TaskRabbit offers the chance to pick up moving jobs, cleaning jobs and all sorts of temporary piecework, with opportunities available in more than 70 major metro areas worldwide. The average pay for a ...

A woman who has made the most out of doing odd jobs through TaskRabbit has spilled her secrets for how to rake in cash through the platform. Actress Vanessa Garcia, from Los Angeles, decided to sign ...

Dan Weiss, a 79-year-old retiree, found a fulfilling second career as a Tasker on Taskrabbit. X / Taskrabbit @Taskrabbit Dan Weiss, a 79-year-old retired mortgage manager, earns up to £37.07 ($47) an ...

Ask me about the most binge-worthy show on Netflix or the best holiday shopping spots, and I’m all in. But when it comes to home repairs or turning a stack of Ikea parts into a fully functional desk, ...

'Home help' may seem like a relic of a bygone age, but Sophie Curtis discovers that one company is bringing it into the 21st Century The TaskRabbit app encourages users to book helpers from their ...

It was a snowy night in Boston, in early 2008, and Leah Busque was out of dog food. She couldn’t go to buy some at that hour – she would be late for her dinner engagement. Then it struck her: ‘Why can ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Leah Busque has set herself a task as difficult as any of the morning-after clean-ups, del­iveries to ...

Darren Keene, 38, an events planner from Birmingham, supplements his income by doing DIY work for others ANYONE who has assembled Ikea furniture or spent the day putting up shelves knows that these ...

This past week California voted in a new law designed to pave the way for gig economy workers to become full employees. That's a massive deal for the companies offering that kind of work. Stacy ...

Tired of having to build your Ikea Billy bookshelves yourself? The Swedish furniture giant's latest purchase means it will be easier to get someone else to do it for you, as long as you are willing to ...