The Starters is a vetted freelance marketplace for dtc and ecommerce brands hiring paid media, email, design, copy, and ops talent. Contracts, invoicing, and payments run on-platform, so you skip recruiter fees and agency markups. Useful for Shopify brands replacing agency retainers or filling FTE roles without paying a recruiter.
What The Starters does for Shopify brands
- Skip recruiter commissions of 20-30% of first-year salary on every hire
- Shift agency project work (paid media, email, design, copy) to vetted freelancers at lower rates
- On-platform contracts, invoicing & payments replace manual admin across multiple freelancers
