gigdesk is invite-only; a client's invite link opens a Project invite page you accept with one click.
  • Login is a 6-digit code sent to your email (or a password) — first-timers also enter the invite code to unlock.
  • Accepting creates a workspace with you as the gigworker, pre-loaded with the package's task queues, chatbots, and bookmarks.

You're in. Now set up your desk.

Next up — the workspace itself: the mailboxes, agents, bookmarks, and log streams you work out of every day.

Next: Run your workspace