FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Short answers for customers and vendors.

Customers 7 questions

What is SkillConnect?

A mobile app for finding skilled vendors for weddings, celebrations and events across Nigeria. This website offers guides and a free event planner.

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Can I find vendors near me?

Yes. Each vendor profile and job in the app shows where it is based, so you can look for people serving your area. We do not promise results sorted by distance or real time availability.

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Can I book on this website?

No. Posting jobs, applying, agreeing work and paying all happen in the app.

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What services can I find?

Makeup, photography, videography, catering, decoration, planning, MCs, DJs, fashion, cakes, venues and more.

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How do I choose a vendor?

Look at each vendor's profile and portfolio, check for the Verified badge, and agree the details in writing before you pay.

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What is the difference between Easy Apply and Detailed Apply?

Easy Apply is a simpler application for smaller or straightforward jobs. Detailed Apply lets a vendor give more information for bigger or more complex projects.

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Can I ask a vendor to change a payment request?

Yes. You review the payment request before you pay, and you can ask for changes.

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Vendors 5 questions

How do I join?

Download the app and create a profile.

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What does Verified mean?

You have completed identity checks and your profile. It does not guarantee quality.

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Does SkillConnect guarantee work?

No. We cannot guarantee jobs or income.

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When can I request a payout?

After the customer approves your work, and not while a dispute that affects that money is open.

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How long do payouts take?

We aim to process a withdrawal within 3 to 5 working days. That is a target, not a promise of when the money arrives. Instant payouts are not available.

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Payments 8 questions

Who holds my money?

Customer payments are processed through Paystack and settle to SkillConnect's Paystack merchant balance. SkillConnect is not a licensed escrow provider. SkillConnect normally initiates the vendor payout after you approve completed work.

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Who decides when it is released?

SkillConnect initiates vendor payouts after customer approval, following the agreement and our Terms. An eligible dispute raised before payout can pause release while it is reviewed.

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Can I ask for changes before I pay?

Yes. You review the vendor's payment request first.

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What if I do not respond after the vendor delivers?

You have seven days to approve the work or ask for changes. If you do not respond, SkillConnect reviews the case and may authorise release. Payment is not released automatically just because those seven days have passed. An open dispute is dealt with before release.

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Can a vendor withdraw straight after I pay?

No. The vendor can request a payout only after approval.

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Does payment protection apply outside the app?

No.

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Are refunds guaranteed?

No. It depends on the agreement, the facts and our Terms. A partial refund can be made after a dispute is settled. Settling a dispute does not mean a refund in every case.

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Does the planner on the website take payments?

No. The planner is for your own notes. You pay vendors in the app.

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Disputes 4 questions

What if something goes wrong?

Raise a dispute in the app. Either side can do this under the app's rules. Keep your agreement, messages and evidence.

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What happens to the money during a dispute?

While a dispute is open, an amount that has not been released may be held back from release. Money already paid out may be hard to recover.

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Who decides the outcome?

SkillConnect reviews the agreement and the evidence, and tells both sides the outcome and the reasons. The Terms set out the possible outcomes.

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Can money that has been paid out be recovered?

Not always. We cannot promise it.

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Planning tools 7 questions

Is the planner free?

Yes. It works in your browser without an account.

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Are the suggested prices real market prices?

No. They are examples to help you start.

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Is the website planner the same as the app Wedding Planner?

No. The mobile app has a Wedding Planner. This website has a separate guest Event Planner that saves only in this browser. It does not sign you in or sync to the cloud.

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Does SkillConnect check the payments I record?

No. They are your own notes.

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Is my plan saved?

Yes, in this browser on this device. It is not backed up, not synced to other devices and not linked to an account, and clearing your browser data deletes it. Use Export backup in My Events to keep a copy. Saving to an account is planned for a later release.

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Can I plan more than one event?

Yes. My Events keeps weddings, birthdays, company events and more side by side on this device, each with its own budget, guests, vendors and checklist.

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Is my plan private?

Yes. Your plan is kept in your browser on this device. It is not sent to SkillConnect.

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Account and App 3 questions

Can I log in on the website?

Not yet. Signing in to save your events is planned. Finding vendors, jobs and payments happen in the app.

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Where can I download it?

App Store and Google Play. See the Download page.

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Is it free?

Yes. The app is free to download.

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