Gigwalk Blog

Maps are Back!

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:14:00 -0700

We’re pretty lucky over at Gigwalk - The people who use our app really care about the product. Enough to let us know what’s working for them and what isn’t.

One thing that’s been very clear since we upgraded to Gigwalk 2.0 in April is that you loved the map. It helped you plan your route, and it was a simple way to tell what was near you and what wasn’t. Well, we heard you and we’re happy say the map is back! All you have to do to get it is upgrade the app.

Say tuned for a ton of new updates coming over the summer!

Gig of the Week - Advertising Audits

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:40:09 -0700

Advertisers in the US spend around 400 Billion dollars every year to put their message on billboards, TV, online, radio, magazines and anywhere else you can think of. If it sounds like a lot of money, well… it is. There’s a reason advertisers spend this much, and it’s not just so agencies can drink during work hours. It’s because when done right, it works.

Agencies and advertisers need to know that an ad run where it should have run and looks the way it’s supposed to look. Sometimes they rely on the media company they buy from to provide this service, and sometimes they hire a firm to do it. Both can use Gigwalk to get fast audits done anywhere in the country for their agency and advertiser clients. It’s easy to start.

First, post a Gig:

Next, choose people to do your audits, and coordinate with them to get the best results.

With Gigwalk, you can get photo evidence that your ad is in the right place at the right time by using a smartphone-enabled workforce across the country. Try posting a Gig!

5 Things You Can Do to Help Get More Jobs on Gigwalk

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:45:30 -0700

Over here at Gigwalk HQ, we’re working super-hard to get more Gigs into the system. One of our goals is to make sure there are tons of jobs available everywhere in the US. Many of you have asked us how you can help us get more jobs onto Gigwalk - so here are 5 (really easy) things you can do to help!

Tell your friends to download the app Businesses want to be sure they have enough people to get their work done. If you have friends (especially ones that live in smaller cities) that are interested in making a second paycheck by doing quality work, Please let them know!

Tell local businesses about us We’d love to be able to talk to all the small businesses out there. But we’re a pretty small team (only 13 people) and could use your help! Do you know a real estate agent? They might need help with taking pictures. How about a restaurant owner? You could be giving them opinions on food and service. Tell them about us!

Be professional in every interaction

Businesses want to have an enjoyable experience with the people they work with. When you’re speaking with someone through Gigwalk, talk to them the same way you’d like to be spoken to.

Do the best work you can possibly do When you’re out on a Gig, remember that businesses are looking for quality work. The better the results, the more likely they are to post more Gigs and hire you to help them!

Get work done as soon as you can The due date of your Gig may be a month away, but why risk that something will happen that will keep you from earning that money? Getting the Gig done as soon as possible not only means you get paid sooner, but it also makes you look better to the business that chose you.

We have a ton of updates to the app coming in the next few weeks (including the return of maps!) Keep an eye out and let us know what you think of them!

Gig of the Week - Real Estate

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:55:04 -0700

If you’re a real estate agent or broker, chances are you’re helping people with the biggest purchase of their lives.

Homes hold a strong emotional connection for people - So what does it take to convince them that you’re the right person to help with something as special and intimate as their home? Trust, communication, and the ability to build great relationships. But before you get to that point, you need to find people to sell to.

You can waste your entire day running around the city taking pictures of your properties, cold-calling and emailing potential customers, and finding people to do inspections and appraisals. Or, you can use Gigwalk to quickly recruit people across the country to do these jobs for you.

Spend your valuable time nurturing your relationships, and find professional photographers to take pictures for your listings, experienced sales people find you customers, and deploy qualified home inspectors instantly. Getting started is easy. First, post a Gig.

Then, choose who will work on the Gig. You can talk with them while they’re in the field to answer questions or provide guidance. If you liked their work, add them to a group so they can access your Gigs instantly.

You can find anyone with professional photography or sales experience to help you get work done in the field. Get started by posting a Gig.

