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Launch the Ultimate Trades & Services Marketplace – A Done-For-You Business That Runs While You Sleep
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Hire. Book. Pay. Repeat. Build a Digital Business That Will Always Be in Demand.
Imagine owning the #1 online platform in your country for hiring cleaners, maids, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, painters, handymen — and every tradesperson in between.
Now imagine that business earning you:
- Listing fees ✅
- Booking commissions ✅
- Featured ad revenue ✅
- Insurance upsells ✅
- Instant payments ✅
- And it all runs 24/7 while you sleep. ✅
Welcome to your next high-performing digital business:
A Trades & Services Marketplace, built for you by Digital One Agency.
🧰 Why Launch a Trades & Services Marketplace?
Because these services are always needed.
From home cleaning to urgent plumbing, from rental bond cleans to rewiring a switchboard — this business solves ongoing pain points in every suburb, town, and city worldwide.
✔️ Non-cyclical — These jobs happen all year, regardless of economic conditions.
✔️ Emergency-friendly — Burst pipe? Book a plumber instantly.
✔️ Repeat revenue — Most users come back monthly or even weekly.
✔️ Sticky users — Once a homeowner or landlord finds a trusted tradie, they stay loyal.
And because every job is booked through your platform, you generate passive income from every transaction.
💼 What’s Included in the $100K AUD Done-For-You Package?
This isn’t just a website. You’re getting a full-stack business, branded, designed, and revenue-ready for launch in any country of your choice.
✅ Branding & Design
- Custom name, logo, and domain strategy
- Professionally designed branding kit
- Clean, mobile-first UX/UI that looks elite but feels intuitive
- Regional look and feel for trust (Australia, USA, UK, UAE, etc.)
✅ Core Platform Features (Buyers & Users)
For Customers:
- Search tradies by service, suburb, availability, rating
- Instant booking or quote request
- Schedule once-off or recurring services
- Secure payment gateway integration
- Ratings and reviews
- Save favourite providers
- Request emergency call-outs
- Push notifications via mobile PWA
- SMS/email reminders for bookings
For Service Providers (Tradies):
- Create a verified profile (with photo, ABN, licence, insurance etc.)
- Select service areas and availability
- Accept jobs, message clients, and get paid automatically
- Upload licenses or certificates (optional verification)
- Get notified of nearby job requests instantly
- Offer fixed-price or quote-based services
- Withdraw earnings directly
✅ Admin Tools & Dashboard
- Review and approve tradie applications
- Manage disputes, ratings, and user support
- Track all payments, jobs, regions, and user data
- Built-in CRM to manage B2B partners (cleaning franchises, electrical firms, etc.)
- Create promotions, feature tradies, and boost categories
- Export reports (jobs per region, weekly income, churn rate, repeat use)
- Configure pricing tiers, ad slots, and featured listings
🔒 Optional Add-Ons for Serious Monetisation
You can dramatically increase trust, security, and revenue by adding:
| Add-On Feature | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ ID Verification System | Government ID & selfie check for trust | $5K AUD |
| 📄 Document Upload & Review | Upload licences, insurance, ABNs | $4K AUD |
| 🔒 Background Check Integration | Optional for providers | $6K AUD |
| 📦 Insurance Quote API Integration | Let users buy job cover instantly | $5K AUD |
| 🧾 Invoice Automation System | Automatically sends branded invoices | $3K AUD |
These add-ons let you sell “Verified Tradie” badges, charge extra for onboarding, or offer premium placement based on trust scores.
💰 How You Make Money — Over and Over
Your marketplace is a multi-revenue stream powerhouse. You earn every time a customer uses the platform, and then again when providers pay for visibility, bookings, and trust features.
| Revenue Stream | How It Works | Est. Monthly Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Booking Fees | 5–25% of each completed job | $5K–$100K AUD |
| Featured Listings | Paid “Top of Page” positions | $3K–$25K AUD |
| Provider Onboarding | Charge a joining/setup fee | $2K–$10K AUD |
| Background Checks | Sell provider screening add-ons | $2K–$5K AUD |
| Insurance Affiliate Fees | Revenue share on quotes | $2K–$20K AUD |
| Banner Ads | Sell ad space to cleaning products, tool brands, etc. | $5K–$30K AUD |
| Recurring Clients | Enable subscription cleaning plans | $10K–$50K AUD |
🌍 Built to Go Global — Launch in Any Market
You can deploy this business in:
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- 🇺🇸 USA
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- 🇦🇪 UAE
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- 🇮🇳 India
And yes — it supports:
- Local tax rules (GST, VAT, etc.)
- Local payment gateways (Stripe, PayPal, PayID, Razorpay, etc.)
- Country-specific certification uploads
- Local languages (optional multilingual upgrade)
🧠 Always in Demand. Always Profitable.
You’re not selling a trend. You’re building infrastructure for the on-demand economy. These trades will never go out of fashion:
- 🧽 Cleaners
- 🔧 Plumbers
- 🔌 Electricians
- 🧰 Handymen & handywomen
- 🪟 Window cleaners
- 🛠 Appliance repair techs
- 🎨 Painters
- 📦 Removalists
- 🧼 End-of-lease cleaning specialists
- 🔨 Carpenters
- 🧯 Fire safety & compliance technicians
📲 Delivered as a PWA — No App Store Needed
Our marketplaces install like native apps — but with no App Store gatekeeping. Your users simply visit your website and install the app in one click.
Features:
- Works on mobile and desktop
- Blazing fast
- Push notifications
- App-like UI
- Offline support
⏱ Timeline: Built in 4–6 Weeks
| Week | Phase |
|---|---|
| 1 | Strategy, Branding & Market Research |
| 2 | UI/UX Design Finalisation |
| 3 | Frontend + Backend Development |
| 4 | Payments, Add-Ons, Verification |
| 5 | Testing + Onboarding Walkthrough |
| 6 | Launch 🚀 |
Want to move faster? Ask about our 3-week express delivery option.
🧑💼 Who Should Own This Marketplace?
- Entrepreneurs who want a local service empire
- Tradespeople looking to dominate their region
- Agencies wanting a recurring-revenue digital product
- HNIs or property investors building asset portfolios
- Government grant applicants creating job platforms
- Startup founders who want product-market-fit on day one
🔥 Why This Business Works While You Sleep
- Your site is online 24/7
- Every job booked earns you money
- Tradies pay to promote themselves
- Users return again and again for regular tasks
- You collect passive revenue on autopilot
Build once. Earn forever.
💼 Let’s Build Your Marketplace Today
You’re not buying a dream. You’re launching a fully functioning platform with:
- ✅ Booking engine
- ✅ Payments + fees
- ✅ Verified users
- ✅ Multi-region capability
- ✅ Instant ROI potential
📞 Contact Digital One Agency Now
📧 contact@digitaloneagency.com.au
📞 +61 2 9057 9079
We build digital businesses — not just apps.
Need Fintech & Payments Development in Australia or the UK?
Digital One Agency is a senior, founder-led engineering team based in Australia (Gold Coast HQ) with active UK clients in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. We build fintech apps, payment integrations and trading platforms with the engineering rigour to actually run in production.
- Free 30-minute discovery call with a senior engineer
- Fixed-scope quote with milestone billing — no hourly rates
- AU & UK references on request
- Bespoke code you own — not a SaaS reseller, not a ChatGPT wrapper
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