No Gopher nearby yet? You can change that!

Found us in a search but saw "no Gophers in your area"? Here's the five-minute fix: recruit a driver you already trust onto Gopher, and your next request goes straight to them.

Not many Gophers near you yet? Let's change that. If you found us in a search but we couldn't connect you with a worker, we have the fix — and recruiting a local driver is quick and easy, especially if there are already delivery services running in your area.

So you searched for help, found Gopher, went to make your first request — and we weren't able to connect you with a driver. We know how that lands, and we want to be straight with you about why it happens and how you can fix it faster than we can.

Here's the honest version: people are finding Gopher all over the country — often in towns that don't have any age-restricted delivery options, and where, unfortunately, we don't have drivers signed up yet either.

It's a good problem and a frustrating one at the same time. The marketplace fills in as locals join, and a brand-new area can come to life incredibly fast — sometimes within a day of the first few sign-ups nearby. The best part? You don't have to wait around for that. You can light the match yourself.

Recruit your own Gopher

The quickest way to get your personal errand runner secured is to tell someone about Gopher Go — our app for workers. On Gopher, they'll make right around double per delivery compared to other platforms, so they're almost always interested once they hear about it. So where do you find these people?

• A driver you already use on another delivery service for everyday, non-age-restricted orders, like food or groceries.
• A neighbor or friend who's always hustling and could use flexible, fair-paying work.
• Someone who's helped you before — the handy friend, the reliable mover — you'd happily call again.

See it in action

► Watch: recruit your own Gopher Play on YouTube ↗

Why it's worth the tiny bit of effort

• You'll have someone who can help you with virtually any errand you need.
• They'll earn more — 100% of the posted price you offer. We don't take a dime from them for the connection.
• You seed Gopher in your area, so next time there's already a driver here — for you and your neighbors.

We built Gopher to connect neighbors, businesses, merchants, and workers to fair-priced services — and there's no better way to get them all connected than a neighbor doing it themselves.