Gig of the week - Field Marketing

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:18:10 -0700

This past weekend, The AT&T Developer program held one of their Hackathons which is a day-long marathon of app building. We wanted use this opportunity to get our message out to mobile app developers.

We never miss out on a chance to eat our own dog food. We often post Gigs to help us out with really important things like moving, or bringing us coffee, Red Bull and beer.

This was the perfect opportunity for us to test how companies can get field marketers out to help promote their product or brand at events.

First we posted a Gig. In less than 12 hours we filled both positions.

A few days later, our team was at the event. With the photo tools we were able to confirm they were at the right place. Throughout the day we were messaging with each other in order to optimize the effectiveness. For example, we could give them answers to questions that came up from Hackathon attendees that they didn’t know the answer to.

The best part was, after the event, we got a full run-down on the response to our fliers.

The feedback we got was amazing. We knew that our team was engaged with the job because they gave us details of the attendees and atmosphere, and made very specific suggestions on everything from the copy of our flier to the UI of Gigwalk.

There were a lot of people who learned about Gigwalk because of Terri and Peter. They did a great job, so we added them to our private group!

Try posting a Gig to recruit your next field marketers and let us know how it goes!

Real Time is Right Now - Avoid Becoming Obsolete

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:29:00 -0700

Last week Gigwalk had a brief European adventure. One of our clients invited us to fly out and present Gigwalk’s mobile work technology to their executive team. I am happy to report that we had a pat-ourselves-on-the-back moment thanks in large part to a few great people using Gigwalk out in the field.

While presenting, I decided to give a live demo and used our standard self-service tool to launch a store Gig in North America while I was in Europe.

In minutes, field workers were applying through the Gigwalk mobile app. A few taps later and I was able to sort and choose the most qualified. Within 30 minutes I had directed a group of workers in the field to several locations where they started on the job.

The real-timeness – afforded only by smartphone mobility is what caught their eyes. I found myself speaking about the future of field work in a mobile world. All the while they watched as that future unfolded in real-time on a screen behind me.

Results delivered in real-time by qualified workers is just part of why mobile field work is the future

Workers arriving, tasks reviewed, question answered, results submitted – all streaming through the Gigwalk dashboard in real time – I was over 5,000 miles away, and yet with only passing effort, I had a bird’s-eye view; managing and directing multiple remote field teams that I had never met in-person.

In one corner: mobile-first, open, app-based, consumerized, slim, intelligent, self-organized marketplace.

In the other corner: PC-first, proprietary, legacy, enterprise-oriented, bloated, custom-built, top-down managed.

It’s time to choose sides – except we all already know the winner.

Gig of the Week - Mystery Shopping

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:46:24 -0700

People who have worked in food service or retail recognize the signs of a mystery shopper. They’re holding a stop watch, and look at everything in the store. The real tell-tale alert that it’s time to up the service for a mystery shopper is that they always have a clipboard and pencil in hand.

This defeats the purpose of a mystery shopper, and that’s just one of the problems that mystery shop providers face. Others include:

Verification that the shop was completed
Recruiting enough people to complete multiple shops across the country
Finding the right people to complete the shop

Now that 50% of cell phone owners have a powerful computer with them all the time, Several mystery shopper providers have moved past the clipboard and arm their shoppers with mobile technology that solves those big concerns:

Discreet mystery shopping (they’ll look like everyone else in the coffee line)
Location and time stamps to verify all shops
Nation-wide recruiting from the huge pool of smartphone owners
Choose the right people for the shop

It’s easy to get started.

Step 1: Send an Email: Setting your shoppers up is a one-step process. You can also recruit from the over 100,000 people across the country that already use Gigwalk.

Step 2: Post a Gig to your group. If you need to recruit more people, make a public post and hand select people for your shop.

Step 3: Use the messaging tool to get clarification or answer questions from your shoppers.

Ready to make the switch from clipboard to smart phone? Try posting a Gig and see how easy it is. If you have any questions, please send us a note to mobilize@gigwalk.com

5 Things You May Not Know the Gigwalk Mobile App Can Do

Tue, 01 May 2012 08:01:11 -0700

For those of you checking out the Gigwalk app there are lots of nifty new features and more coming. Here are some of the top features in the Gigwalk app.

