How to post a task on TBuddy and get useful quotes within an hour

Posting a task well is the difference between one thoughtful quote in an hour and twelve useless replies over three days. Helpers scan dozens of posts a day — yours has about eight seconds to say what needs doing, when, and roughly what it pays. This post walks through exactly what to put in the title, description, price and schedule so serious, verified helpers actually reply.

1. Title: what + where + how urgent

Skip "need help pls" and "urgent!!". A helper decides in the title alone whether to open your post. Aim for a plain-English description that ends with the neighbourhood.

• Good: "Deep clean 2BHK before move-in — Koramangala, Sunday morning"
• Good: "IKEA wardrobe assembly, 2 boxes — Powai, weekday evening"
• Bad: "Small task, easy money" (helpers ignore)
• Bad: "URGENT!!! Someone come now" (attracts spam)

2. Description: five lines, not five paragraphs

Serious helpers want one screen of information. Cover exactly these five things and stop:

• What: the specific job, with quantities. "Move a 6-seater dining set + 4 boxes", not "some furniture".
• When: a date and a 2-hour window. "Sat 5–7pm", not "weekend".
• Where: neighbourhood + floor. "Adarsh Palm Retreat, 4th floor, no lift" changes the quote by 40%.
• Access: parking, security clearance, pets. Any surprise on arrival tanks your rating.
• Your ideal price: an honest range, not "whatever's fair". See point 3.

3. Price: set a range, not silence

"Best price" gets you the worst helpers. A range signals you've done homework and filters out lowball spam.

• Search TBuddy for the same task type in your city — take the median of the last 10 quotes.
• Post a range 15% wider than that median. Widen further for weekends, evenings, or heavy items.
• Say what's included: materials, parking, tips. Ambiguity is the #1 dispute source.

4. Comparing quotes — trust the profile, not the price

The cheapest quote is almost never the best one. Sort by trust score, then read the last five reviews for tasks like yours.

• Verified badge is table-stakes — never accept a quote from an unverified profile.
• Look at completion rate, not total tasks. 95%+ on 20 tasks beats 82% on 200.
• Read the last 3 responses to bad reviews — how they handled a mistake tells you more than 100 five-stars.
• Message two shortlisted helpers a specific question ("can you also carry it up 4 floors?"). The clearer answer wins.

5. After the task — the 30-second review is your leverage

Reviews are the only thing keeping the marketplace honest. Leave one every time, and be specific — "on time, careful with the sofa, cleaned up after" is worth more than five stars alone.

Ready? Post your first task on TBuddy — most get a useful quote inside an hour when the post follows this template.