add 20% if what your doing is worth more money then people would...

add 20% if what your doing is worth more money then people would pay. Its not rocket science mate its scarcity of labor. The long term like most other gig eno businesses they can scale back the percentage.

E.g
cathy does job for bob and jane- bob pays cathy $200

two months later cathy is busier because she does a great job and her schedule is full she raises prices by 30% and finds the people would still pay that price because they have already worked with her, she does a great job and cathies reviews and credentials is above and beyond other applicants.

bob and jane now has the choice, do they pay the 30% higher price or opt for a less well established applicant whos reviews are sub-par to cathy.

If bob and jane had brains, they can assume that if cathy offers further products or services her prices could increase, is it in bob and janes best interest to lock in a 12month continuous agreement with cathy at 30%.

Cathy now is making 10% more, she almost reaches a scale back point and ART now takes 15% or 18%. increasing cathys return by 2% to 5%.

If you think your getting a shit deal from AIRtasker its not because your worth less, its because the service you provide isn't worth more. The real question is does the 20% they take cover any insurance and if not do they offer it?, because that would make sense if they have a look at their data for injuries on the job. It might be too low margin of a product to include in their businesses model.