1. Do Gigs Anywhere (select Gigs)

Before you leave home to do your next Gig, be sure to read the Gig Description carefully because you may not have to travel too far. Sometimes the Gig could be to go to any nearby grocery store. Better yet, some Gigs you can do from home — just remember to review the Gig before leaving home.

2. Instant Gigs: Elite Membership of a Private Group

You’ve done great work for a business and earned their trust. Now businesses can invite you to join their private group as an Elite Member so you can instantly do their Gigs without applying. It’s a great way to get consistent work from businesses.

3. Message Directly With the Business

Have a question or need something in the Gig instructions clarified? No worries…just message the business who posted the Gig directly from the App. It’s like mobile text messaging but entirely free. Access the Messages feature from the Gig you are working on.

4. Do Multiple Gigs at Once:

Once you’ve been accepted to multiple Gigs you can manage all the Gigs you’re working on and get them done as soon as you can (as long as it’s before the Due Date).

5. Notifications: A quick way to find out everything that is happening such as which Gigs you were accepted for and new mobile messages from customers.

Become One of the Chosen Elite - Get Selected for a Business's Private Group

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:12:00 -0700

It is incredibly satisfying for us to see great people doing outstanding work every day on Gigwalk. As it turns out, it is satisfying for our customers as well. In fact, it’s what makes them come back to Gigwalk over and over.

For all Gigs, from the most basic to the most complex, first-class work and effort are what truly set people apart. When customers have great experiences working with outstanding people, they remember. They remember so much that they want to re-hire those people and post new Gigs for them.

So, we decided to let them…

Now you can be chosen by a customer to become an elite member of their private group. Why should you be as excited about this as we are? Because being an elite member of a group provides you with:

Instant Access to their Gigs – Skip the application process for any Gigs that customer posts. That’s right – start working immediately.
Opportunities for recurring work – You get more of the Gigs you like, since customers know they have an elite team available who can always get their work done well.

What is a Private Group?

A customer’s Private Group is their chosen set of elite and trusted people who can do a great job on any of their work, even their most complex Gigs.

Or as one customer put it – it’s kind of like their personal group of Navy Seals on Gigwalk.

Navy Seals are small highly trained teams conducting some of the most important special operations in any environment.

- U.S. Navy

Customers can create their group in order to:

Keep track of people who consistently do high quality work for them
Get Gigs done faster by allowing elite members to start working immediately
Announce exciting new Gigs and ongoing opportunities to the people who like doing their Gigs

How does it work?

It’s pretty easy. Here’s what happens:

1. When a customer selects you to be one of their chosen elite – a member of their Private Group – you get a notification in the app. They can do this at any time – before, during, or after you work on their Gig.

2. You can access all of your Group Memberships from the Home Screen, separately from your Browse Gigs tab.

3. You can see all of the Gigs that the customer has posted to their private group and start working on any of those Gigs immediately – without having to apply.

How do I get selected as an elite member of a customer’s Private Group?

Fortunately you get noticed and selected by customers in the same way you build your reputation on Gigwalk. By:

Showing your best professional self on your profile
Being professional and courteous with customers – in your application and collaborations with them
Only submitting your best work – asking any questions and clarifying all issues before you submit

So keep up your great work and put in the effort to build your reputation and become one of the customer’s chosen elite!

Gig of the Week - Mobile Research: Getting it Right (or not getting it wrong)

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:06:30 -0700

At Gigwalk, we’ve been lucky to work with product and research teams at some of the world’s largest brands. We have been helping these businesses leverage Gigwalk’s mobile tools so they can better understand their customer.

Businesses face a broad set of issues when trying to collect consumer insights. However, when you strip away all the jargon we see two common themes: the right people and the right place.

