Chad Hrapmann, a young entrepreneur living in New Orleans, Louisiana, opened the social network Yardworkerz.com just in time for the Fall/Summer season. This e-commerce social network offers young adult workers to find local landscaping and other manual labor jobs that are very abundant but just not exposed. Yardworkerz.com brings the problem of needing lawn care/landscaping help with the current economic status and turns it into a win-win situation for both the workers and people looking for workers.
The economy may be struggling, but chores around the house and in the yard still need to be done. The recession has caused many households to cut back on expenses and save the little extra money they have earned for the future. Many people are not looking to start a big project and pay a large company to come do the maintenance work around the house. Yardworkerz.com gives adults the opportunity to find affordable workers who are looking to help with the small projects that keep being put off. Each worker who signs up on Yardworkerz.com creates a profile, and includes detailed information with the type of work they willing to do. In addition, the profile includes: the payable wage the worker hopes to earn, flexible hours they are able to work, reference contacts of the worker, contact information, etc.
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