Glossary

Definitions for terms used throughout GigOrganizer.

A

Assume Paid

Marking a payment as received in GigOrganizer. This is for tracking only and does not process any actual payment.

C

Contact

A person saved in your address book. Contacts can be imported from CSV or vCard files and promoted to team members when added to gigs.

Learn more

F

Filing Credit

A single-use credit for filing one 1099 tax form with the IRS. Filing Credits can be purchased directly or converted from GigPacks.

Learn more

G

GigPack

A single-use credit for sending a contract for e-signature. Purchased GigPacks never expire. Pro subscribers receive a monthly or annual GigPack allowance.

Learn more

I

ICS

iCalendar file format (.ics) used for calendar events. GigOrganizer generates ICS files for gig scheduling and team member invitations.

Learn more

P

Pro Allowance

The GigPacks included with a Pro subscription. Monthly plans get 10/month (cap 20). Annual plans get 120 upfront.

Learn more

Promotion

The process of converting a contact into a team member. Happens automatically when you select a contact for a gig.

Learn more

Purchased GigPacks

GigPacks bought separately (not from a subscription). They never expire and are used after Pro Allowance GigPacks.

Learn more

T

TENTATIVE

An ICS calendar status indicating a date hold. Team members in Stage 1 (availability confirmed) have TENTATIVE calendar events.

Learn more

Total Override

Manually setting a team member's yearly payment total for 1099 purposes, overriding the sum of tracked individual payments.

Learn more

Two-Stage Confirmation

The process for confirming team members: Stage 1 confirms availability (calendar hold), Stage 2 confirms final commitment.

Learn more

V

vCard

A standard file format (.vcf) for sharing contact information. GigOrganizer supports importing vCard v3.0 and v4.0 files.

Learn more

Void

Canceling a contract or 1099 filing. Voided contracts invalidate all pending signatures. Voided 1099s file a $0 correction with the IRS.

Learn more

Missing a term?

Let us know and we'll add it.