Right People

At the heart of any research effort is the target audience. Effective filtering and screening of people into a study is minimum table stakes. Beyond the basics, researchers can derive massive advantages from tools that take their understanding & management of people to the next level. Emerging tools that leverage social networking concepts for the first time allow researchers to easily build detailed profiles, foster ongoing relationships with panelists, message in real time, verify data quality, and identify the most reliable people.

These new capabilities offer businesses and researchers a chance to push the boundaries of the scope and complexity of field studies.

Right Place

These same new tools that allow for enhanced people management can also be leveraged on mobile platforms – allowing entirely new dimensions of research.

Once researchers can be more certain that the right people are going to be deployed, they can unleash these them in to the world and use smartphone-enabled mobile apps to manage, communicate, and collect data from these mobile panelist. Studies should no longer be confined inside the four walls of a focus group room or to an online survey flickering on a dimly lit monitor.

Right people + mobility = the right place. Businesses can reach consumers and collect data from them in the wild, in the moment, in their natural lives. New and often truer data textures emerge when a product is presented in the real world through a mobile app rather than out-of-context mounted on an conference room easel.

How to get Started:

Step 1: Post a Gig.

Step 2: Choose the right person from all the applicants and collaborate with them to get your questions answered.

It’s easier and faster than ever to find people for the insights you need, and the quality of the insights continues to get better thanks to the new tools available. Try posting an insights Gig and let us know how it goes!

Gig of the week - Test your mobile app on Gigwalk

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:19:27 -0700

You’ve spent countless hours and dollars developing the next big mobile application. Now all you need for that $1 Billion acquisition is people to download and use it.

Professional app testers can cost over a thousand dollars to find bugs, and test usability. Problem is, the success of your app isn’t just based on usability by people who test apps for a living. Your app needs to be usable by the “normals”.

Recently, we’ve been seeing Gigs for app testing. Developers are getting the same people using their app in real life to give them feedback before it turns into a low rating in the App store, catching bugs and testing usability in the process. Not only that, but they are choosing who tests it. So if the app is meant for moms, they can have only moms test the app.

Some have paid as little as $75 and are getting answers to questions like:

Do my customers get it? Does a mother of three in Indianapolis get my app, and does she find it useful?
Does my app work in different scenarios? Will my location-based app work in one location as well as another?
Device Compatibility: How can I efficiently test across several types of devices?

How have other developers used Gigwalk?

TabbedOut is an application that lets consumers open a tab with your phone, view that tab in real-time and pay that tab. They had people go to one of their merchant partners to test the functionality of the app as well as confirm that their merchant’s reactions to the application.

How do I get started? - Post a Gig

Posting a gig is easy, and you can customize your tests to the functionality of your app. Visit gigwalk.com/c/postAGig

Step 1: Enter the gig details, including a description of what people would do, when, where, and how many people you need.

Step 2: Review applicants as they come in, choose your tester and start getting results!

Give it a try and let us know what kind of app you tested, and what you thought of the process!

Gigwalk Doubles Down on Businesses

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:58:50 -0700

It’s hard to believe that it was less than a year ago that we launched Gigwalk, connecting businesses with national workforce to help them get work done across the country. Whenever I look at the numbers, the growth astounds me. 130,000 people who have completed 180,000 Gigs across all 50 states. Yes, a business completed Gigs in Paia (Maui), Hawaii and Kodiak, Alaska.

In the 11 months since Gigwalk was launched, we’ve had the opportunity to work with one-man shops, mid-sized businesses like Chegg, and large businesses like Microsoft. Their enthusiastic support for Gigwalk inspired us to extend Gigwalk further so that jobs can be more specialized and happen anywhere and anytime. To do this we focused on four key things: enhanced control, enhanced scale, direct communication with the people you are working with, and tools to make the work get done efficiently.

100’s of New Features, 3 Big Ones

Today, we announced some major changes to Gigwalk. With Gigwalk it’s not about a faceless nameless people trying to figure out what they should do— it’s about working with people who have the right experience and skills, it’s about two-way communication, and simple to use mobile tools so the people working for you can do their work more efficiently. While there are hundreds of new features in this release, we want to focus on three big ones.

