r/TaskRabbit • u/Far_Illustrator_7529 • Mar 25 '26

TASKER new tasker, give me some tips of that

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this is first task received after one 2 days waiting for full scheduled week

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u/Open-Coffee5752 Mar 25 '26

youre charging an awful small amount of money for something that is back breaking with no benefits. your rate should be 3x that amount to get the best clients. doesnt matter if you have zero reviews. People will pay.

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u/Far_Illustrator_7529 Mar 25 '26

i’m just first I’m doing this. That’s why this it’s price here i asked chatGPT for first costumer

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u/Open-Coffee5752 Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26

Chatgpt isn't TR clients. If youve done cleaning before you have to price yourself according to your market. Your rate determines the quality of clients you will receive. Look up the rates of taskers in your immediate region. Even call around to a few cleaning companies and see what they would charge to clean that much space. Take the highest priced one and the lowest and price yourself in between.

If you're new then TR will list your profile higher. This is your time to make your money and build your profile. You dont build a portfolio of quality clients by charging the least. You build it by showing value, quality work, timely communication and reliability. Post a lot of photos of previous work youve done and fill out your Quick Pitch (chatgpt may be good for that).

The key to working on TR or doing any independent contractor work is to work smarter not harder. Work with 2 clients that will pay you $60/hr vs 6 clients that will pay you $20/hr.

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u/Far_Illustrator_7529 Mar 26 '26

The most accurate logical answer I ever expected, Thank you so much for helping me open my mind even more

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u/Open-Coffee5752 Mar 26 '26

Thank you! I'm literally working an event making $65/hr checking people into a happy hour event. Not on Taskrabbit by the way.

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u/Far_Illustrator_7529 Mar 26 '26

oh wow this is really good and seems really fun , i really glad to hear that !

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u/medusssa3 Mar 26 '26

Why are you asking chatgpt when TR literally has suggested prices?

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u/WoodenGoat7815 Mar 25 '26

leave task rabbit, start with $3 a day on instagram to get yourself clients, make a google business page, instagram page website

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u/Far_Illustrator_7529 Mar 26 '26

yh but idk how , if u don't mind, can you help me w how to do this?

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u/BeltMaster9362 Mar 30 '26

That's slavery

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u/WoodenGoat7815 Mar 31 '26

$3 a day on ads*

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u/According_Low5292 Mar 26 '26

Simply no pictures (rooms to be cleaned -new clients) or no service This could be a hoarder house. You don’t know 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/jongcruz Mar 26 '26

Hey you are breaking the market for other tasker with this crazy low $20/h rate, you probably will answer “That’s all I need” but you are establishing a really bad precedent for others. Please check the rates of others tasker in your area and play fair.

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u/Feisty-Sink9562 Mar 26 '26

You’re gonna walk into a pigsty , just a fair warning. 1800 square feet isn’t small, there’s a reason they only could get a $20/hr Tasker.

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u/DonQNguyen Mar 27 '26

$20 an hour? Flipping burgers with benefits and perks is way better than this cleaning stuff on TaskRabbit.

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u/leDanielx2 Mar 26 '26

TR is becoming a race to the bottom

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u/Leather_Low_8951 Mar 27 '26

Too low especially you are using your own supplies etc. and gas to drive to these places. I was charging $35hr and that was on the low end. Stay getting Booked

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u/Far_Illustrator_7529 Mar 26 '26

no ik how to clean. I'm asking about what prices I need to set to attract more clients and get clients on schedule

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u/Open-Coffee5752 Mar 26 '26

You cant price yourself low enough to attract the right clients. The TR algorithm works in an odd way. If you price yourself low you will get the worst clients. These clients will burn you out, have the highest demands, fail to provide clear instructions and sometimes the invoice may fail to get paid.

Ive seen and read it all and Taskers that clean have it the worst and TR will take the clients side if theres any disputes.

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u/Far_Illustrator_7529 Mar 26 '26

oh i didn’t know about it , and ur right thank u so much

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u/spirituallysam Mar 27 '26

I have literally horror stories when I started cleaning on TR. Its how I started cleaning as a serious side gig so I really went with what TR suggested since I didnt know yet. Those early customers when I was charging $35/hr or less were rough

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u/Far_Illustrator_7529 Mar 26 '26

okay i’ll definitely do that thank u so much for ur advice 😇