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# How It Works

## Content

How it works · Nationwide

# Help from a friend is *three taps away.*

No waiting for quotes. No bidding wars. Find a trusted neighbor nearby in any U.S. city or town, book them on the spot where you see Book Now, or just reach out and say hi.

[Find a neighbor to help](https://neighborforhire.com/browse-neighbors/)[Start helping your neighbors](https://neighborforhire.com/become-a-provider/)

If you need help

## Three taps from a conversation.

Describe the job like you'd tell a friend, see who's nearby, and reach out. That's the whole thing.

*1***Tell us what you need**Describe it in plain words, "deep clean my apartment Saturday morning", or pick a trade and your city or ZIP. Takes about 30 seconds.

*2***See who's nearby**Every neighbor sits in one list with photos, hours, real reviews and the rate, all up front. Use the filters after you search to narrow it down however you like.

*3***Book, pay safely, approve when it's done**Book Now means it's confirmed instantly. Everyone else confirms your request, usually fast. Your payment is held safely while the job happens. When the work is finished, tap Approve and your neighbor is paid. Tip if they earned it.

If you're the one helping

## You keep 100% of your rate. Always.

We don't take anything from what you earn, on any job, ever. A small service fee is added to the customer's total and shown before they confirm, so it never comes out of your pay.

*1***Create your page**Working solo or running a crew, pick your trade and tell neighbors about you. It's free to build and free to publish.

*2***Grow at your own pace**Add photos, collect reviews, and when you're ready, add your license and insurance on Get Verified to get discovered more. Your dashboard shows you the next step.

*3***Do the job, get paid in full**The customer's payment is already held when you start. Mark the job started, in progress and complete from your My Jobs page. Once the customer approves, or 24 hours after you mark it complete, your rate is paid to you exactly as you set it. Tips go straight to you too.

Why it feels different

## Built like the old way of hiring someone.

**No bidding wars**You see the rate before you book. Nobody is racing to the bottom, and nobody is paying for the chance to quote.

**Real reviews from real neighbors**Ratings come from people nearby who actually hired the person, not from whoever bought the most ads.

**Everybody's a neighbor**The guy two doors down and the company across town sit in the same list on equal footing. Everyone's welcome here.

## Ready to help someone, or find help?

Browse neighbors near you, or list your services free. Questions? The Help & FAQ has the answers, and Neighborly can point you the right way.

[Find a neighbor to help](https://neighborforhire.com/browse-neighbors/)