BUILT IN CHESHIRE

Why I built Cheshub.

I was born and raised in Cheshire, I run a business here, and I’ve used freelance marketplaces from both sides.

They can be brilliant, but when the work needs to be local, the experience can get frustrating very quickly.

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I’VE BEEN ON BOTH SIDES

The same problem, from two different directions.

Cheshub came from things I’d actually experienced while trying to grow a business and while trying to hire people myself.

AS A FREELANCER

Competing with the whole world

Freelance platforms genuinely helped me when I was getting my business started. They opened up opportunities I probably wouldn’t have found otherwise.

But when I wanted to build a business locally, I was often competing for the same work against providers from everywhere in the world.

Local freelancer competing with providers around the world
  • Local opportunities can get buried in global competition
  • Price becomes the main comparison rather than local value
  • It can be difficult to build relationships with nearby customers
AS A BUSINESS OWNER

Posting local work and getting unsuitable bids

As my business grew, I ended up experiencing the problem from the other side too.

I’d post work that specifically required someone to attend on-site, only to get applications from people hundreds or thousands of miles away.

On-site Cheshire job receiving applications from thousands of miles away
  • Time wasted reviewing people who could never attend
  • On-site requirements being ignored
  • More filtering before finding someone genuinely suitable
THE IDEA ISN’T NEW

The difference is that Cheshub starts local.

Sites like Freelancer already connect people with work. Cheshub takes that familiar idea and makes location part of the experience from the beginning.

Traditional platform

Worldwide by default

Post a job → Worldwide responses → Filter through applicants → Work out who can actually attend
Cheshub

Local by design

Post locally → Relevant nearby providers → Talk directly → Get it done
LOCAL FIRST

Starting in Cheshire because Cheshire is home.

I wanted Cheshub to make it easier for local businesses, freelancers, trades and customers to find each other without immediately being thrown into a global marketplace.

The goal is simple: make it easier for local work, local relationships and local spending to stay closer to home.

Built for all kinds of local work
IT & Tech Trades Cleaning Gardening Photography Design Bookkeeping Business Services
HOW CHESHUB WORKS

Simple steps. Local results.

1PostTell us what you need.
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2MatchFind relevant local providers.
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3ChatTalk privately and compare.
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4AgreeSet scope, price and payment terms.
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5WorkDeal directly with each other.
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No card or payment details are taken or stored by Cheshub.

Deposits, staged payments and final payments are agreed and made off-site directly between the poster and provider. Cheshub facilitates the connection, it does not process the money.

THE SIMPLE IDEA

Let’s keep Cheshire working.

Find work locally. Find people locally. Work together directly.

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