Bringing people together is quite valuable, but not as valuable...

Bringing people together is quite valuable, but not as valuable as ART seems to think, and they could do it much better.

Setup correctly, and with enough uptake, it could reduce advertising costs to service providers, as it will be a central market place for services. It should also be a place where customers can find reliable service providers through a tender process rather than quotes. The rating system should be fool proof, which Google ratings are not.

It can add assurance as well as insurance to customers and service providers, plus a payment platform.