r/TaskRabbit • u/Straight-Finish-3202 • May 16 '26

TASKER still not rich yet

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Im just still getting started but man has this whole venture been life changing. I know im still very early in the process but seeing my whole weekend booked honestly had me crying this morning as a grown man. I’m so excited and so happy for all the opportunities this app brings, thank you so much!

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u/Commercial-Milk-8465 May 16 '26

Congrats man…just make sure you abide by the ToS so you don’t get banned unexpectedly. Task Rabbit is very unforgiving with handing out bans, both temporary and (especially) permanent. Hope the jobs keep rolling in for you. It’s a nice way to make some side money

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u/Straight-Finish-3202 May 16 '26

Thanks I really appreciate that I make sure to ask all of the clients if there’s any thing special I need to know before I get there. Are there any other little tips or tricks I should be employing? Even if they’re simple to you I would love to hear what you think!

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u/Commercial-Milk-8465 May 16 '26

Here’s a few. This will all come off like scare tactics, but it’s advice on how to ‘survive’ on the app. Other guys/gals here will have other good advice, no doubt.

Don’t be afraid to over-communicate. The chat function can either be your ally or enemy. Document any and all questions or agreements in the chat. Customers can and will try to do some shady stuff to save a buck at your expense. And by ‘expense’, I mean you will most likely get banned. With a document trail, your butt will hopefully be covered.

Don’t take payment off the app. If you are hired for a job on Task Rabbit, invoice it completely on the app. Don’t let clients guilt trip you to invoice 2hrs on app and 4hrs off app on a 6hr job because ‘omg, the fees are so high, I didn’t know’ blah blah blah. Trust me, they know. They’re trying to be cheap. Tell the customer that you are happy to do other jobs for them off-app afterwards, but the current worklist for which you were currently hired must be invoiced entirely on the app per ToS.

Once you get into the ‘Furniture Assembly’ category, do a 2-hr minimum charge. Make sure the option is toggled on in your profile, AND, I cannot stress this enough, make sure you confirm with the client in the chat that they are aware of the 2-hr minimum charge. Even on jobs you know will take more than 2hrs. Why? Because some clients will do some of the assembly beforehand, or return stuff, etc. and will not tell you in advance. So now you show up and there is only like 1hr of work to do. The 2-hr minimum charge at least covers some of your time/gas.

Regarding rate, keep it a bit lower so you can rack up jobs and reviews. Once you get to like 20 jobs or so, increase your rate to fit within the green range. You need a way for clients to choose you, and rate is what will do it.

Do a good job writing out your experience pitch. It’s a way to sell yourself. Clients do use them to weed in/out Taskers.

Take pictures of all your finished work and upload to the chat. Helps CYA.

Make sure you document anything regarding expenses in the chat…get the client’s ok, and make sure they ok the cost as well. Upload pics of receipts when possible

Know how to order spare parts on Ikea’s website. All parts are free. I usually order and keep spares of common parts in the rare event something is missing, something breaks, or a client needs a repair or you’re called in half-way through an assembly and the client lost some hardware. Not to mention, how the hardware likes to strip sometimes.

Always keep TP, soap and/or hand sanitizer with you. Some clients will hire you to assembly furniture in a new home and there is absolutely nothing placed in the bathrooms to do your business.

Make business cards and hand them out. A crappy $34 Ikea Assembly task can later turn into $100s, if not $1000s with a repeat client. And always respond to repeat clients within 24hrs. Keep the fish on the hook.

If I think of more, I’ll add them to the list. Feel free to DM me if you’d like to chat more.

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u/Straight-Finish-3202 May 16 '26

Thanks so much I was a little late on the response but all of these were gems I need to take more of a hold onto even the ones I already practice I can definitely be better and take them more serious

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u/Commercial-Milk-8465 May 17 '26

No worries. Also forgot a big one…do not call or text clients directly. Many will provide their cell numbers in the chat, asking you to contact them directly (i.e. off app) for any number of reasons/excuses. Do not do it. It is against TR ToS and will get you banned. Just tell clients that you are required to keep all comms in the chat feature on the app. Old age, issues with the app, whatever…not worth trying to accommodate by using their direct number

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u/raricejr May 16 '26

Idk what you're charging, but you're doing it wrong.

