What Offline Handyman Businesses Gain by Going Digital
Tanushree Jain
Conclusion The case for going digital is not about owning an app. It is about owning the booking relationship, the price list, and the data, so that handyman businesses keep their customers when larger platforms bundle home services into the apps people already use. The …
15 Mistakes That Can Kill a Local Services Marketplace
Sushmeet Setia
Conclusion None of these fifteen mistakes are exotic. Most are well documented, and most are avoidable with the right infrastructure in place before launch, not after the first serious incident, the first funding crunch, or the first no-show that costs a customer for good. What …
Beta Testing Your Task Marketplace: Why It’s Crucial & How to Do It
Anuraag Jain
“You wouldn’t launch a spaceship without a countdown, so why launch your home service platform without beta testing?” If you’re building the next big service economy platform like Tasrabbit, skipping beta testing is like handing out keys to a house that’s still under construction. Beta …
TaskRabbit vs Thumbtack vs Handy: Which Model to Replicate?
So you’re thinking of building the next big service marketplace—but stuck wondering which model to swipe? Totally get it. TaskRabbit, Thumbtack, and Handy have each carved their turf in the $800B+ home services economy, but they run on very different engines under the hood. One’s …
