For you, an entrepreneurially-minded go-getter, that means job opportunities perhaps the most festive gigs of the season.
Here are a few ways to find holiday decorating jobs.
For holiday decorators, three features are especially helpful: Gigs, Jobs and Services.
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Finding local work is free through the Jobs and Gigs features.
Simply hit the corresponding section from the homepage, and a list of local moneymaking opportunities will appear.
(The website uses your IP address to automatically tailor the search to your locale.)
The Services feature, basically a looking-for-work ad, is where a little money will be involved.
Unless otherwise specified, all communication through Craigslist is anonymous.
Nextdoor
Nextdoor is a social media website for entire neighborhoods.
That last feature is especially useful for spreading the word about your holiday-decorating enterprise.
Did you know?
Your address wont be public facing.
Its used to categorize you in the correct general neighborhood on the website.
before you roll firing off posts about your decorating skills, know the rules.
You wont be able to offer your services in the For Sale & Free section.
Only tangible goods are sellable there.
Instead, youll be able to woo locals who are specifically looking for business recommendations.
If you have some money to spare, consider makinga business pageand posting in the Local Deals section.
While making a business account is free, posting in Local Deals isnt.
Thats the only section where you will be able to share unsolicited information about your business or service.
An average ad costs $75, according to estimates from Nextdoor.
Becoming a Tasker, as its called, is free.
To combat that condondrum, ensure that your profile is well-written and that you have priced your services competitively.
The company was founded in 2008 in Boston.
It has since expanded to include Taskers in 70 major metropolitan areas in the U.S and Europe.
Before signing up, ensure that your city is on the list ofavailable locations.
Check your local jobs section on Craigslist for temporary positions as well.
One way to do that is to search for holiday decorating services onAngi, which aggregates local business recommendations.
The website will generate a list of nearby companies that offer holiday decoration services.
Then youre free to contact them to see if they need help.
The next natural step may be to scale it into a business.
Theres a market for it.
And theres support along the way.
Just ask Josh Trees, owner ofWe Hang Christmas Lights.
(And yes, thats his real name.)
Trees launched his Christmas-lights-hanging endeavor in 1997.
By 2000 and despite many hiccups he was netting nearly $140,000 a year in profit.
Adam Hardy is a reporter and editor based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Connect with him on Twitter@hardyjournalism.
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