Central hub for tracking purchases and streamlining returns for remote pros.
Remote freelancers waste time and money struggling to return faulty products bought online due to convoluted logistics and unresponsive e-commerce customer service.
FreelanceFix is a purchase ledger that flags faulty items, automates return eligibility checks across Amazon/eBay/etc., and coordinates bulk returns. Freelancers log gear buys once, get proactive alerts for returns, and a unified view to minimize losses from bad online purchases.
Remote freelancers who rely on e-commerce for work equipment, supplies, or personal items
Purchase-to-return lifecycle management tailored to freelancers' recurring supply buys.
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Sync orders from Amazon, eBay via API.
Daily checks for return windows and issues.
Groups similar returns for efficiency.
Photo/log faults with AI categorization.
Overview of all purchases, returns, net savings.
Personal scores for reliable sellers.
Tax-ready refund summaries.
Return deadline reminders.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| vendor_tokens | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| vendor_order_id | text | No |
| purchase_date | timestamp | No |
| status | text | No |
| return_window_end | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| purchase_id | uuid | No |
| issue_description | text | Yes |
| refund_status | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/purchases/syncImport from vendors
/api/purchasesList with eligibility
/api/returns/bulkCreate bulk returns
/api/dashboardSummary stats
No bulk, manual sync
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 60 | 2.5% | $93 | $1,116 |
| Month 6 | 600 | 4.5% | $1,287 | $15,444 |
One dashboard for all your online buys: proactive returns, zero waste.
Offer free Pro to freelancers in r/Upwork and Freelancer.com forums sharing gear stories. Cold DM 100 from LinkedIn 'remote freelancer' search. Beta via Nomad List Slack.
Tracking
No returns or purchases
Full lifecycle
Multi-vendor
Passive, no actions
Active return automation
Network effects from shared vendor reliability data.
Freelancer economy at $1.5T, e-com returns hit record highs with supply issues.
Vendor API changes
Webhooks + fallbacks
Low sync adoption
Manual upload option
API costs scale
Tiered limits
Success: Avg 5 eligible returns/user
Success: 3+ returns initiated
Success: 15% retention
Success: 2k users
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