MyHammer

Infobox Dotcom company
company_name = MyHammer
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company_type = PLC
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foundation = Neuss, Germany (2005)
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location_city = Neuss
location_country = Germany
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key_people = Management board: Markus Berger-de Léon (CEO), Nicholas Thiede, Head of Supervisory Board: Martin Weber, Area Manager UK: Robert Swift
industry = Online portal in the trade and service industry
products = Online marketplace for trades and services
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num_employees = 69 (2008)
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company_slogan = Any Job. Any Time. Anywhere.
url = www.myhammer.co.uk


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language = English, German
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registration = Required to post jobs or quote on jobs
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MyHammer is an internet portal for consumer services that was launched in Germany in 2005 where it is nowadays the largest online market place for the consumer services industry [http://www.sintras.de/webkatalog-kostenlos-eintragen/economy/My-Hammer-de-further-on-growth-course.html My-Hammer.de further on growth course ] ] [http://www.ukhomeideas.co.uk/ideas/other/web-sites/myhammer-launches-new-trades-services-portal MyHammer Launches New Trades & Services Portal on UK Home Ideas ] ] with over 500,000 registered members [http://www.goodgad.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=521&Itemid=2 goodgad | New Trades and Services Portal Set to Take the Hassle Out of Home Improvement - Var sburl8445 = window. | Myhammer, Tradesmen, Job, Their, Work ] ] . In 2008 commercial and private customers use the platform in three European countries; Germany, the UK and Austria. MyHammer attracts thousands of people monthly to become registered members. In 2007 the amount tripled [http://www.welt.de/welt_print/article1575742/Wenn_der_Handwerker_unter_den_Hammer_kommt.html Online-Auktion: Hunderttausende sind im Internet auf der Suche nach den richtigen Blaumännern: Wenn der Handwerker unter den Hammer kommt - DIE WELT - WELT ONLINE ] ] . MyHammer provides an online alternative to telephone directories [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2083958/Internet-discounts-could-save-a-family-andpound700.html Internet discounts could save a family £700 - Telegraph ] ] and as the platform is available anytime of the day, it increases time freedom on the market. MyHammer launched in UK on 17th May 2008 and within 6 weeks became the largest website of its kind in the UK. MyHammer is an affiliate of the German conglomerate Abacho that offers services in internet search and as a web portal and chat room [ [http://www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/aktien/hot-stock-und150-abacho-killer-anwendung_aid_256752.html HOT STOCK – Abacho: Killer-Anwendung - Aktien - FOCUS Online ] ] .

Products and operation

MyHammer platform hosts services available in several home improvement categories. The service is for free for both parties, for tradesmen who receive jobs and for private users who post their jobs [ [http://www.buildingdesign-news.co.uk/2008/21-MyHammer-Trades-and-services-online-market-News-300508.asp 21-MyHammer Trades and services online market News 300508 ] ] . After winning a job, tradesmen are required to pay a fee that is 6% of quote price [ [http://www.myhammer.co.uk Find Local Tradesmen For Any Job - For Free! ] ] . MyHammer works in a manner similar to eBay, [ [http://www.ebay.com/ eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices ] ] however, unlike eBay customers define the highest price they are ready to pay for a job and interested tradesmen and service providers answer by offering lower prices [http://wissen.spiegel.de/wissen/dokument/26/63/dokument.html?titel=Auftr%C3%A4ge+aus+dem+Netz&id=52263662&top=SPIEGEL&suchbegriff=&quellen=&vl=0 SPIEGEL Wissen :: Aufträge aus dem Netz - Artikel ] ] [http://www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/www-onlinewerbung-de-geldmaschine-internet_aid_255185.html www.onlinewerbung.de: Geldmaschine Internet - Börse - FOCUS Online ] ] . It is possible to upload pictures so that tradesmen and service providers could see already in advance what needs to be painted or fixed [ [http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2220650/myhammer-lets-people-diy-quotes Stop! Myhammer time - Computeractive ] ] . After the work is done, mutual rating takes place ensuring comparability and transparency to members. Customers may choose the right tradesman basing that choice on price, qualifications, customer feedback or availability so that the cheapest does not need to be taken [ [http://www.focus.de/digital/internet/internet-wettstreit-um-auftraege_aid_225221.html INTERNET: Wettstreit um Aufträge - Internet - FOCUS Online ] ] [ [http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/artikel/613/165143/ Dienstleistung aus dem Internet Der Handwerker aus dem Netz - Bayern - sueddeutsche.de ] ] .

External links

* [http://www.myhammer.co.uk/home.php Official website]

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