I am looking to hire someone for services
When you are looking to hire someone for a service, you have the choice between self-employed professionals and businesses for your services. Now there is a new market – people who hadn’t previously set themselves up in business. Green Sky facilitates connections within your community. There are so many small tasks that take our time away from the people and things we love, but we don’t necessarily have the spare money to pay a professional to do them. Flexers may offer you a cheaper alternative. (What is a Flexer? Flexer is a combination of two words - Flexible Worker. There wasn’t a word that fit everyone’s situation, so we made one up. A Flexer is anyone available for work on Green Sky).
We all use business directories to search for services, but they are impersonal. Whether it’s an accountant, a hairdresser or a nanny you are looking for, you want a feel for the person before you make an approach. Our flexers nominate their pay-rate or range, so you can easily find someone in your price range. By using the Green Sky browse/search facility, you can save yourself time and find the perfect match for your needs.
How does Green Sky Work?
– Using Green Sky’s browse/search facility, you get unrestricted free visibility to all the people available on our database
– You can choose one person, create a shortlist or send messages to a wider selection of people. It’s all on your terms
– When you message through our system, your email address is invisible to the flexers, so your privacy is protected
– You can communicate by messaging through Green Sky and establish whether you are suitable for each others’ needs
– You can swap contact details with the person and agree to meet
– You can post a free description of what you require and have people come to you
The benefits to you
Our services are free to you, but if you see someone who is not showing their full profile and you’d like to know more about them, you can choose to pay to view their full profile anonymously by paying either a $2.00 or a $5.00 (excl GST) fee (depending on the profile type you wish to see)
You get full access to a wide range of people, from new flexers and currently self employed people to top level professionals
There will be many services, where you can save money.
You might want to give a young person a go at washing your windows, or find a retired chartered accountant to do your tax return for less than the price you would pay established businesses.
If the Flexer you choose is not GST registered (they do not have to be GST registered unless they earn $40,000 a year doing the service they are offering), you do not pay GST and you will save 12.5%
One of the most important aspects of Green Sky is bringing people in the community together for mutual benefit.
You might be a busy working mother wishing your own mother lived locally so she could pick your children up from school, while a lovely grandmother is living in the next street wishing she lived near her grandchildren
By posting a request for somebody you need, you can save yourself time and have people come to you.
You might wish to learn how to cook Japanese food, learn how to knit or find someone who will do your housework.
You may inspire someone who exactly matches your needs, but who hasn’t felt confident enough to create a profile yet
We also support your networking to find like-minded people in your community through our ‘Reciprocal child care’ and ‘Car pooling’ categories.
You can make yourself available through your profile or post a listing looking for someone who lives near you
For reciprocal child care – you may wish to create an arrangement whereby you care for each other’s child/children during the day, after school or in the evening. This allows caring parents to find someone they trust to ease the cost of childcare for both families
For car pooling – message local people and find a way that works for you and for our beautiful country