Pay before you know
Buy a lead or contact, then compete and hope the customer books you.
Risk: you can pay and win nothing.
FOR HANDYMEN & LOCAL PROS
More local jobs.
More local jobs.
No lead fees.
Join TaskLocal, bid for free and only pay a 3% platform fee when a customer actually chooses you. No subscription required.
✓ Free registration✓ Free bids✓ 3% only when chosen
NEW LOCAL JOBTV wall mounting · £1202.3 miles away
YOUR OFFERAccepted ✓You pay 3% only now
A DIFFERENT MODEL
Don’t pay just to chase a lead.
On TaskLocal, sending a bid costs nothing. Your fee only becomes due after the customer selects your offer.
Pay when you’re chosen
Register free, bid free, build your profile and pay only after a real customer selects you.
3% handyman fee after selection.HOW IT WORKS
From skill to booked job.
Designed to make joining simple and winning work transparent.
Create your profile
Add your trade, area, profile photo and work details.
Get verified
Upload your required documents. TaskLocal reviews them before your account opens.
Find local jobs
See suitable jobs near you and choose the ones you actually want.
Bid for free
Send your price and proposal without paying for the lead.
Customer chooses you
Only then does your 3% TaskLocal fee become due.
Contacts unlock
After the customer 5% fee and your 3% fee are paid, both sides can see contact details and use the full booking tools.
OPTIONAL PROFILE BOOSTNeed more visibility?
Need more visibility?
Boost only when you want it.
Sponsored positioning is optional. Pick a short campaign around the days you have availability instead of committing to a monthly subscription.
- Sponsored badge
- Higher visibility in relevant category and area
- Timed automatic expiry
- Profile-view and impression statistics
24 Hours
£1.99One-off profile visibility boost
Get started3 Days
£3.99One-off profile visibility boost
Get started7 Days
£6.99One-off profile visibility boost
Get started30 Days
£19.99One-off profile visibility boost
Get startedBUILT TO HELP YOU WIN WORK
Your business tools in one place.
Local job discovery
Find open jobs by area and category.
Free bidding
Send offers without buying credits or leads.
Reviews & reputation
Build a public track record from completed work.
Verified profile
Show customers that your documents were reviewed.
Availability slots
Tell customers when you can actually do the job.
Notifications
Get alerts when offers, bookings and messages change.
AI assistance
Get help with proposals, pricing and job matching.
Dashboard
Track jobs, bids, bookings and customer feedback.
Timed Boosts
Promote your profile for 24h, 3, 7 or 30 days.
Protected contacts
Contact details stay private until both platform fees are paid.
Secure chat
Keep booking communication organised in TaskLocal.
Invoices
Keep platform-fee records available in your account.
TASKLOCAL AI FOR HANDYMENSpend less time writing.
Spend less time writing.
More time doing the work.
Use AI assistance to spot relevant jobs, improve proposals, understand pricing ranges, translate chat and flag suspicious behaviour.
Create handyman account →✦ Better-fit job suggestions✦ Proposal improvement✦ Pricing guidance✦ Chat translation✦ Suspicious-offer signals✦ Document pre-check support
Show customers why they should choose you.
Verified profile★★★★★ 4.9Clear ratings, location and professional presentation.
Local availabilityAvailable this weekCustomers can match their booking with your real work slots.
Sponsored when needed7-day Boost activeIncrease visibility during quieter periods or when you have spare capacity.
Simple pricing. No surprises.
Do I pay to register?
No. Creating your handyman account is free.
Do I pay to send bids?
No. TaskLocal does not charge you simply to bid on a job.
When do I pay the 3%?
Your 3% fee becomes due only after the customer selects your bid. Contacts remain locked until the customer 5% fee and your 3% fee are both paid.
Is Boost compulsory?
No. Boost is completely optional and only changes profile visibility. Standard marketplace access remains available without it.
Can I choose a short Boost?
Yes. Current options are 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days and 30 days.
Join TaskLocal and start bidding for free.
No lead credits. No compulsory monthly plan. 3% only when a customer chooses you.
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