1. Mobile Work Groups is a personalized set of trusted people who can see and do your jobs. Populate your group with your own workforce or recruit people you find on Gigwalk. Once you add somebody to your mobile work group they can instantly do your jobs, so your jobs get done quickly by people you know and trust.

2. Messaging gives you real-time communication and collaboration so you can message with the people working on your jobs while they are in the field to answer questions in-the moment.

3. Toolkit new and improved mobile tools to ensure your work gets done correctly including surveys, a photo library, and notepad built right into the Gigwalk app.

We think a whole new set of businesses will be introduced to a new way to recruit and manage local workers in a mobile world when they use Gigwalk.

Who is using the new Gigwalk platform

Chegg used Gigwalk to recruit & manage brand ambassadors across college campuses.

TabbedOut uses Gigwalk to field test their mobile app across the US.

Join a live introduction on April 18, 2012

We’ve set up a live introduction to the new Gigwalk platform.

The first will be on April 18th at 1PM PST. Space is limited. Register today.

Try Gigwalk today

We invite you to check it out and save $20 when you post $100 worth of Gigs. Sig n-up here and we will email you the coupon (one per organization)

-Ariel Seidman

Gigwalk Arrives in the Twin Cities

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:02:05 -0800

We know that finding temporary work can be a hassle. Applying for temp jobs and waiting to hear back is time-consuming, and often unsuccessful. And even in places like Minneapolis, where the unemployment rate has been dropping recently, people throughout the region are still recovering from the recession. With personal finances stretched tight, some unemployed or underemployed folks will be looking for supplemental income.

That’s exactly why we’re excited to announce that we’re launching hundreds of Gigs in the Twin Cities. Gigs are a new way to work on-the-go: simply browse the app to find work in your area, complete the required tasks at the Gig’s location, then submit your Gig and get paid via PayPal when the client approves it. Gigwalk differs from online classifieds since it doesn’t require you to sit behind your computer. Also, each time a Gigwalk user (or Gigwalker, as we call them) successfully submits a Gig, the user earns Streetcred to build up his or her reputation in the Gigwalk community — and to help find his or her next Gig.

Beginning Monday, Feb. 20, Gigwalkers in Minneapolis will find hundreds of Gigs right in their own neighborhoods. For these jobs, Gigwalkers will complete field research tasks for a leading Fortune 500 brand. Gigwalkers will be asked to visit a local store, collect in-the-moment, in-store data about various products using an iPhone, then provide feedback through Gigwalk on the products. This first round of Gigs will run for three weeks, and the payment for each Gig will be $8 to $20 per hour.

To get started, simply download the Gigwalk app in Apple’s App Store and check out the map to find Gigs near you. Once you’ve completed a Gig, we’ll send your payment to you via PayPal. When you’ve completed a Gig, you can earn Streetcred for the work you do and show off your skills with endorsements from your Gigwalk network. If you want to practice Gigs before we officially launch in Minneapolis on the 20th, check out some of our practice Gigs. You’ll see just how easy it is to complete a Gig while you’re out running errands around town.

Happy Gigwalking!

Simplifying Communication With Gigwalk

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:11:12 -0800

In an effort to simplify our communication forums, we are making some product changes that we believe will enhance your overall Gigwalk experience.

Productive lines of communication from us to you

We are consolidating all communication through community@gigwalk.com, enabling us to see and address each question and piece of feedback as it comes in. As a result, Gigwalk Talk will be retired.

If you have questions or feedback, the most effective way to get a timely response is through our support system at community@gigwalk.com

If you cannot get a hold of somebody or want to contact the CEO directly, please email me at aseidman@gigwalk.com

You will still be able to interact with other Gigwalkers

We know that some of the relationships you have formed and the community you have built around Gigwalk have been inspiring and exciting. We will continue to actively support the community’s efforts to engage with one another.

