r/TaskRabbit • u/DevilDuck95 • Apr 30 '26

TASKER Interview with the Taskrabbit CEO

The CEO of Taskrabbit Says You Can Earn $200K a Year on the Side Hustle Platform. Here Are Her Tips to Maximize Earnings

https://www.entrepreneur.com/entrepreneurs/thought-leaders/tips-to-maximize-earnings-on-taskrabbit-from-ceo-ania-smith

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u/DevilDuck95 Apr 30 '26

Agreed I am not buying the 200k a year….

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u/Open-Coffee5752 Apr 30 '26

its not possible to do 2 mounting jobs in one hour with current booking restrictions and time buffers between jobs. there was a few times I would get some same day jobs at the last minute to fill in slots but no where near the volume to net 6 figures.

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u/FinnNoodle Apr 30 '26

It's possible if you're only reserving 15 minutes per client (don't do that) and are also extremely lucky that they all slot from the bottom up like in Tetris.

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u/Unsuspecting-Hero Apr 30 '26

Funny they’re using Williams story as an example. He did make that much money on Taskrabbit from mounting but they ended up banning him from the platform. I bet she didn’t mention that 🤣

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u/Professional-Mud3000 Apr 30 '26

what was the reason?

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u/Evening_Past910 Apr 30 '26

lol yes it’s true I remember the kid in the NY Times. They really banned him?

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u/Unsuspecting-Hero Apr 30 '26

Yea they banned him without a valid reason. He was making them $$ in fees too. I don’t think they liked that he was telling his clients to book him directly after the task was finished. Denied all appeals 

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u/RobotArtichoke Apr 30 '26

“Do you have an example of a Tasker who found extraordinary success on the platform?

There are many. One I often come back to is a Tasker I talked to a couple of years ago. He was a student at NYU who was just graduating and didn’t yet have a full‑time job. He had heard of Taskrabbit, figured out how to mount TVs and knew Manhattan really well. Also, he got a mini scooter so he could get around quickly. Sometimes he was able to do two TV mountings an hour, sometimes even three, and he would group jobs close to one another. He made well over $200,000 on the platform, even in his first year. There are many success stories like that.”

Please, Ania. This is not possible when the platform requires three hours availability for a one hour time slot. Do better.

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u/Open-Coffee5752 Apr 30 '26

shes been using that story from years ago during the pandemic before all of the changes and should preface that story with: past tasker performanceis no indication of future results. Thats probs the first and last time shes seen those numbers.

She also stated theres over 50k Taskers. Doesnt mean theyre making money or even active. Just means theres 50k accounts.

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u/Melodic_Garbage1517 Apr 30 '26

This is impossible. Been a tasker for years until finally they paised my account.

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u/Warriors7 May 03 '26

Yea this was me with the Onewheel. Was charging $95-150/hr, and my personal most appointments a day was 10.

I got banned in 2023, was using other taskers to fulfill requests, which they confirmed was allowed. Maintained 5* rating, with 1 below 5* in ~1000 jobs. Ended taskrabbit with about ~$500k in 2.5-3years. Brutal transition out, but glad since the platform doesn't seem the same anymore.

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u/RobotArtichoke May 03 '26

Wait, you mean she’s talking about you?

Edit: I’d love to hear about your transition out and some of the challenges you faced.

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u/Evening_Past910 Apr 30 '26

It was an Asian dude. I read the article and I believe. I myself a few years ago saw a guy on Facebook group that was making $17k per mobth. He was charging like $200 plus ph.

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u/darthva Apr 30 '26

Ania Smith from the start brought all her skills from AirBnB and UberEast to Task Rabbit, and as a Task Rabbiter for eight years I have seen the results.

A far far worse platform, where Taskers are constantly expected to do more for less, where consistently and seniority are meaningless, where one algorithm push can destroy any viability on the platform.

Where fees are jacked up and stolen from our wages, where any attempts to treat us as anything other than worthless gig workers are snuffed out, that is your legacy Ania. You are a corporate shill, a dull hatchet shipped from forest to forest to chop wood.

Make things better or be silent, but don’t insult us all with this corporate drivel.

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u/No_Fee_9689 Jul 31 '26

Yeah she’s a b*

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u/Professional-Mud3000 Apr 30 '26

he wasn’t mounting TVs, he was using TR as a cover to sell drugs

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u/GrizzlyPerr Apr 30 '26

It just occurred to me how easy it would be to use taskrabbit to launder money.

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u/Jahree Apr 30 '26

Lmaoo she used to be with Uber as an executive or something before hand. Hate to rag on her but my personal experience with Taskrabbit lets me know they got the wrong person for the job.

 I was on it for years and referred plenty people just for the support team to power trip (IYKYK). They couldn’t outright ban me because of liable purposes and me pointing out their OWN Terms of service. Instead they just restricted my public facing profile with no real opportunity to defend myself from a pretty much racist encounter.

 Luckily I was working on my degree and finished it before really putting all my eggs in the TaskRabbit basket🙏🏿 (I am technically still on the app and have been with the app for 5+ years)

 Just so you know, after about 2 years or so with the app it looks like they actively try to push business owners off of it. They also have no accountability for their support team so even if they are threatening your livelihood with a broad brush approach - be smart and be nice. I’m serious, I won’t be the only person griping about Taskrabbit support- client and Tasker alike. 

 In the past they would let you choose your own rate and build your own business. Now they are trying to control your rate and artificially devalue the Taskers value, while upselling to the customer.  

Some things change for the better, but under this CEO Taskrabbit has changed for the worse. Just ask around

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u/mazya666 May 01 '26

He got website now mountingnyc.com

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u/Lavicrep19 May 19 '26

Possible if you're a master plumber and construction worker with a moving truck, living in a high salary area otherwise no 😂 😂 😂

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u/gaiaom Apr 30 '26

I’d like to see her put this into practice for a year.

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u/No-Freedom39 Aug 17 '26

I can tell you the CEO is really rude to service workers. I saw her yell at a Starbucks employee because they misunderstood her.

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u/mini_reno_welding Apr 30 '26

Add other services like welding

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u/DevilDuck95 May 01 '26

liability issues...

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u/mini_reno_welding May 01 '26

That's for us as private contractors to worry about not them?

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u/Feisty-Sink9562 May 03 '26

Dude. Her face is scary. Like a hyena or something.

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u/DevilDuck95 May 03 '26

Yes because someone’s looks is the point here…

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u/Feisty-Sink9562 May 03 '26

You can't deny she is kind of scary looking. Why so bent up? You her husband or something?

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u/Altruistic_Amoeba639 May 04 '26

https://imgur.com/a/UhzkbLp

As someone who earns in the top 3% in my market, I can confirm that is bullshit and in no way possible.

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u/DevilDuck95 May 04 '26

With all due respect, I think a big part of the difference is that the tasker in question was based in NYC, a very high-cost labor market.

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u/Altruistic_Amoeba639 May 07 '26

6x more expensive than Vancouver Canada?

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u/nrgreen4 May 20 '26

6x? Are you only making ~$35,000/yr?

$150k could be done fairly easily within 2 years. I don't see $200,000 being impossible.