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Buyer quick-start (interactive checklist)

Six steps from sign-up to your first introduction - tracked on this device.

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Use the interactive checklist below to set up your buyer account and post your first project. Your progress is saved on this device, so you can leave and come back.

Buyer quick-start checklist
Your progress is saved on this device.
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  • Create your buyer account
    Sign up with email or Google.
    Open
  • Add your company details
    Sector, location, and contact.
  • Post your first requirement
    Title, category, drawings, deadline.
    Open
  • Review the first applications
    Compare lead time, price and trust score.
  • Mark sensitive projects NDA-required
    Suppliers sign before viewing detail.
  • Release an introduction
    Open a direct, private thread with a supplier.

What each step unlocks

Once you've completed account + company, you can post a project. Posting a project triggers our matching engine and you'll see applications within hours.

If you toggle on NDA-required on a project, every supplier that wants to apply must sign first - everything is logged in your NDA register.

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