I feel like this problem has been solved before, by small businesses. It's gotten even easier with some recent tech solutions but the premise hasn't changed much. I guess the main thing is that the customers are lazy and want a one-stop app?
Looking for a cleaner? Google "cleaning service <city>". Choose from the top 5 results.
Want to offer your cleaning services? Set up a simple website, read some SEO articles or get a friend to help with that. Maybe go in with a friend or a family member (like the sisters the article described) to share those costs. Get a square reader for taking credit cards, lose 2-3% instead of 15-20%. After each job ask for a review that you can put on your website.
Getting to the top few results for local services can be extraordinarily difficult. And CPC to advertise for those keywords can be >$15.
Small business don't have a unified marketplace and reputation tracking system. In fact nothing is unified. People like these marketplaces because of the single meta layer above the individual workers.
Looking for a cleaner? Google "cleaning service <city>". Choose from the top 5 results.
Want to offer your cleaning services? Set up a simple website, read some SEO articles or get a friend to help with that. Maybe go in with a friend or a family member (like the sisters the article described) to share those costs. Get a square reader for taking credit cards, lose 2-3% instead of 15-20%. After each job ask for a review that you can put on your website.