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Are you looking for a career where you can be your own boss? Are you trying to find side hustles and <\/p>\n
In this post, I\u2019ll be reviewing TaskRabbit, a service that lets you work whatever type of jobs you want whenever you want.<\/p>\n TaskRabbit is a gig economy, \u201codd jobs\u201d service (like these short task sites<\/a> and apps) on both online and smartphones, that connects skilled workers to everyday tasks that need doing.<\/p>\n Are you handy with a hammer? Skilled at sweeping? A whiz at assembling furniture? TaskRabbit can help you find someone who needs nails hammered, dust swept, or any number of other jobs done.<\/p>\n TR offers its users, called Taskers, a chance to \u201cFind jobs you love, at rates you choose, [and] make a schedule that fits your life.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n You might be wondering why you would want to be a Tasker. Well, you get to choose when you work, what kind of job you want to do, and how much you\u2019ll charge. It gives you total independence when it comes to working.<\/p>\n So you want to become a Tasker? Well here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need to know first.<\/p>\n To become a Tasker, you have to:<\/p>\n To join, follow these simple steps:<\/p>\n You\u2019ll also have to make sure you have a nice photo of yourself to use for your Tasker profile. The company has a useful guide on their site<\/a> to make sure your picture is top-notch!<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve signed up and set up your Tasker profile, just download the app and get to work! You\u2019ll be able to find jobs<\/a> in your area, set the times during which you\u2019ll be available to work and edit your profile if you like.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll be notified of tasks in your area, and can freely choose the ones you want to do.<\/p>\n The most popular types of jobs on the app are:<\/strong><\/p>\n There are many more types of jobs you can do though. Check out the full list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n TaskRabbit is a gig economy app, which means payment is offered on a per-task basis. Clients pay Taskers through Stripe, a third-party payment processor.<\/p>\n Usually, the payment is approved 24 hours after the task has been finished, after which it\u2019ll take three to five business days to show up in your bank account.<\/p>\n How much you get paid obviously varies on how many jobs you take on, what you charge for your services, and when you work. To give you a good idea on what you could make, though, here are some of their average pays per job type:<\/p>\n The Tasker app is the hub through which you access all TaskRabbit\u2019s features.<\/p>\n Downloading it is the first step on your road to being a Tasker.<\/p>\n The app can be downloaded from:<\/p>\n Starting the app up, you\u2019ll be greeted by the \u201cHome\u201d tab, which allows you to:<\/p>\n Next is the \u201cTasks\u201d tab, which can help you keep track of your current and past tasks.<\/p>\n After that is the \u201cAvailability\u201d tab, which lets you set when you can work. Busy during certain times? Don\u2019t feel like working on Mondays? Block them out here.<\/p>\n The \u201cMy Business\u201d tab is next, which allows you to:<\/p>\n Finally, you\u2019ll come to the \u201cProfile\u201d tab, where you can:<\/p>\n Here are some of the questions that most people interested in working with this company have.<\/p>\n TR has all kinds of categories of Tasks on it, from carpentry to event staffing, even waiting in line is a job you can be paid to do! You can find a full list of Task categories here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Along with your hourly rate, Clients are charged a TR Service Fee, which amounts to 15% of the total price the client pays.<\/p>\n Taskers\u2019 information is kept encrypted and secure, in accordance with their privacy policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n Physical safety is a whole other ballgame. As an independent contractor (you will be filing taxes on your earnings as a sole-proprietor business), there are no guaranteed protections for you.<\/p>\n Taskers are able to interact with your clients through the app before going out on a job, however, which allows them to avoid any potentially sketchy clients.<\/p>\n As discussed above, the hourly rate of each Task varies, depending on difficulty.<\/p>\n To find out if TR is near you, check out this list of cities they are located in<\/a>.<\/p>\n All Taskers are required to enter their Social Security Number, which is used to do a criminal background check.<\/p>\n This is done to ensure the confidence of their Clients in who they\u2019re entrusting with access to their home or business.<\/p>\n TaskRabbit is more of a platform for tasks requiring the physical presence of the assigned Tasker. In order to be a Tasker in a city, you have to live in that city.<\/p>\n Before signing up to work here, you might want to check out what other users have said about their experiences.<\/p>\n Here are some reviews I found that help give you a good idea of what it\u2019s like.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of the smaller delivery tasks aren\u2019t worth it for me at $17.50 but I do skilled labor, carpentry, and those tasks are usually upwards of $40 an hour. Now it has only set price tasks that you can either accept or decline, and the compensation seems to have gone way down. They can take up to a 30% cut now when it used to be only 20%,<\/em>\u201d said a Reddit user<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI task mostly outside DC and have made at least a few hundred dollars in the short time I\u2019ve been tasking. So far my experience with TaskRabbit has been positive, deposits are made in a timely manner, although not instant and it\u2019s a nice way to get some extra spending cash<\/em>.\u201d said another Reddit user.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI did TaskRabbit for two months in grad school and wouldn\u2019t recommend it to anyone. First month was great, got a bunch of gigs. Most of them were fairly easy and paid well. However, at the start of the second month they raised their cut of your pay to nearly a fourth and this coincided with me losing my new Tasker status and preferential place in the list of taskers.<\/em>\u201d said a Reddit reviewer<\/a>.<\/p>\n The first thing that should be noted is that TaskRabbit is accredited by the BBB. That means that the company makes an effort to resolve customer complaints and monitors their BBB profile for any complaints that occur. They also pay a fee to the BBB to be listed as accredited and to be checked by the organization for good business practices.<\/p>\n According to the BBB, TR has been open for twelve years. In that time, they have earned themselves an A+ rating due to their handling of customer complaints. Keep in mind, that this rating only applies to their complaint management and not their reviews.<\/p>\n 127 complaints were lodged against TaskRabbit in the past three years. Of those, 62 of them were closed within the past 12 months. The majority of complaints were made by customers who didn\u2019t agree with the bill they received or didn\u2019t like the service they received. Very few of them seem to be made by people who worked at TR.<\/p>\n If you want to know more, check out<\/a> what the BBB has to say about this company.<\/p>\n Some positive things about using TaskRabbit are:<\/p>\n Some negatives about TaskRabbit are:<\/p>\n After reading all this, It\u2019s clear that TaskRabbit may not be for everyone.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re a skilled laborer looking to fill their schedule in between jobs or a stay-at-homer trying to pick up a little extra<\/a> on the side without compromising your other responsibilities, TaskRabbit may be for you!<\/p>\n However, if you\u2019re looking for a secure, full-time position with benefits, you\u2019d best look elsewhere. And if you\u2019re looking for under the table jobs that pay cash<\/a>, this isn\u2019t for you since everything is documented!<\/p>\n The main promise of TaskRabbit, like other gig-economy jobs (like Fiverr<\/a>), is the ability to control your own schedule and work when you want. If that\u2019s worth the potential drawbacks to you, then go for it!<\/p>\n I hope this review of TaskRabbit has helped you decide whether or not it\u2019s a good site\/app for you to use to earn extra money on the side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nHow to Become a Tasker on TaskRabbit?<\/h3>\n
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How Does TaskRabbit Work?<\/h3>\n
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What kind of jobs are on TaskRabbit?<\/h4>\n
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