We will be working to host meetups at local coffee shops or cafes. We believe this is a great opportunity to meet with fellow Gigwalkers in your community to share tips, plan Gig ventures, and connect.

Interested in helping to organize or participate in a local meetup? Drop us a note at community@gigwalk.com

Thank you for being a part of Gigwalk,

-ariel

Introducing Refer-A-Friend

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:37:00 -0800

Hey, Gigwalkers:

For a limited time, we are offering what we call “Refer-A-Friend” Gigs. Here’s what they are:

Earn $3 by doing a Refer-A-Friend Gig: Gigwalk is growing to support new customers who want to place Gigs across the country and we need your help to expand to up-and-coming metro areas. Help us grow so we can support new customers and so that all Gigwalkers will have access to more Gigs!

How it works: Find an available Gig on the Gigwalk map, and complete the Gig by referring a friend who lives in that metro area. Your friend should be interested in being a Gigwalker and should have a smartphone (iPhone or Android).

You will need to provide the name and e-mail address for your friend.

Gigwalk will send an e-mail to your friend inviting them to join Gigwalk (by downloading the App and registering).

You get paid when your friend’s registration is verified and your Gig is approved.

These Gigs will expire at the end of the month or when they’ve been completed! We are recruiting for new Gigwalkers in specific metro areas (see list below). Referrals must be for new Gigwalkers and they must register and download the App to be validated within 7-days of your referral.

»Log into the app to refer a friend!

Here’s a list of area’s which have Gigs for Gigwalker Referrals (after the jump)!

    •    Birmingham, AL
    •    Huntsville, AL
    •    Mobile, AL
    •    Montgomery, AL
    •    Phoenix, AZ
    •    Tucson, AZ
    •    Colorado Springs, CO
    •    Denver, CO
    •    Pueblo, CO
    •    Jacksonville, FL
    •    Pensacola, FL
    •    Atlanta, GA
    •    Davenport, IA
    •    Mason City, IA
    •    Boise, ID
    •    Rockport, IL
    •    Evansville, IN
    •    Fort Wayne, IN
    •    Indianapolis, IN
    •    Lafayette, LA
    •    Lake Charles, LA
    •    New Orleans, LA
    •    New Bedford, MA
    •    Detroit, MI
    •    Flint, MI
    •    Grand Rapids, MI
    •    Kalamazoo, MI
    •    Lansing, MI
    •    Saginaw/Bay City, MI
    •    Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
    •    Rochester, MN
    •    Columbia/Jefferson City, MO
    •    Raleigh/Durham, NC
    •    Wilmington, NC
    •    Omaha, NE
    •    Albuquerque, NM
    •    Santa Fe, NM
    •    Las Vegas, NV
    •    Reno, NV
    •    Cincinnati, OH
    •    Columbus, OH
    •    Dayton, OH
    •    Toledo, OH
    •    Youngstown, OH
    •    Eugene, OR
    •    Portland, OR
    •    Altoona/Johnstown, PA
    •    Providence, RI
    •    Charleston, SC
    •    Florence, SC
    •    Myrtle Beach, SC
    •    Chattanooga , TN
    •    Memphis, TN
    •    Austin, TX
    •    Bryan, TX
    •    Dallas, TX
    •    El Paso, TX
    •    Harlingen/Brownsville, TX
    •    Houston, TX
    •    Temple, TX
    •    Waco, TX
    •    Weslaco, TX
    •    Lynchburg, VA
    •    Norfolk, VA
    •    Portsmouth-Newport, VA
    •    Roanoke, VA

Gigwalk Webinar - Field Research 101

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:03:03 -0800

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s webinar. It was great to hear all of your questions and feedback; your input is what makes these webinars exciting and informative!

For those who were unable to attend, the slides from the webinar are shown above, and they include the following:

Overview of Gigwalk - who we are, what is Gigwalk, finding Gigs
Doing a Gig - what the Client sees, getting paid, earning Streetcred
Field Research - collecting data, completing surveys, assessing service
Example Gigs - inventory, placement, data collection
Photo Tips - top 3 tips, best iPhone camera tricks, perspective
Q & A session - we covered the most common questions from Gigwalkers

Overall we received positive and helpful insight from our attendees, and we plan to host more upcoming training webinars in the near future!

