New Website Matches Up Skilled Tradespeople with Homeowners and Businesses That Need Smaller 'Side Jobs' Done

By giving skilled tradespeople a place to advertise, sidejobtrader.com puts an end to the age-old adage of not being able to find someone to do needed work.

Gilbert, AZ (PRWeb) February 20, 2007 -- All over the United States, the same story plays out again and again: someone needs a job done -- usually a small job -- and can't find anyone to do it. From fixing a leaky faucet to repairing an air conditioner motor, it sometimes seems impossible to find someone knowledgeable to do these kinds of "side jobs."

That's exactly what Paul A. Magruder was thinking when he started "Side Job Trader," a nationwide, searchable advertising website where skilled tradespeople who do work "on the side" can list their services. This allows a person who needs work done to find someone local who is ready, willing, and able.

Here was a guy who did exactly what I needed on the side. It was a blessing to find him.

"The simple fact is, it's sometimes very tough to get a small job done," says Magruder. "The plumber you see in the yellow pages wants to install an entire bathroom, not fix one leaky pipe."

Homeowner Mark Johnson agrees. "I just wanted someone to come by and look at my air conditioner. The big HVAC place had a five week wait time. By then, the summer would be over." Johnson mentioned his plight to a neighbor, who put him in touch with a friend who worked for an HVAC company, and fixed air conditioners on the side. One day later, Johnson's woes were over "It was great," he said "Here was a guy who did exactly what I needed on the side. It was a blessing to find him."    

This is the exact situation Magruder hopes to address with his new website. "The premise for the website is really quite simple" says Magruder "it's the matching up of people who do side work, and people who need side work done."

www.sidejobtrader.com goes online in March 2007, and will feature a database that is searchable by trade and area. Rates start at $6.95 for a 30-day ad, so tradespeople of every level can afford to advertise. And hopefully, the days of not being able to find someone to do a side job will come to an end.

Side Job Trader allows tradespeople of all skill levels to list their service, and gives people who need work done a place to find them. The online database is fully searchable, and is nationwide. To learn more about this service, please visit the website www.sidejobtrader.com, or contact Paula Stoffregen at (480) 677-9696.

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