Local business finder MyCubi allows small business contractors to bid on service jobs while narrowing their marketing focus.

A new online service allows contractors to bid for projects by consumers who have outlined their needs online

The founders of mycubi.com describe their site as “the new eBay for services.”

If it’s your first time bartering, don’t jump in head first, said Danielle McCormick, founder and CEO of MyCubi.com.

“If it’s a big project start with the person doing a small task to make sure the long-term relationship is going to work,” she said.

Two business models often stand out as favourites for web entrepreneurs – selling services in an eBay-stylee and cracking the local advertising market. Some of the solutions may be quite slick but most struggle to catch on outside of their own cities and regions.

A new website which has just launched is designed to become the “eBay for services.”
On MyCubi.com, service providers create a profile page – known as a Cubi – stating what services they have to offer and what area they cover.

What is MyCubi? If you’re a local business offering any type of service from dog walking to home remodeling, one of the more difficult tasks can be self-promotion. MyCubi aims to change all that as the “eBay of the service industry”. A Cubi is a free web page which helps businesses market, trade and communicate with people in their local area.

MyCubi.com wants to provides users with an efficient online platform to market their services to consumers in their local area.

Are you self-employed and looking for an efficient way to market yourself? MyCubi.com may provide the perfect platform to offer your services, and you don't have to pay for the listing.

eBay is great for selling products but it lacks in it's ability to sell services, particularly since many services are geographically-based. And what about buyers? The best place to really put out a “Services Wanted” ad or general “Request for Proposal” (RFP) is difficult to do any other place except for Craig's List or the local classifieds. (Though thanks to the former, the latter are now less effective.)

For the ever increasing amount of Americans who are self employed, a new website has just been launched which helps them market their services to their local area.

On Mycubi.com everyone creates a free mini website (called a Cubi) which lets everyone in their local area know what services they offer. Even those who have regular jobs can use the site to find odd jobs based on their skills.

A new site aiming at helping people network in their local communities, MyCubi presents a new way to advertise one's own services. It let's you create your own mini website, or "Cubi", with a unique web address, where you can put all the info you want about the services offered, prices, time, availability, etc. Every Cubi is shown on the site's google maps, show you can look at all the services offered in a particular city of area. The site is geared above all for people who want to set up and run a business from home.

One of the issues that many small businesses (and home businesses) have is getting the word out. If you are interested in bettering your local cash flow and revenue, MyCubi.com might be able to help. The idea is that you can build a mini Web site that shares your skills and products , and helps others to find you. Danielle McCormick, the founder of MyCubi.com, offers this in an email:

Though it is still in the early stages, new Web site www.mycubi.com could be a great resource for small contractors going forward.
The site offers free Web pages called “Cubis” where users can list services they offer. Using the site’s search function, people looking for plumbers, builders or other service providers can locate these Cubis to find contractors in their area.