Have a great week and happy Gigwalking,

Natala & Shaane

1.5 Million Tasks Complete

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:50:10 -0800

The last seven months have been a whirlwind at Gigwalk — we’ve launched hundreds of thousands of Gigs, made thousands of payouts to individuals and connected real people with a real source of secondary income across the country.

Today, we are delighted to announce some key achievements — so read on to get the scoop.

1.5 million tasks completed since launch. Wow.
Not only is that a lot of Gigs (about 125,000 to be exact), this achievement represents effort from individuals across the country to collect critical business data and photographs to document intersection blockages, restaurant menus and small business interiors.

Expansion to new categories of work.
When we started, we primarily focused on Field Research Gigs that solved big data mapping issues and were located at a specific location. As our market footprint has expanded, the need to support new types of work has become apparent. We now support six categories of Gigs:

Field Research: Collecting information about products or businesses.
Photography and Media: Generating multimeida content from a location, event or experience.
Quality Inspection: Evaluating a service, product or location.
Administrative Support: Assisting with administrative support and office duties.
Onsite Technical Service: Provide installation, maintenance or repair services.
Field Sales & Marketing: Promote a product, brand or business.

100,000+ mobile workforce of skilled individuals
Of all our achievements, we are most excited about the workforce of mobile-device enabled, App powered individuals. These people rock! Their occupations range from EMTs, to photographers, to Apple Geniuses. We share their desire for real, flexible work — the opportunity to work on the go, when your schedule, your interest and your skills match the needs of a business.

New Fortune 500 customers
We are excited to share that eBay, BMW, Mercedes and Chegg have joined the growing list of companies using Gigwalk.

It’s Still Day One
With all of these exciting achievements, we still know that this is just the beginning — it is still day one. Our vision is to change the way work gets done — to define a new class of flexible work that can be done on the go. Even though folks like Andy Ransford, a medical student in Miami, earn $1,000’s with Gigwalk in-between classes or Lisa Duncan, an office manager in San Mateo earn $100’s a week after work; we know that this is just the beginning.

To learn more about these milestones, check out our press release.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:07:08 -0800

As the Holidays begin in earnest this week, all of us at Gigwalk wanted to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. After our last team meeting, we gathered the team together for a quick photo (one of our co-founders even joined us by video-conference!)

Happy Holidays!

Thank you.

Team Gigwalk

Featured Gigwalker: Monique O'Toole

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:07:00 -0800

Monique O’Toole (aka: Monique-the-Beat) is an entrepreneur whose skill at promoting hot musicians and emerging fashion labels come in handy when hitting the pavement for Gigs.

Why did you start Gigwalking and what does it mean to you?

I started Gigwalking after I found a job posting online. I lost my job quite some time ago, and wasn’t having much luck, so I was beyond excited when I found Gigwalk. It means a lot to me to be able to make money on my own time. Plus, I get to be my own boss and manage my work. It doesn’t get much better than that!

Besides combing the streets for Gigs, what else do you do?

I go to tons of concerts, and run a music site called the Beat-Box. It’s a music and fashion site I started about a year ago where I promote shows and fashion labels with articles and videos.

How has Gigwalk made a difference for you?

The earnings have helped me a lot, especially with the holidays coming. Unemployment wasn’t paying the bills, so my Gigwalk money is helping me pay for gas, food and even keeping my site up and running.

What are your two best tips for new Gigwalkers?

Be patient, practice, and plan your days out.

What was your best Gigwalking experience so far?

So far, I really enjoy parking my car in L.A and walking from Gig to Gig. Gigwalking is great exercise, and you discover new places you wouldn’t have otherwise. I also enjoy Gigs in shopping malls and food courts.

Besides Gigwalk, what is your favorite iPhone Application?

I probably use Twitter the most. Instagram is also a favorite.

