Finally a digital odd jobs app for all those small tradie tasks - hope this spreads to Northland
Hi everybody,
This odd jobs marketplace EzyPeazy.co.nz is turning a lot of heads in the central Auckland suburbs. Fingers crossed they will expand into Northland. This could really help our economy and create gainful employment for lots of our people up here.
Kudos to Stuff and Neighbourly for sharing this story.
ezypeazy.co.nz...
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On Christmas Eve 2021, Auckland man Sumit Sharma found himself squeezing in three trampoline-assembly jobs within one day. What sounds like a surprising workload for a former Deloitte cybersecurity consultant has, over four years, turned out to be an essential part of Sharma’s journey towards creating a digital marketplace for odd jobs in Auckland.
The marketplace is called Ezy Peazy, and for Sharma, getting his hands dirty as an Ezy Peazy tasker (handyman) has become normal as he nurtures the Auckland app into its fourth year.
Founded by Sharma in 2019, with “right-hand man” Amandeep Singh joining as a UI designer and handyman, EzyPeazy.co.nz has been growing slowly but steadily and managing to thrive in Auckland by matching users’ needs (Posts) with handymen and women who can fulfill the task (Taskers) – all for a small transaction fee, all security-vetted, and all assured with verified customer reviews.
Ezy Peazy aims to expand into the construction industry later in 2022, but for now has found a niche taking care of Kiwis’ demand for getting small odd jobs completed such as furniture assembly, gardening, removals and landscaping.
“I had noticed a gap in the industry of finding assistance for small jobs. I found that if something breaks down and needs repair or installation in New Zealand, finding recommendations of someone to do the job can be hard because quotations vary so much, and references and endorsements weren’t consistent and reliable. So that’s why I started the platform.”
The reason Sharma ended up building tramps last Christmas eve was because from Day One, the New Windsor and Mt Roskill-based founders had a policy of being unafraid to step in and do jobs which users wanted done, but which weren’t always quickly filled back when few people had heard of Ezy Peazy.
“If a job comes up and it’s not being filled, we should fill in the gap, that was our ethos.”
“We are not afraid of doing any of the jobs listed on Ezy Peazy ourselves, so long as they don’t require professional certification and licensing. We have done a lot of landscaping jobs, weeding, digging gardens the whole day til our muscles and bones hurt for three days afterwards, moving a whole three bedroom flat to Hamilton. We have also become specialists at trampoline assembly and we can do it without looking at the manual now!”
The founders have often stepped in to bid for jobs to ensure as few Posters as possible end up being left in the lurch without their job completed. On one occasion, a customer Sharma describes as “A sweet old lady” needed her couch straightened which took plenty of time to drive to - and took a grand total of one minute to complete.
Hanging drapes, installing a lock, moving house, trimming hedges and tiling a splashback are typical jobs listed on EzyPeazy.co.nz on any given day. Rather than taking business away from professionals in the phone book, Ezy Peazy is intended to fill in and provide more work for professionals who may have experienced a downturn during the chaos of Covid. Reviews and endorsements are automatically collected, which is helpful for busy Taskers who might not have time to market themselves online.
An extra benefit is payment goes through a gateway, which can make it easier to pay swiftly, get paid swiftly, and resolve disputes.
A benefit of “getting inside” the Taskers’ experience, undertaking bluecollar jobs and seeing the app from Taskers’ point of view is it has helped Sharma get a good understanding about pay rates, appropriate labour conditions, travel, contracting laws, and Sharma can now describe the app to users from real lived experience.
With 2400 jobs posted and completed so far the next step will be capturing the Auckland market, expanding into construction industry jobs, and expanding into other cities.
Meanwhile, profit-sharing is being built into Ezy Peazy’s revenue plan, and the business is also looking for a great Auckland charity to share 10% of profits with. “Please get in touch with us via our website if you would like to become one of our partners,” Sharma says.
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
Holiday water update 💧
Our dam levels are fine but it sure is dry out there. Please use water sensibly this summer.
Whau Valley Dam is at around 90% of its full capacity, and Wilsons Dam is at 99%. However rainfall has been low recently, so river levels are low and the District is "running on batteries" by taking water from these dams.
So it's time to shake off any heavy-use habits from the winter when rain water was abundant. Turn off taps when you're not using them (especially hoses), get leaks fixed promptly, and don't over-water gardens or lawns.
If you're leaving your house for more than a few days, turn off the valve by your water-metre. That's not only to cut down on slow leaks, but some insurance policies do not cover water damage in vacant houses unless the water has been turned off at the valve!
We've got more water saving tips at this link:
www.wdc.govt.nz...
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