Your Zinn (service listing) is your shop window. This guide walks you through the Zinn creation wizard — a guided, step-by-step tool that builds a professional listing with everything a buyer needs to order with confidence. Write your listing once, in whatever language you're most comfortable in, and buyers everywhere see it in theirs automatically.
ስለ ቃላቶቻችን አጭር ማስታወሻ፡ Zinners ሻጮች (ፍሪላንሰሮች) ናቸው፣ Zinnectors ገዢዎች ናቸው፣ እና Zinns Zinners የሚያቀርቧቸው የአገልግሎት ዝርዝሮች ናቸው።
Opening the wizard
There are a few ways in:
- From your dashboard sidebar — open your Zinner Dashboard and choose the Zinn creation wizard, or go directly to zinnhub.com/dashboard/zinner/create-zinn/.
- From your Zinns list — open Zinns in your dashboard (/dashboard/zinner/zinns/) to see your published Zinns and drafts. Use Add New Zinn to start fresh, or Edit in Wizard next to any Zinn to open it with your existing content pre-loaded.
- From a published Zinn page — when viewing one of your own live Zinns, use the Edit in Wizard button above the listing.
The number of Zinns you can have depends on your membership plan; your current limits show at the top of your dashboard.
The 11 steps
The wizard guides you through 11 focused steps. Navigate with the Next/Back buttons or the step dots at the top — when creating a new Zinn, steps unlock as you complete them; when editing, all steps are open.
- Basics & Category — your title (what buyers see first — be specific: “I will build 500 high-DA dofollow backlinks” beats “SEO services”), up to 3 categories, relevant skills/tags, the service type (one-time or subscription), and an AI-usage declaration (whether you use AI tools in delivering the service, for transparency).
- Description — a punchy short description for search results, and a full description in the rich-text editor: what's included, your process, what makes you different, and what the buyer receives.
- Packages & Add-ons — create up to 3 packages (e.g. Basic, Standard, Premium) with their own prices, delivery times, revision counts and feature lists, plus optional add-ons (express delivery, extra revisions, source files). For subscription services, set the billing period and an optional Subscribe & Save discount.
- Comparison Table — if you have two or more packages, the wizard can auto-generate a clean comparison table for your listing. You can customise it or build one from scratch. (Skipped automatically if you have a single package.)
- Images & Media — your featured image (required — the main image across the site) and a gallery showing your work, process or deliverables. (You can create listing images with Zinn Images — see “Zinn Images.”)
- Portfolio & Samples — add portfolio items (title, description, images, YouTube/Vimeo videos, external links) and samples linking to real work (live sites, documents, repos). Real examples convert far better than text alone.
- Service Details — the attributes that power the marketplace filters: availability, country, languages accepted, NDA available, project sizes, response time and years of experience. Fill these in accurately so the right buyers find you.
- Delivery & Requirements — your buyer requirements (the questions buyers answer when ordering — text fields, file uploads, dropdowns and more; mark the essential ones Required and add a short description), your deliverables (formats and method), and a post-purchase note. You can save requirements as a template to reuse.
- Custom Info Sections — free-form label/value pairs grouped into sets, useful for specifications, tools used, or any structured detail that doesn't fit elsewhere. Templates supported.
- FAQs — add frequently asked questions (a minimum of 3). Good FAQs address common concerns — pricing, timelines, revisions, what's included — and reduce pre-purchase messages.
- Final Touches & Publish — check the readiness checklist, optionally import reviews from another platform to build credibility, preview your Zinn as a buyer would see it, run the AI Quality Check (below), and publish.
The AI Quality Check
Before publishing, you run a quality check that reviews your whole listing across eight areas — title quality, description quality, title–description relevance, skills/tags relevance, category fit, value clarity, completeness and service focus. Your Zinn needs an overall score of 8 out of 10 or higher to pass, with key areas (title, description, value clarity, category fit) each scoring 8 or above.
The standards are high on purpose: low-quality listings don't sell, and the check exists to help you, not block you. It gives specific, actionable feedback — spelling and grammar fixes, category and tag recommendations, pricing intelligence versus similar services, missing buying signals, and title suggestions — like an expert marketplace consultant reviewing your listing before it goes live. If you don't pass first time, read the feedback, make the changes, and re-run it; most sellers pass on the second or third attempt. If you edit a published Zinn after passing, you'll re-run the check before publishing so the live version always matches what was reviewed.
Drafts, auto-save and editing
The wizard is built so you never lose work. It auto-saves as you go (and when you switch browser tabs), warns you before you close with unsaved changes, and saves each step independently — so you can close your browser and come back days later exactly where you left off. New Zinns are saved as drafts automatically; find them under Your Drafts on the wizard landing page, and you can have several in progress at once. Drafts are removed after 30 days of inactivity, so open a long-term draft occasionally to reset the timer. You can edit any published Zinn at any time — it opens in the wizard with all your content pre-loaded.
When you publish, your Zinn is reviewed for accuracy, professionalism and policy compliance; once approved, it goes live and you're ready to receive orders.
Tips for a listing that sells
- Be specific in your title — describe exactly what you deliver, not a vague category.
- Write for buyers, not search engines — explain your process, what makes you different, and why they should trust you.
- Use all three package slots if you can — buyers love options.
- Show real portfolio work with images or video — proof converts better than promises.
- Fill in every service detail — these power the filters that surface you.
- Set clear requirements so you get exactly what you need to start work.
- Run the AI check early and often — use it as a guide, not just a final gate.
Other ways to create a Zinn
- AI Zinn Creator — draft a full Zinn from scratch with AI help (it also has an “Improve a Zinn” tool that gives advice in your own language). Drafts still go through review.
- Self Import (Import My Services) — already selling elsewhere? Paste a listing or your whole profile at zinnhub.com/dashboard/zinner/import/ and it's rebuilt as ready-to-review Zinns. See “How to use Import My Services.”
Need a custom quote instead?
If a client needs something bespoke that doesn't fit a standard listing, send them a Custom Offer — a personalised quote with a direct checkout link. Find it under Custom Offers in your dashboard.