Which current event would you be discussing at the Gigwalk Watercooler?

Recently, there was a tragedy in my hometown of Seal Beach – a shooting at a hair salon – that has really rocked our community. Also, my favorite band, The Sounds, just started their North America tour and I’m planning to catch several of their shows in California.

What would be your theme song while Gigwalking?

“Gimme Some Money” by Spinal Tap, because I can’t help but to think of the money I’m making while taking panos… lol!

Are you the only Gigwalker that you know personally or do you have any other friends who have the Gigwalk fever? (Asked by Lisa Duncan, last week’s Featured Gigwalker)

I’m still only Gigwalker I know. I’ve shown some friends the app, and the response has been great.

What question do you want to ask the next featured Gigwalker?

What’s your strategy and do you Gigwalk during the week or just weekends?

Featured Gigwalker: Lisa Duncan

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Lisa Duncan exudes the positive attitude that makes her such a successful Gigwalker. The skills she developed traveling the world helps her on Gigs: Lisa is always prepared, communicates easily with businesses and infuses her work with a sense of fun.

Why did you start Gigwalking and what does it mean to you?

I started Gigwalking because it seemed like a GREAT idea! Use my phone to make money? YES PLEASE! This year has been difficult financially and it’s the first time in my life I fell behind on bills. I took on a part-time job at a fast food place but wasn’t happy with the work environment, so I started secret shopping, which I enjoyed, but it wasn’t the right fit for me. THEN, I started Gigwalking. WOW! Not only is Gigwalk fun, but with the speed at which I can do Gigs, I’m making $32 per hour.

Besides combing the streets for Gigs, what else do you do?

I’m an Administrative Assistant and I love my job! My passions are travel, learning new languages and about different cultures. I lived in the Czech Republic to teach business English and traveled around Europe. Once I get caught up on my bills, I’m going to save my Gigwalk money for my next trip. I’m hoping to go to Asia!

How has Gigwalk made a difference for you?

Gigwalk helps me catch up on bills, takes stress out of my life, and gives me an easy and fun way to make money, at my own pace and on my own schedule. Without Gigwalk this month to supplement my income, I wouldn’t have been able to make my car payment. A few weekends of Gigwalking have not only allowed me to pay my bills, but will help me go Christmas shopping!

What are your two best tips for new Gigwalkers?

#1 Be PREPARED for anything: Bring a snack, an external battery for your phone, and arm yourself with an answer or a question for store associates or mall security. Be prepared to be turned away when you ask permission, but also be ready for business owners who are excited about what you’re doing and ask a lot of questions!

#2 Have fun and don’t be shy about asking questions. The folks at Gigwalk are there to help, and so are other Gigwalkers.

What was your best Gigwalking experience so far?

I love Gigwalking at the mall. I get to shop, and make money at the same time. Just last night I had two shop owners get REALLY excited about what I was doing. They both had lots of questions for me, and were happy to be helping me and their business at the same time. That was great for me.

Besides Gigwalk, what is your favorite iPhone Application?

Hands down: Words With Friends!

Which current event would you be discussing at the Gigwalk Watercooler?

The unemployment rate, no doubt. I have so many close friends and family members this has affected. It’s absolutely awful!

What would be your theme song while Gigwalking?

It would have to be Whistle While You Work like in Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs….I know it’s silly, but I FEEL like whistling while I’m Gigwalking because it’s just that fun.

Have you ever encountered another Gigwalker in the wild?
(Asked by Phil Scroggs, last week’s Featured Gigwalker)

As of yet I have not run into any Gigwalkers “in the wild”. I think I’ve done a lot of gigging in untouched areas and I’ve been doing a lot of “clean up” with straggler Gigs. I would love to run into a fellow Gigwalker and talk shop so to speak. I love the Gigwalk Talk forum, but meeting another Gigwalk fanatic would be so exciting!

What question do you want to ask the next featured Gigwalker?

Are you the only Gigwalker that you know personally or do you have any other friends who have the Gigwalk fever?