Show HN: Taskfriend – A platform to build a local sharing economy

Taskfriend is built on the idea that people are social beings and that because everyone is great at something different, anything is possible when they come together. We created a marketplace that is open for people to post freely in order to create social collaboration but secure so that people don't have to worry about the quality of the content or the legitimacy of the person posting it. Unlike other collaborative marketplaces, we don't do background check on users or use algorithms to connect people. Instead, we require payment verification through Braintree Gateway before you can post to provide a simple way to pay for your transactions and to create a secure marketplace where users cannot remain completely anonymous.

By allowing users to differentiate themselves through their profile, people can use their best judgment given the known variables for their scenario. Essentially, we wanted to modernize classified listings by making it more social, simple, and secure. Taskfriend earns a 10% fee only when you earn money(so if you make $50 on a task or service, $45 is deposited directly into your bank account and Taskfriend earns $5). We try to offer users a lot of value for this fee and we will be constantly developing the website to add more functions to provide users more value.

We are currently in open beta to acquire our first users and to test out the first iteration and improve on it moving forward. Any feedback is greatly appreciated and I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Feel free to post or email me any questions/feedback as you have my personal guarantee that I will reply to every single one. And most importantly, I hope you like it.

Kevin