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TimeBucks.org - To Donate, Trade, or Find Services
Community-focused TimeBucks.org is an innovative online forum for donating, trading, or finding services.
According to TimeBucks.org, most of its participants “just want to share a talent or support an organization they care about,” which should tell you something about this site’s laid-back, not-for-profit mentality. TimeBucks.org functions around its own currency, called “time-bucks.” All services are valued at a standard rate of 15 time-bucks per hour. To earn time-bucks, you can donate services you’re able to provide, or purchase them for $1 USD per time-buck. Once you have time-bucks, you can trade them for services you need (searchable by category, keyword, and/or zip code) or donate the time-bucks to a participating nonprofit or community group. Participating charities receive 85 cents for every time-buck donated on their behalf ($12.75 per hour), with the remainder covering overhead for the website.
The services traded on TimeBucks.org span dozens of categories, such as Health & Beauty, Education/Mentoring, Fixing Up, Music/Drama/Dance, and Outdoor Work/Gardening.Timebucks.org/ In their own words
“Use this site to share your skills and find services you need. Posted services are usually less formal and less profit-oriented than other directories. Most people who provide services just want to share a talent or support an organization they care about… We encourage the non-commercial nature of our community by setting a one-price-for-everybody policy: 15 ‘time-bucks’ is equal to one hour of service.”
Why Timebucks.org/ might be a killer
TimeBucks.org will appeal to busy people who still want to make a difference and get involved in their communities, since there is such a minimal time requirement. And if you could get an hour-long professional massage in exchange for, say, an hour of dog-walking… wouldn’t you go for it? Timebucks.org makes these sorts of trades possible, without any cash changing hands.
Some questions about Timebucks.org/
Can this site get enough traffic and donations of services to gain the initial momentum it needs? Should it focus on certain geographic areas until the site picks up a bit more, since so many of the services – like babysitting, yard work, massage, guitar lessons, etc. – require geographic proximity for the trades to work?
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