Laborfair.com Launches in Los Angeles, Bringing Free Peer-Reviewed Online Labor Marketplace to Southern California

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - February 11, 2008) - Laborfair (www.Laborfair.com), the smart, easy and right way to find personal help, today launched its online labor marketplace for Los Angeles. Laborfair connects people in need of personal help with quality service providers in a way that's simple, reliable and fairly priced.

Over the last year, Laborfair has grown its community of consumers nearly fifty percent each month, and is now expanding its marketplace for reputation-based person-to-person hiring to include Los Angeles. Examples of provider services currently offered in Los Angeles range from childcare and home repair to reptile pet-sitting and eco-organizing. Childcare, housecleaning and skilled trades categories (handymen, painters, plumbers) remain the most requested with more than seventy-seven percent of Laborfair's users seeking help in those areas.

"Consumer response to Laborfair in other cities has been so passionate and positive that we're looking forward to helping relieve the same pent up demand for trusted, skilled help in Los Angeles," said Jenna Raby, founder of Laborfair. "All of us face an ever-increasing 'to-do' list but an ever-decreasing amount of time each day in which to get it done. We ask ourselves: how much does it cost, can I afford the help? Laborfair makes it quicker and easier to find trusted, reliable help at affordable prices."

Laborfair is a community of consumers and skilled workers that shares a commitment to fair pricing. At Laborfair.com, individuals in need of personal services, such as housecleaning, childcare or general repair, can search service provider profiles grouped according to geographic location, type of work performed or a combination of both. All service provider profiles on Laborfair.com include a photo, a description of their service, an hourly rate, and must have at least one reference or review. The service is free for consumers.

Now, residents of Los Angeles will have access to a pool of quality, skilled laborers like the thousands of consumers in Laborfair's other markets who have already found the help they need. In turn, these providers will be able to build their reputations and businesses much like Mike Shaw, a San Francisco Bay Area resident with more than 20 years of home repair experience who considers himself a jack-of-all-trades:

"I've been able to build a nice base of customers through Laborfair," said Shaw. "Laborfair makes it much easier for customers to find me, and I don't have to spend money on advertising or pay a high finder's fee to someone else. The customer gets good help and I can pass along some of my savings to them. Everyone wins."

To view Mike Shaw's profile on Laborfair.com, please visit http://www.laborfair.com/mshaw.

Laborfair was founded with a mission to help skilled workers expand their own businesses or services and also keep their entire wage earned instead of paying a portion to a middleman. Laborfair is a simple, cost-effective and self-fulfilling way for these individuals to improve their earning power.

"Laborfair will change the way Americans find and hire personal help. We remove the mystery from the equation, help deliver peace of mind, and allow everyone to benefit," continued Raby.

For more information about Laborfair or to find local service providers, please visit www.Laborfair.com.

About Laborfair

Laborfair is the smart, easy and right way to find quality help, ranging from a handyman to a personal chef. Laborfair was founded in 2006 with a mission to help independent service providers improve their career and life opportunities by connecting them with people in search of personal help. To achieve that mission, the company has created the premiere online labor marketplace for connecting people in search of personal help with those who can provide it in a way that's fair, easy and financially rewarding for everyone involved. For more information on the company or to find a service provider, please visit www.Laborfair.com.

Contact Information: Press Contact: Michael Azzano Cosmo PR for Laborfair (415) 596-1978