One site. Work done right.™
We started Workpost.com as a place to post and find work. To assist pros and businesses
reaching out to potential clients and customers, we added the Workpost Directory
to the site. Unlike some directories and online rating-systems, Workpost directory listings
are entirely user generated and maintained by the service providers themselves.
Directory members are also available to be reviewed by other Workpost users. To
help pros deal with difficult clients + bad reviews, we have also built a response
/ rebuttal system. We want to see fair, balanced assessments of work completed and
hope that everyone will take the review system seriously. To make this review system
even better, we need your feedback and suggestions.
Launched in July, 2008, Workpost.com Version 2.0 remains a clear demonstration of
our core values: Keep it Free, Keep it Simple, Be Efficient, and Be Effective.
Keep it Free
We plan to keep the basic functionality of the site free for all users. In our own work
lives, we find companies who charge high fees for leads, unreliable prescreening
services, basic memberships or take percentages of bids and profits unnecessary
and we don't use them. There are better ways to find work. We want to operate
efficiently without charging contractors and freelancers just because we passed
a lead to them. As a business, we need to make money but we believe better
business models exist that are capable of turning a profit.
Keep it Simple
Not everyone is computer savvy. We want everyone who visits Workpost.com to have a
good experience, including people who aren't computer experts. Often, users have
to go through a complicated sign-up process and pages of confusing information
to get something simple accomplished. At Workpost, all we ask is that our users
sign up with a username and valid e-mail address. The process for posting work,
searching and browsing should be easy for everyone, regardless of technical
expertise.
Be Efficient
We've tried to make the site easy to navigate. There are many ways to accomplish
the same thing as you search and browse through postings. Anywhere you see a search
button, click and you’ll get results. We're also working to simplify our work
categories to prevent overlap. We want users to be able to get information quickly
and efficiently. If you have suggestions for work categories, please don't
hesitate to write us. We need your help to make the site better.
Be Effective
We hope that Workpost.com will help change how people get work done for the
better. As we develop the site, each change should improve the usefulness of the
service. With your help, we'll grow a solid, sustainable site and be able to devote
more resources to connecting work posters and seekers faster. We know that when
you need a plumber, you don't want to make a post and then wait. You need to get
the attention of a plumber immediately. Give Workpost a chance and we'll find better
ways to accomplish this.
Why Free Services?
Visitors often ask how we can offer free services. How can Workpost make money?
The short answer is that there are many ways to generate revenue and create value
when a site is popular and useful. While ads are certainly one option, they are
not the only way. For now, we intend to give away as much as we can for free and
the more people who are posting, searching and using Workpost, the more services
we will be able to add in the future. For free. If we ever add pay services, they
will likely be additional services that are expensive for us to provide.
If you like what you see, please help spread the word about Workpost. We're new
and we don’t have loads of marketing dollars to get noticed.
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