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Feb 24^th, 2018 at 8:02am

I have been playing with this app and technically it looks very impressive, very user friendly and pretty slick.

I have always found often tradies are job snobs they like a certain threshold amount before they will be either price competitive or even interested in the job.

As with Uber and AirBnB the government is not ready as what Air Tasker will do is definitely fill the tradie job snob gap and reshape where jobs will appear .... I don't think many tradies will be ready for it either. There are a lot of competent DIY people out there and many duds for AirTasker has a rating/review system ...... it actually provides accurate independent info which is very hard to get with otherwise about a tradie.

Has any use AirTasker yet ?
It would be a good way for a motivated unemployed person to get cash in the hand work or a cheap price for a job.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47364 At my desk.	Re: Air Tasker Reply #4 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 6:08pm Sounds good - like an uber version of plumbing.
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Re: Air Tasker
Reply #5 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:34pm

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 8:02am:

I have been playing with this app and technically it looks very impressive, very user friendly and pretty slick.

I have always found often tradies are job snobs they like a certain threshold amount before they will be either price competitive or even interested in the job.

As with Uber and AirBnB the government is not ready as what Air Tasker will do is definitely fill the tradie job snob gap and reshape where jobs will appear .... I don't think many tradies will be ready for it either. There are a lot of competent DIY people out there and many duds for AirTasker has a rating/review system ...... it actually provides accurate independent info which is very hard to get with otherwise about a tradie.

Has any use AirTasker yet ?
It would be a good way for a motivated unemployed person to get cash in the hand work or a cheap price for a job.

That would be illegal. Insurance, tax, reporting to SS, etc.

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Re: Air Tasker
Reply #6 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:41pm

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:34pm:

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 8:02am:

I have been playing with this app and technically it looks very impressive, very user friendly and pretty slick.

I have always found often tradies are job snobs they like a certain threshold amount before they will be either price competitive or even interested in the job.

As with Uber and AirBnB the government is not ready as what Air Tasker will do is definitely fill the tradie job snob gap and reshape where jobs will appear .... I don't think many tradies will be ready for it either. There are a lot of competent DIY people out there and many duds for AirTasker has a rating/review system ...... it actually provides accurate independent info which is very hard to get with otherwise about a tradie.

Has any use AirTasker yet ?
It would be a good way for a motivated unemployed person to get cash in the hand work or a cheap price for a job.

That would be illegal. Insurance, tax, reporting to SS, etc.

Well it's up to the person to declare their income

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Re: Air Tasker
Reply #7 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:51pm

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:41pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:34pm:

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 8:02am:

I have been playing with this app and technically it looks very impressive, very user friendly and pretty slick.

I have always found often tradies are job snobs they like a certain threshold amount before they will be either price competitive or even interested in the job.

As with Uber and AirBnB the government is not ready as what Air Tasker will do is definitely fill the tradie job snob gap and reshape where jobs will appear .... I don't think many tradies will be ready for it either. There are a lot of competent DIY people out there and many duds for AirTasker has a rating/review system ...... it actually provides accurate independent info which is very hard to get with otherwise about a tradie.

Has any use AirTasker yet ?
It would be a good way for a motivated unemployed person to get cash in the hand work or a cheap price for a job.

That would be illegal. Insurance, tax, reporting to SS, etc.

Well it's up to the person to declare their income

What if for example you got an unlicensed plumber with no insurance and he flooded your house or a tree lopper that dropped a branch through your roof, an electrician that set fire to your house. How would they pay tax?

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Reply #8 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:54pm

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:51pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:41pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:34pm:

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 8:02am:

I have been playing with this app and technically it looks very impressive, very user friendly and pretty slick.

I have always found often tradies are job snobs they like a certain threshold amount before they will be either price competitive or even interested in the job.

As with Uber and AirBnB the government is not ready as what Air Tasker will do is definitely fill the tradie job snob gap and reshape where jobs will appear .... I don't think many tradies will be ready for it either. There are a lot of competent DIY people out there and many duds for AirTasker has a rating/review system ...... it actually provides accurate independent info which is very hard to get with otherwise about a tradie.

Has any use AirTasker yet ?
It would be a good way for a motivated unemployed person to get cash in the hand work or a cheap price for a job.

That would be illegal. Insurance, tax, reporting to SS, etc.

Well it's up to the person to declare their income

What if for example you got an unlicensed plumber with no insurance and he flooded your house or a tree lopper that dropped a branch through your roof, an electrician that set fire to your house. How would they pay tax?

It's just a new way to contact tradies, just like thru Gumtree, local paper etc.

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Reply #9 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:56pm

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:54pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:51pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:41pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:34pm:

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 8:02am:

I have been playing with this app and technically it looks very impressive, very user friendly and pretty slick.

I have always found often tradies are job snobs they like a certain threshold amount before they will be either price competitive or even interested in the job.

As with Uber and AirBnB the government is not ready as what Air Tasker will do is definitely fill the tradie job snob gap and reshape where jobs will appear .... I don't think many tradies will be ready for it either. There are a lot of competent DIY people out there and many duds for AirTasker has a rating/review system ...... it actually provides accurate independent info which is very hard to get with otherwise about a tradie.

Has any use AirTasker yet ?
It would be a good way for a motivated unemployed person to get cash in the hand work or a cheap price for a job.

That would be illegal. Insurance, tax, reporting to SS, etc.

Well it's up to the person to declare their income

What if for example you got an unlicensed plumber with no insurance and he flooded your house or a tree lopper that dropped a branch through your roof, an electrician that set fire to your house. How would they pay tax?

