| Today's unemployment rates are notably higher than | | | | individual that posted the auction can review their |
| they were this time a year ago. As individuals are | | | | profile and credentials and make an educated decision |
| struggling to find jobs in a recessed economy many | | | | about which local services professional or business |
| are setting out on their own, either by offering services | | | | they're going to use. |
| in their local area to make ends meet during their job | | | | "For example," says Zorric Sia |
| hunt or becoming entrepreneurs themselves. | | | | skype_highlighting, "Do you need your house painted? |
| offers these local professionals and businesses a | | | | Post your service need and wait for local house |
| place to sell services and their potential customers a | | | | painters to bid. Review their portfolio, bid price, along |
| single location to find affordable local services. | | | | with qualifications and previous feedback. Then, award |
| "Landscaping, plumbing, tutoring, babysitting…Any local | | | | the auction to the painter of your choice. Finding a local |
| service can be bought or sold," says owner Zorric Sia | | | | service is that easy!" |
| skype_highlighting. "Our website can help the millions of | | | | The site is designed to serve both buyers and sellers. |
| unemployed people make extra money while they are | | | | Professionals and businesses have a direct link to local |
| looking for a job. There are highly skilled, unemployed | | | | customers who need their services. There's no more |
| individuals that can provide services better than some | | | | waiting around for the phone to ring. And because |
| companies." | | | | consumers have access to a profile, feedback and |
| The principle of the site is simple. It cuts down on | | | | portfolio before they contact the service professional |
| unemployment by matching hard working professionals | | | | or business, they're not left with the ambiguity that |
| with customers that need them. Individuals and | | | | goes with picking a name out of the Yellow Pages |
| businesses post their profile and/or portfolio on the site, | | | | local services listings. |
| and then browse service auctions listed in their local | | | | "We are looking to create a marketplace of only |
| area. If an auction falls into their particular field of | | | | reputable companies and the top tier in their local |
| expertise they can place a bid. At that point, the | | | | service area," states Zorric Sia. |