How LocalGigs Works
LocalGigs makes it simple to connect people who need help with people ready to work.
Whether you are posting a task or looking for your next gig, the process is designed to be quick, local, and trustworthy.
For People Hiring
From idea to completed task in three straightforward steps.
Post What You Need
Share a quick description, timeline, and budget so local talent can respond fast.
Review Local Matches
Browse responses, compare profiles, and choose the right person for your gig.
Hire and Coordinate
Confirm details directly and move from posting to completed work without friction.
Find Work
Find local opportunities, apply quickly, and grow your reputation.
Discover Nearby Gigs
Explore opportunities in your area that match your skills and availability.
Apply in Minutes
Send your interest quickly and stand out with clear, reliable communication.
Build Reputation
Complete quality work, earn trust, and grow long-term opportunities in your community.
Individual hiring
Post a gig as yourself
List shifts, one-off tasks, or project work under your personal account. Neighbors see who posted and can respond with interest.
Open the gig composer
Start a new listing with category, tags, budget, schedule, and location. You can also arrive here from Post a gig in the header.
Choose “Posting as: Yourself”
In the composer header, leave the business dropdown on yourself so the gig shows under your name.
Publish and iterate
Submit when ready. You can pause, edit, or close the listing later from your posts.
Review interest and coordinate
Open your gig to read messages, confirm details, and work toward completion with applicants.
Business hiring
Post a gig as a business
Create a business profile so listings show your company name and context. Team members with access can help manage posts without everything living in one inbox.
Add or manage your business
Create the brand profile, location context, and roles for people who post on behalf of the company.
Open the composer and pick your brand
Use Posting as to select the business. Applicants see the business name and verification context on the listing.
Optional: deep link with business id
Append ?businessId= and your company id to /gigs/new so the composer opens with that brand pre-selected (ids appear in your business workspace).
Operate alongside personal posts
Switch between yourself and any business you belong to from the same composer control.
More context for teams
If you are evaluating LocalGigs for a storefront or crew, the hiring overview for businesses summarizes the same flow in one place.
Find work & applicants
Find gigs and express interest
Explore ties listings to real geography: pan the map, filter by category, then open roles that fit your schedule and skills.
Browse Explore
Use the map and list together to discover open gigs near an address or neighborhood you care about.
Tune filters
Narrow by category, gig versus individual versus business pins, and other controls available on the page.
Open a gig and read the brief
Check scope, timing, pay expectations, and poster context before you respond.
Express interest
Send a short note from the gig page so the poster can compare applicants fairly.
Stronger trust signals
Verification badges help posters hire with confidence. Learn costs and steps before you apply.
Individuals hiring help
If you mainly hire as a person rather than a brand, the individuals hiring page collects the same ideas in one narrative.
Businesses sourcing
Explore as a business
The same map surfaces gigs, individual profiles, and businesses. Your team can browse locally, then reach out with inquiries where the product supports sending as your brand.
Open Explore with your team context
Use pins and detail panels to compare nearby gigs, people offering services, and other businesses.
Send inquiries when available
From a profile or listing, start a structured message. If you belong to a business, choose whether to send as yourself or as the company when that option appears.
Keep brands organized
Maintain business profiles and roles so the right people can follow up without sharing one login.
Individuals offering services
Profile, skills, and visibility
Your profile is where neighbors land when they want context beyond a single application. Keep it current so bookings and inquiries match what you actually offer.
Edit your profile
Describe services, availability signals, and proof of work so posters recognize you faster.
Show up on Explore
Turn on Open to work on your profile, choose categories that match what you want, and set your open-to-work location. Explore uses those signals to place your pin when neighbors browse the map; leaving it off means you may not appear in provider results.
Verification
Optional verification highlights commitment and appears alongside eligible profiles and listings.
Businesses offering services
Represent your business on the marketplace
Service businesses can present structured offerings so neighbors compare options with clearer intent than a scattered social post.
Complete the business profile
Add services, locations, and branding so searches nearby surface your company accurately.
Turn on Open to inquiries
In each business workspace (Manage → Services), enable Open to inquiries and pick the categories you want to be discovered for. Businesses without this on typically do not appear when locals browse service providers on Explore.
Respond from the brand
When inquiries or gigs align with your team, use business-backed actions where the product allows posting or messaging as the company.
Cross-check hiring flows
Many teams both hire and deliver services. Pair this section with posting gigs as a business when you recruit.
Tools
AI assistant
When your account is eligible, the assistant helps you draft gig copy, tighten scope, and explore what to search or post next. It opens from the chat icon in the header on larger screens and from entry points across the product.
Sign in and check eligibility
Platform policy and account rules apply. If the icon is hidden, complete signup or verification steps shown in product messaging.
Open the assistant
Use the header chat entry point after sign-in. On mobile, open the main menu if you do not see the icon in the top bar.
Deep link from any page
Append search params to open the same global assistant after navigation. Remove the params after load if you bookmark a link.
Start with a prompt (optional)
You can open a fresh thread with an encoded first message using the assistantMessage parameter alongside assistant.
Trust and verification
Optional verification adds badges on profiles, gigs, and Explore.
Have a specific question?
Browse common questions about posting, Explore, verification, and reporting in the Help Center.
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