Today we’re excited to reflect on what a massive and exciting year it has been for the Airtasker community. Thousands of people from all around Australia came to Airtasker to get more done and also earn more by helping out others in the community.
We’ve really focused on improving the stability of the Airtasker platform, launched a number of features and badges, and working with new partners to create more opportunities to earn on Airtasker. But first, we’d like to share some Airtasker stats with you all as we continue to stay open.
Breakdown of tasks posted around Australia:
It was really important that Airtasker remain accessible for all members 24/7 and we’re happy to share that we’ve had a great year in terms of ‘uptime’, although there have been a couple of hiccups along the way.
Sydney Dogs and Cats Home posted a task looking for someone to help out with looking after abandoned puppies for a day – And get paid $500 to do it.
The task got a record number of 900 offers and 1000+ comments.
See how the day went below:
After much debate around the office about the best fried chicken in Sydney, we decided to put it to the ultimate test and get an Airtasker to taste test all the places and pick the best fried chicken spot.
Watch to see what got number one:
We’ve been looking at tasks over the year and picked the best and most interesting every month – see our top tasks for 2017.
We launched a couple of features this year to help all members have an easier and more enjoyable Airtasker experience.
We found that often there were changes to a task after an offer had already been accepted that meant people wanted to increase the task price.
So our dedicated Poster Experience team built the increase price feature, which has also been further developed to allow for bonuses if a Tasker has done a great job on a task.
Read more about the increasing price feature
We also revamped task comments this year to introduced conversations. So instead of sifting through every question and reply on a task, you can now simply reply to a specific question and keep track of any replies in that one spot.
Read more about the conversations feature
Another big focus was trust within the Airtasker community and offering new and different ways for members to identify themselves, and also showcase their skills. Here are the badges that we launched this year:
To give a greater level of comfort and trust when choosing someone for a task by verifying your identity with Australia Post’s Digital iD.
Giving peace of mind when Posters have a Tasker completing their task which involves working with kids or in their home.
Identify which members hold an electrical contractor licence for electrical related tasks.
Plumbers can now show that they have the relevant qualifications with a Plumbing Badge.
This identifies the people who have the correct paperwork to properly do gasfitting work.
Find out more about badges on Airtasker
This year we worked with some of the most recognisable brands in Australia and worldwide!
We kicked off the year with a trial in the IKEA Tempe store in Sydney to help to make getting your IKEA furniture put together a lot easier! This also helped Taskers earn more by getting an IKEA Badge to show that they have all the requirements and experience to put IKEA flat-packs together.
Find out more about the IKEA partnership
After seeing a number of eBay tasks being posted on the platform we partnered with eBay to reduce the hassle of selling and delivery of items through eBay.
Find out more about the eBay partnership
Our most recent partnership announcement is with Coles to help revolutionise online grocery shopping. It’s currently running as a trial in NSW metro – so if you’ve forgotten the milk or want to make sure you definitely get a ripe avocado you can post a Coles task.
If you want to earn money with Coles tasks, you can get exclusive access to these tasks by getting a Coles Badge added to your profile.
Find out more about the Coles partnership
We’d really like to thank you all for your support in 2017 and we’re looking forward to a big 2018 as we focus on the importance of trust in the marketplace and also launch in London!
We hope you all have a lovely holiday season with family and friends and bring on 2018!!!
The Airtasker Team!
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