A Taskrabbit "Tasker" helps a client with the placement of frames on a wall.Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images There's been an uptick in recent years in the number of people ...

Odd jobs are as old as time. There have always been folks hiring people to perform tasks they don't have the time or skills to do themselves. The gig app TaskRabbit makes it easier than ever for ...

If you've been looking for a way to earn some extra cash, there are a few reasons why you shouldn't sleep on TaskRabbit as a way to make a profit by using skills you already have. TaskRabbit is a ...

Odd jobs are as old as time. There have always been folks hiring people to perform tasks they don’t have the time, skills, or desire to do themselves. The gig app TaskRabbit makes it easier than ever ...

Darlena Goetz of Orange County needed help mounting a new television, so she hired a handyman, or tasker, through the app Taskrabbit. When the television was up, she wanted to recenter the credenza ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Maggie Peddicord, a 25-year-old gig worker on Taskrabbit and student based in Fort Collins, Colorado. It's been edited for length and clarity. I'm ...