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RUN! THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING....RUN!
Unfortunately, you can't run and you can't hide.
But you CAN find new ways to pay for all that holiday cheer.
"Take me to the airport - $8"
"Take a picture of a local business - $5"
"Create an itinerary for me in LA - $20"
"Stand in line at the Apple store - $50"
"Take our family portrait - $75"
These are just some of the money making tasks created by communities within Sidecar, Gigwalk, Rewarder, and Taskrabbit - all up and coming startups finding ways for people to connect and get stuff done. So turn that holiday frown upside down, start burning off that dreaded Holiday 15 and help a buddy out!
Sidecar
"Step away from the cab"
http://www.side.cr/
I’m going to the mall...you’re going to the mall. Why don’t I pick you up and you pay me what you think is fair for going out of my way? That was my premise for signing up for Sidecar. [The pay-what-you-wish model was proved successful by Panera.]
Look, I get it - picking up some stranger sounds like a good start to a Lifetime movie but Sidecar does background checks on all their drivers. Still skirred? All drivers and passengers are rated by the Sidecar community so you can decline to pick a person up if you don't like what you read.
To register as a driver you must submit your license, insurance, car registration, and complete a video interview.
To become a passenger, download the app, set your location, and chose from the drivers that are available. You'll see a picture of him/her and their car. You'll even be able to call them. No cash is exchanged. Instead your credit card is charged and the funds are transferred to the driver. BTW - if you're hoping to stiff the drivers BEWARE...your star rating will decline faster than RIM's fiscal year revenue and soon no one will pick you up!
Gigwalk
"Hiring an Army"
http://gigwalk.com/
Recently, I spent my lunch hour taking pictures of new businesses near me for Microsoft's Bing.
My Earnings = $25 BOO-YOW!
Gigwalk has opened up a new funnel of data with its phone app allowing companies to pay for information.
"Take our Survey"
"Use our Product"
"Do a price check at the store"
It's a paid play on crowdsourcing and it's blowing up all over the U.S.
80,000 Gigs were completed in photography in 6 months.
1000 shoppers were surveyed in one month.
If you haven't downloaded the app you're missing out on what others are raking in.
130,000 people have done more than 180,000 jobs across all 50 states
So get crackin' !!
Rewarder
"Please find Fluffy. I miss her."
http://rewarder.com/
Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, would be out of business by now thanks to Rewarder, a community website for those searching for lost pets, vintage cars, and yes, even Navy Seal trainers.
On the one hand, sure, you might actually find a reward you can fill, but on the other hand, just a quick visit to the website could provide some much needed humor:
"$100,000 Reward for bringing me a buyer for a U.S. Virgin Island development"
"$2 Reward for a good pomegranate sauce recipe"
There's some quirky, crazy rewards out there but, HEY, you might be that one person with the solution.
TaskRabbit
"I'll pay you to do my errands so I can sit on my ass"
https://www.taskrabbit.com/
And for everything else you could possibly pay someone to do there's Taskrabbit. I have yet to use this site because, well honestly, I don't want to move your funiture, construct your babycrib, or shop for your grandma's groceries. But I'm confident that lots of you out there do and people are more than willing to pay you for it.
Inside this app you'll find an array of tasks for which you can bid to complete them. The lowest bidder wins the task.
All users are background checked, submit essays, and complete video interviews and although it sounds time-consuming it's not. If it were, then 2,000 people would not have signed up to complete 9,000 tasks per month would they?
Sooooooooooooo....
Gas up the car.
Charge the phone.
Make some dough.
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