Client work through our Upwork agency
Thomas Partners is how specialists join the client work we run. Most of it comes through Fixline Studio, our agency on Upwork, and we find clients in other ways too.
How it works on Upwork
- You apply. Tell us what you do and who you’ve done it for. We reply by email.
- You get an invite. If it fits, Fixline Studio invites you in your own Upwork account. It’s non-exclusive, so your own profile, bids and clients stay yours.
- We bid for you. We bid on jobs that match your real skills and history.
- We do the work. When a client hires, we do the work. You can see what we send in your name and stop anything.
- You get paid. The client pays on Upwork. You get your share on a monthly statement that lists every job.
Where the money goes
- The client pays on Upwork.
- Upwork takes its service fee, which is shown on each contract.
- The rest lands in Fixline Studio’s Upwork balance (HireThomas, Inc.).
- We take out the documented costs of that job, like Connects and AI usage. They’re capped at 30% of what the client paid, and if they run higher we cover the difference.
- What’s left is the profit. You get 90%, we keep 10%.
Your statement arrives by the 5th of the next month and the payout follows within 15 days, by bank transfer from our US account. The method for your country is confirmed before your first payout. You never pay anything and nothing is ever clawed back.
What happens in your name, and what never does
In your name
- Your Upwork profile is shown to clients on proposals for jobs that fit your skills.
- Agency jobs you’re on can show in your Upwork work history. That’s Upwork’s rule, and it stays after you leave.
- You can see what we send in your name and stop anything.
Never
- We never ask for your Upwork login, password or ID documents, and we never use your account.
- We never log hours or tracker time for you.
- We never put you on a job outside your skills, or say you did work you didn’t do.
- We never post on your social accounts or message your own contacts unless you say yes to that first.
- You never pay us anything.
Who’s behind this?
Thomas Partners and Fixline Studio are run by HireThomas, Inc., the Delaware company behind Made by Thomas, which is backed by Y Combinator. The person accountable is Thomas Cloarec, CEO. Questions go to thomas@thomas.partners.
A lot of the day-to-day here runs on AI tools, and if you ask whether a message came from AI, we’ll always say so plainly.
Fixline Studio on Upwork: upwork.com/agencies/2108936013592341160. It’s new since October 10, 2026, so it has no agency reviews yet.
HireThomas, Inc., 1111B S Governors Ave Suite 90226, Dover, DE 19904, United States.
Questions people ask
Is this renting my Upwork account?
No. You never give us your login and we never use your account. You accept an agency invite from your own account, which is how Upwork agencies work, and you can leave the agency anytime.
What about my Job Success Score?
Feedback on agency jobs can affect how your profile looks, so it’s your reputation too. That’s why we only bid you on jobs that fit your record, and you can see what we send in your name and stop anything.
Who does the work?
We do most of it with AI tools, like most devs now. If a client asks how the work is done, we tell them the truth.
How much of my time does it take?
By default, none. You can look at anything we send in your name whenever you want.
Can I keep my own Upwork work?
Yes. Membership is non-exclusive, so your own bids, clients and earnings don’t change.
How do I get paid, and when?
On a monthly statement that lists every job. It arrives by the 5th and the payout follows within 15 days, by bank transfer from our US account. Upwork doesn’t handle payments between agencies and their members, so it’s all written in the terms you accept before anything starts.
Can I leave?
Anytime. Leave the agency from your own Upwork account or press Stop in your workspace, and your share for work already done is still paid.
I’m not a developer. Can I still apply?
Yes. We run the same deal for other skills too, like design, writing, bookkeeping prep and QA. Licensed work like audit opinions or tax filings is always reviewed and signed by you, never by us.
Apply to join
- We email you to confirm we have it.
- If it fits, we email you a private setup link.
- Nothing starts until you accept the terms there.
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