The need for a Service Marketplace Software
The businesses today are diverting towards the sharing (or collaborative) economy, where the exchange of goods and services co-ordinated by the community plays extremely vital role in making the business successful. The graph of benefits of sharing economy has raised to a level that people have plunged into providing peer-to-peer services through online marketplace platforms. And, to make your startup business adaptive to such online marketplaces, NCrypted has come up with a ready-to-go service marketplace software - Thumbpin that helps you to launch your own 'uber for x' based marketplace website similar to Thumbtack, AirTasker etc. without moving a muscle.
NCrypted's ThumbpinTM is a service marketplace software where the service providers offer local services to the customers. Thumbpin can be used to start your own consumer service website that offers features similar to Thumbtack.
For example: If you want clean your house, you can hire cleaning service provider on hourly rates. If you want to learn guitar, you can easily hire a guitar lessons provider. Similarly, you can hire service providers for any small and local work like photographer, doctor, florist, hair and makeup artist, event planner, massage and other wellness works.
How does the Service Marketplace Software work?
With Thumbpin software powering your service marketplace website, a customer will not need to search elsewhere, rather search hassle free on your marketplace site for local service. A Customer can post their service requirements on thumbpin and provide some key details about the job like what job they want to get it done, when they need to get it done and the best way to contact them with quotes i.e. email, text, or phone. Thumbpin prompts them to provide their exact location - address and the pincode, by locating it through map and finally send their request.
In response to customer's request, Thumbpin filters the service providers providing that service, residing nearest to them and provides all their details to the customer. They also provide their reviews and ratings given to them by other customers. The customer then review the details and decides whom to select appropriately. After availing the services, a customer can write their own stories for the hired service provider and also rate them accordingly.
A service provider can register by him/herself on your service marketplace website and you, as admin, can start generating revenue by providing their local services.
Service Marketplace Business Model
Thumbpin provides customers with a platform to discover the professionals for getting their local services accomplished and creates a marketplace 'platform' to the service providers with endless job opportunities. Thumbpin, thus implements commission based business model, wherein they charge service providers with the commission fee, which is in the form of credits that he needs to purchase with respect to being able to send quotes to customers.
This model is highly intuitive for those thinking to generate revenue merely by providing a platform to the service providers who are thinking to earn from the society with their professional services and serve them.
Key Stakeholders of Service Marketplace Software
- The Thumbpin Operator OR Admin
The Thumbpin operator, that monitors the website, is highly in benefit as it can generate revenue from the service providers by offering them the platform to inscribe about their proficient services. There are great opportunities for profit making using Thumbpin software.
- The Service Provider
The Service Provider gets huge market to showcase their talent and get paid for the services they offer to the customers. Moreover, they can also serve the society with their service.
- The Customers
The key role players are the customers who shall use the services on Thumbpin and hire the best professional for getting their specific job done without much of hassle.