Taskrabbit

What is Taskrabbit?

Taskrabbit is a marketplace that connects people who do in-person work, ranging from cleaning to plumbing, with potential clients.

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How it works

Freelancers who sign up here, create a profile with a photo and a biography that tells about them and what they’re qualified to do, as well as what they charge. Taskrabbit will add a fee onto your rate to pay the site’s marketing and collection costs. But, the rate you set is not cut or subject to a site commission.

If you offer multiple services on Taskrabbit, such as personal shopping and handyman services, for instance, you can set different rates for different services.

Outside of a $25 registration fee, freelancers pay nothing to use the site.

Taskrabbit Review:

Taskrabbit was one of the early entrants into the gig economy. And, in the early days, it generated plenty of criticism for terms that strong-armed workers into taking jobs. The site has since completely revamped and is now one of the most attractive sites to find physical work.

Freelancers who sign up here are encouraged to create a detailed profile, describing what they do and what makes them special. They can also post photographs of past projects, to show potential clients the results of their work. You have the ability to list multiple services and charge different prices for each.

For instance, you might offer cleaning, repairs, furniture assembly and painting. Your cleaning service might cost $30 per hour; $45 per hour for furniture assembly and repairs, while you charge $50 for painting.

What services you list and what you charge is completely up to you. However, the site does provide some guidance about competitive rates in your area. You can charge more, of course, but you might get fewer customers.

Freelancers get 100% of the rate they set. Taskrabbit adds their site commissions onto your rate. So the advertised price for consumers is higher.

Booking services

When a customer decides to book you, you get a message and can schedule a convenient time to provide the service. If you look at the job and feel it’s not a good fit, you can also decline the request.

Once a job is booked, you’re able to communicate with your clients. So, there are fewer misunderstandings here than on sites where it’s tougher to communicate directly.

When the job is complete, you and the client rate each other. Good ratings boost your presence on the site, making it easier for potential clients to find you.

Variety of services

Commonly offered services include deep cleaning, organizing, plumbing, painting, electrical work, gardening, running errands, shopping, furniture assembly and mounting television sets. Freelancers also post seasonal tasks here, like hanging holiday lights or decorating for special occasions.

Although you can technically offer remote work here too, this is not Taskrabbit’s specialty. Other sites, like Fiverr, are a better choice for finding remote work.

Getting started

There are thousands of freelancers on this site, which means you’re likely to face stiff competition, particularly in big cities. The key to finding work here is your profile. So, it makes sense to spend as much time as necessary to polish your listing and personal photographs to set listing apart.

Notably, too, you decide how far from your home base you’re willing to work. If you’re trying to get started, you might widen your geographic area to get greater visibility. But be sure to be realistic about how far you’re willing to travel for any given job.

Pay

Freelancers are paid via direct deposit within a week following the completion of a job.

Complaints

The main complaint we see now is that there aren’t always enough jobs available. Unfortunately, this is true with most online job platforms. Our best advice is to sign up with many sites to boost the chance of getting regular work. Also take care with how you present yourself.

The site says it’s also trying to address spreading the work around by working with its algorithms to better mix and match assignments.

Recommendations:

We highly recommend this site for anyone who provides in-person services. You can sign up for Taskrabbit here.

If you are handy with tools, other sites we recommend include JiffyOnDemand and ToolBelt.  And GreenPal for landscapers and gardeners. For personal shopping, also consider Dumpling, an app that helps you go into business for yourself.

What their users say: (From Indeed)

Good working experience. Would recommend. Great flexibility. Set your own hours and pay. Many different jobs to do on the app.

Always exciting to meet new people. Jobs are explained prior to accepting. You make your own rates and don’t pay any fees. And you can accept or decline after being hired.

Working with Taskrabbit gave me the ability to work when I have the time and still make decent money.

I love working for Taskrabbit — meeting, working, as well as talking and interacting with all types of new people. You set your own schedule as well as you set your own base pay. Choose when & where you would like to work, etc. Only stinky part is their pay out system. Do a job on Monday they unfortunately don’t pay you until almost the following Monday.

Multiple gigs

Out of dozen companies I’ve worked for, is first that allowed me work in a few fields at once. I happen to be fortunate to have different skills. The management is basically yourself, so you can self destruct at anytime. Perfect place to develop self discipline. Beware of 1 hr jobs with 4 hr travel. Set work area wisely…

It used to be great, with the flexibility and consistent flow of clients. As of today though it’s been 6 months since I’ve had a task. Works well if hit off in a new category and stay consistent. But as soon as you take a break you can fall off easily.

(From Apple App store)

You pick your availability and your jobs. If you can lift things, move things, paint, landscape anything, you can get paid top dollar for it. The hirer pays the fees. And as long as you can garner good reviews (or even just complete Tasks) you can only make more. And if you live near any affluent urban or suburban areas and are fully available…you WILL be busy. I’m only a handful of Tasks in but it already seems like if you become a reliable Tasker you can earn an hourly rate well beyond what any ‘unskilled’ laborer would make elsewhere. Highly recommend even if you have a job, in fact especially if you do. Because the more resources you can provide yourself the more you can charge for your services.

This is hands down one of the best ways to make money. I’ve been with TaskRabbit for just a little over 4 months and couldn’t be more pleased. You choose your hours and pay. Being an entrepreneur, I HATE working for someone, have always liked the idea of working for myself. This app is a moving step for sure, you can make really good money if you are good at what you do and have good customer service. 100% recommend for anyone.

I joined the rabbit over two years ago in my market is pretty slow especially in the beginning. But it started to pick up. Another good thing is you know you can do Taskrabbit wherever you are. It’s not restricted to one location. I have done every app out there as far as self-employment goes and by far the most supportive as far as help the best paying because you can make your own hourly rate.

Updated 1/27/2025