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Personal Assistant

Too much on your list?

— hand some of it off.

The returns piling up, the delivery you have to wait home for, the gifts to buy and mail, the closet that needs organizing, the dozen little errands you never get to. A vetted local helper — or a regular you trust — takes the list off your hands, for an offer you set by the hour. No monthly retainer, no concierge membership, no cut taken out of their pay. You pick your help by name, rating, and reviews — and request the same one next time.

Hand off your list now Why it’s better

📋 errands, returns & life admin 💵 100% of your offer to your helper 🗓️ by the hour, no retainer

Why a personal assistant is better here

Three things a concierge service won’t do

Gopher isn’t a concierge service with retainers and membership fees. It’s a local marketplace built on three simple rules.

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Hassle free & haggle free

Make an offer up front or ask for instant bids. Either way you’ll experience the easiest way to find great workers ever — one quick errand or a whole afternoon of your to-do list.

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Paid directly

Your helper is paid directly and keeps 100% of your offer — 0% commission. No retainer, no membership, and no minimum hours to buy.

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Booked to done

A helper you pick by name and rating runs the list end to end — returns made, the delivery waited on, the gifts bought and mailed, the closet sorted — and checks in so you always know where things stand.

What changes for you

A personal assistant with Gopher vs. a concierge service

Same list off your plate, very different deal. Here’s what shifts when you hand it to a helper directly instead of paying a concierge retainer.

What changes

Concierge & PA Agencies

The Gopher Way

💵What you pay

×A monthly retainer or membership with minimum hours, used or not.

✓You name the offer and your helper keeps 100% of it — by the hour, no retainer.

🙋Who shows up

×An assigned assistant from a roster, swapped out without notice.

✓A vetted helper you pick by name, rating & reviews — and request the same one again.

📋What gets done

×A defined scope and a quick “that’s outside my duties.”

✓Whatever’s on your list — returns, pickups, waiting on a delivery, mailing, organizing, gift shopping.

🧾The cut

×An agency markup on the assistant’s pay, plus the membership fee.

✓Helper keeps 100% — no retainer, no markup, just a small app fee.

🗓️Commitment

×A contract and a monthly minimum number of hours.

✓An hour here, an afternoon there — only when you actually need it.

⚡On demand

×Scheduled through an account, often days ahead.

✓Nearby help alerted now — often same-day.

No surprises

What you actually pay

Everything’s on the table before you confirm. No retainer, no membership, nothing padded:

👷Your offer — by the hour or the taskYou set it. Your helper keeps 100% of it.

you decide

🧾No retainer or membershipNo agency between you and your helper taking a cut

📱A small Gopher feeThe only thing Gopher keeps to run the app

a few $

New to your area? We recommend securing your Gopher first, then booking the work. Gopher isn’t a fulfillment service, so if there aren’t many workers near you just yet, we won’t leave you hanging — and rest assured, we’ll be there soon.

How it works

From overloaded to off your plate

Say what’s on the list

Returns, pickups, waiting on a delivery, organizing, errands — whatever you need done.

Name your offer

Set it by the hour or the task. They keep 100% of it.

A local helper takes it

Nearby help is alerted instantly. Pick by rating, or request someone you’ve used before.

They knock it out

Errands run, list cleared — with a check-in so you always know where things stand.

List getting away from you? Gopher it.

Hand off the errands and life admin — returns, pickups, waiting on deliveries, organizing — for an offer you set, with no retainer and no membership.

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