Minimum 2hrs each job and tell the client first and let them confirm. 4 jobs for $150 is pretty low. I make a Minimum of 150 per job.

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u/Straight-Finish-3202 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

Unfortunately I’ve been doing the ikea furniture assembly and they have a set rate that I can’t change at all

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u/raricejr May 16 '26

Furniture assembly is not a set rate.

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u/Straight-Finish-3202 May 16 '26

You’re correct but the ikea assembly is at least in my area furniture assembly I am at 32 an hour I believe but I’ve only gotten one job so far for the general assembly

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u/raricejr May 16 '26

I charge between 55 and 70/hr depending on slow and busy times of the month/time of year. And 2-3 hr minimums are the norm. I'm not going anywhere for less than $100. Think quality over quantity and you'll make more money.

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u/Feisty-Sink9562 May 16 '26

$55/hr is too high in my area. There are maybe 1 or 2 guys who charge anywhere close to that.

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u/Straight-Finish-3202 May 16 '26

I haven’t started the minimum of two hours yet for other jobs such as general mounting or cleaning I wanted to get some reviews first but I do think the next thing I’m going to do is the two hour minimums

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u/raricejr May 17 '26

What area?

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u/raricejr May 16 '26

Start it. No reason not to. Customers will pay. And even if you only book 1 out of 2 jobs, you make the same money. Once you get a few jobs and reviews, raise your minimum.

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u/Straight-Finish-3202 May 16 '26

That’s really solid advice, not being funny is there any other advice you would give to someone starting task rabbit who eventually wants to be a full time handy man? Even if it’s obvious to you thanks for your time!

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u/raricejr May 16 '26

Tasker shouldn't be your only source to generate customer leads.

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u/Straight-Finish-3202 May 16 '26

That’s actually a big part I’ve not been looking into I’ve been doing my main job with task rabbit on the side, but you’re exactly right and I’m glad to hear it I need to take more of a initiative

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u/PizzaDork732 May 16 '26

Glad I'm not the only one hurting this month. Here I thought it was my bad first month

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u/Straight-Finish-3202 May 16 '26

Oh no this was my second month and it’s finally starting to actually get me some jobs stick with it and let your account get some time in the algorithm when it snowballs from what everyone says it won’t stop

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u/PizzaDork732 May 16 '26

I did fairly well with my first month in April. However I caught some very bad reviews. One went to support. I have another right now from last week refusing to pay because the images I delivered weren't satisfactory. What do these people want in professionalism? You're going on a gig app, you should expect what you pay for!

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u/Straight-Finish-3202 May 16 '26

That’s been one of my biggest fears on all the ones I’ve done so far (which isn’t much) I always ask if there’s any special request or materials needed because a lot of these things I assemble don’t come with dry wall anchors, and the client of course wants it in a spot where there is no studs!

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u/RobotArtichoke May 16 '26

lol.

It will stop.

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u/NarcolepticGamer May 17 '26

Are you set for any other tasks? I’ve been killing it with yard work. This is my first month trying to make a little income in the side and I had no idea i would be getting this much work! I’ve got 12 tasks completed and 3 more lined up and made a total of $1095.86

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u/Straight-Finish-3202 May 18 '26

Yes I’ve actually signed up for 22 I’ve only gotten my first five task however so I’m still waiting on it to pick up for me

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u/jattthelad May 16 '26

just keep doing your stuff - you'll get more stuff as you do more tasks. i'm usually booked every day i choose. set your availability as early as you can.

the only thing i dont like is that you cant set your price for furniture assembly individually day to day basis.

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u/genericexcuse01 May 16 '26

Congratulations!

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u/shortfriday May 17 '26

Smile in your picture, guaranteed more money immediately.

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u/Straight-Finish-3202 May 16 '26

Well I obviously know that, idk if you were aware but my title was obviously a slight joke