It's just a new way to contact tradies, just like thru Gumtree, local paper etc.

Please refer to what I highlighted in RSF's post. That is what I'm talking about.

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Reply #10 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 10:00pm

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:56pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:54pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:51pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:41pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:34pm:

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 8:02am:

I have been playing with this app and technically it looks very impressive, very user friendly and pretty slick.

I have always found often tradies are job snobs they like a certain threshold amount before they will be either price competitive or even interested in the job.

As with Uber and AirBnB the government is not ready as what Air Tasker will do is definitely fill the tradie job snob gap and reshape where jobs will appear .... I don't think many tradies will be ready for it either. There are a lot of competent DIY people out there and many duds for AirTasker has a rating/review system ...... it actually provides accurate independent info which is very hard to get with otherwise about a tradie.

Has any use AirTasker yet ?
It would be a good way for a motivated unemployed person to get cash in the hand work or a cheap price for a job.

That would be illegal. Insurance, tax, reporting to SS, etc.

Well it's up to the person to declare their income

What if for example you got an unlicensed plumber with no insurance and he flooded your house or a tree lopper that dropped a branch through your roof, an electrician that set fire to your house. How would they pay tax?

It's just a new way to contact tradies, just like thru Gumtree, local paper etc.

Please refer to what I highlighted in RSF's post. That is what I'm talking about.

I assumed that would be to get an unskilled job done like a bit of laboring.

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Reply #12 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 10:04pm

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 10:00pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:56pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:54pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:51pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:41pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:34pm:

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 8:02am:

I have been playing with this app and technically it looks very impressive, very user friendly and pretty slick.

I have always found often tradies are job snobs they like a certain threshold amount before they will be either price competitive or even interested in the job.

As with Uber and AirBnB the government is not ready as what Air Tasker will do is definitely fill the tradie job snob gap and reshape where jobs will appear .... I don't think many tradies will be ready for it either. There are a lot of competent DIY people out there and many duds for AirTasker has a rating/review system ...... it actually provides accurate independent info which is very hard to get with otherwise about a tradie.

Has any use AirTasker yet ?
It would be a good way for a motivated unemployed person to get cash in the hand work or a cheap price for a job.

That would be illegal. Insurance, tax, reporting to SS, etc.

Well it's up to the person to declare their income

What if for example you got an unlicensed plumber with no insurance and he flooded your house or a tree lopper that dropped a branch through your roof, an electrician that set fire to your house. How would they pay tax?

It's just a new way to contact tradies, just like thru Gumtree, local paper etc.

Please refer to what I highlighted in RSF's post. That is what I'm talking about.

I assumed that would be to get an unskilled job done like a bit of laboring.

Considering he was talking about tradies I took it as unemployed people doing tradie's work. If you are a licensed plumber I doubt you would be unemployed unless you wanted to be.

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Reply #13 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 10:10pm

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 10:04pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 10:00pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:56pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:54pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:51pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:41pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:34pm:

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 8:02am:

I have been playing with this app and technically it looks very impressive, very user friendly and pretty slick.

I have always found often tradies are job snobs they like a certain threshold amount before they will be either price competitive or even interested in the job.

As with Uber and AirBnB the government is not ready as what Air Tasker will do is definitely fill the tradie job snob gap and reshape where jobs will appear .... I don't think many tradies will be ready for it either. There are a lot of competent DIY people out there and many duds for AirTasker has a rating/review system ...... it actually provides accurate independent info which is very hard to get with otherwise about a tradie.

Has any use AirTasker yet ?
It would be a good way for a motivated unemployed person to get cash in the hand work or a cheap price for a job.

That would be illegal. Insurance, tax, reporting to SS, etc.

Well it's up to the person to declare their income

What if for example you got an unlicensed plumber with no insurance and he flooded your house or a tree lopper that dropped a branch through your roof, an electrician that set fire to your house. How would they pay tax?

It's just a new way to contact tradies, just like thru Gumtree, local paper etc.

Please refer to what I highlighted in RSF's post. That is what I'm talking about.

I assumed that would be to get an unskilled job done like a bit of laboring.

Considering he was talking about tradies I took it as unemployed people doing tradie's work. If you are a licensed plumber I doubt you would be unemployed unless you wanted to be.

I interpreted it different. The first part about tradies was discussing a good way to get quotes and the bit you highlighted was about general unskilled labor for different stiff.

I only use tradies by recommendation so I wouldn't use it

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Reply #14 - Feb 24^th, 2018 at 11:31pm

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:51pm:

Gordon wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:41pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 9:34pm:

RightSaidFred wrote on Feb 24^th, 2018 at 8:02am:

I have been playing with this app and technically it looks very impressive, very user friendly and pretty slick.

I have always found often tradies are job snobs they like a certain threshold amount before they will be either price competitive or even interested in the job.

As with Uber and AirBnB the government is not ready as what Air Tasker will do is definitely fill the tradie job snob gap and reshape where jobs will appear .... I don't think many tradies will be ready for it either. There are a lot of competent DIY people out there and many duds for AirTasker has a rating/review system ...... it actually provides accurate independent info which is very hard to get with otherwise about a tradie.

Has any use AirTasker yet ?
It would be a good way for a motivated unemployed person to get cash in the hand work or a cheap price for a job.

That would be illegal. Insurance, tax, reporting to SS, etc.

Well it's up to the person to declare their income

What if for example you got an unlicensed plumber with no insurance and he flooded your house or a tree lopper that dropped a branch through your roof, an electrician that set fire to your house. How would they pay tax?

What if you got a Leb?

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