Glossary

Money hold

Money hold means the buyer's money kept safely until the work is done. Plain words, why it matters, and a real example from advertising work.

Short answer

Money hold means the buyer's money kept safely until the work is done. Both sides are protected: the owner knows the money exists, the buyer knows it has not gone yet. Your payment sits in the hold for the days you chose, then reaches the owner.

In one sentence

Money hold means the buyer's money kept safely until the work is done. Both sides are protected: the owner knows the money exists, the buyer knows it has not gone yet.

A real example

Your payment sits in the hold for the days you chose, then reaches the owner.

How Money hold works on Advoratise

Your payment does not go to the seller when you book. It sits in a hold while the advert runs and for a set waiting period afterwards, and only then is it released. During that time both sides can see the same booking, the same amount and the same release date. If the advert did not run as agreed, the money is still there to argue about.

The mistake people make

Paying a seller directly to save the fee, then having no evidence and no held money when the advert is skipped. The hold is the entire reason a stranger's newsletter is safe to buy from.

What to look at next

The fee and the holding time are the two numbers that decide what actually reaches the seller.

Questions people ask

When exactly is the money released?
When the waiting period after the advert runs ends, unless a problem was reported before then. The date is on the booking from the moment you pay.
Is Money hold the same everywhere?
The idea is, but the counting is not. Always check how a platform counts it before comparing two numbers.
Do I need to understand this to use Advoratise?
No. Every page explains itself in plain words, and this glossary is here only when you want the detail.

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