Bookings are a new type of instant claimable we’re trialling on Airtasker. If you're not aware of what instant claimables are yet, check out our helpful introduction here.
When a Poster makes a booking, they fill out a specialised form that gathers all the information you need and then generates a fair price.
This article has lots of great information to help you understand the booking feature. Here you'll find:
- Why did Airtasker develop bookings?
- What is the difference between a booking and a normal posted task?
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Why did Airtasker develop bookings?
Designed to have all the details arranged, set and paid for upfront, bookings help you know exactly what to do before you arrive at a task. Then the booking is posted into the community with the option for Taskers to “claim it.” That’s right - you don’t need to wait to be assigned!
This means less thinking and effort - with no more back and forth between you and the Poster, you can be instantly assigned if you’re the first one to claim it.
When the Poster enters their details, we’ll use this info to arrive at a fair price for the task based on industry rates, data from our marketplace and advice from Taskers we spoke to.
Only selected Taskers with proven ability, great reviews and reputations, and low cancellation rates can then review and claim the booking. Once its claimed, it becomes just like any normal task on Airtasker.
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What is the difference between a booking and a normal posted task?
To be honest, they’re very similar – but they do have a few key differences. Bookings have the following features:
- Set task details – Once the Poster has confirmed what they need done, its locked in. If there’s something else, there will need to be a price increase negotiated.
- Set price – Our form will calculate a fair, non-negotiable price for what's required based on industry averages and marketplace data.
- Book first, talk later – Bookings have no comments before claiming, freeing up time to do other things! After it's claimed, you're free to private message and sort out anything that’s left over.
- Just removals – At the moment, bookings are only for full house removal. Hopefully we'll expand into other types of task in the future, but first we’re going to see how it pans out with removalist tasks.
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