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The marketplace

The Gopher Marketplace, on one page

Four hats, not four kinds of people. Neighbors, Service Providers, businesses, and merchants — and one Gopher in the middle holding the money, verifying everyone, and keeping score. Read it in five minutes, explain it to anyone.

Gopher Team·Sep 12, 2026·5 min read
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A shop owner hands an order to a Gopher at her storefront door
For merchants

Post a Deal, keep the sale, skip the delivery-app cut

Gopher Deals is free to list, the customer buys from you directly, and a local Gopher brings the order to their door without taking a slice of it. Here's how it works and how to get listed.

Gopher Team·Sep 12, 2026·4 min read
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A Gopher installs a new ceiling light fixture in a neighbor's home
For Service Providers

Your own Deal, in front of the whole neighborhood. Free.

Once you've earned it, you can post a service offer that every neighbor, business, and merchant on Gopher can see and book directly. No lead fees, no business page, no ad budget. We can't find anyone else who does this.

Gopher Team·Sep 13, 2026·5 min read
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Two neighbors clasping hands warmly — a tradesman with his toolbox helping out at home
The marketplace

The marketplace your community runs on

One app. Real local neighbors. Just about any task you can name — handled at a fair price you set. This is what a community marketplace was always supposed to be.

Gopher Team·Jun 1, 2026·4 min read
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Realtor help — staging, moving, and last-minute listing tasks
For businesses

Real help for busy realtors

Showings and contracts are the easy part. It's the staging, the awkward furniture moves, and the "can you just handle this real quick?" jobs that eat your day — and don't fit any app's tidy little category.

Gopher Team·Apr 22, 2026·3 min read
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A friendly delivery driver showing a package while a neighbor uses the Gopher app at her front door
For neighbors

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.

Gopher Team·Apr 15, 2026·4 min read
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The green Gopher button
For businesses

Your on-demand local workforce

Slammed one week, quiet the next? Gopher Connect gives your business a vetted, on-demand crew — couriers, movers, skilled pros, and extra hands — without the cost and commitment of permanent hires. Hit the Gopher “Too Easy” Button!

Gopher Team·Mar 30, 2026·3 min read
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Safe, ID-verified delivery of age-restricted items
For neighbors

Age-restricted deliveries, done right

Wine for the party, a carton of cigarettes, a bottle for a gift — getting it to the right person matters as much as getting it there fast. Here's how Gopher fixed the markups, the waiting, and the limits.

Gopher Team·Mar 18, 2026·4 min read
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Affordable same-day junk removal near you
For neighbors

Junk removal, the easy way

The couch that won't fit the door. The dead fridge in the garage. The wall of moving boxes that multiplied overnight. Hauling it off shouldn't cost a fortune or a weekend.

Gopher Team·Feb 4, 2026·3 min read
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A vetted, friendly Gopher helping a senior with everyday tasks
For neighbors

A marketplace seniors can actually trust

"Senior-friendly" shouldn't be a marketing line. It should mean the help is easy to ask for, shows up when it says it will, and treats you like a capable neighbor — every time.

Gopher Team·Jan 9, 2026·3 min read
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A worker earning on their own terms with Gopher Go
For Service Providers

The most worker-centric way to earn

Do all the work while someone else sets the price, takes a cut, and decides when you get paid? Gopher Go flips that. You set the rate, you pick the jobs, and the posted price is exactly what you take home.

Gopher Team·Dec 2, 2025·4 min read
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Restaurant and food-truck delivery made easy with Gopher
For merchants

Restaurant delivery without the 30% bite

Third-party apps can eat a third of every ticket. Gopher does restaurant and food-truck delivery a different way — at no cost to you, with drivers who know their pay up front.

Gopher Team·Nov 12, 2025·3 min read
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Gopher's Refer Yourself feature for workers
For Service Providers

Refer yourself and get the request

Referring an app usually pads the company's numbers, not your pocket. Gopher's Refer Yourself feature flips that — share your link and new requests come straight to you.

Gopher Team·Oct 28, 2025·2 min read
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Flexible earning with the Gopher Go app
For Service Providers

A job you'll actually dig

Want a side hustle on your own time and your own terms — that isn't just dropping off food? Gopher lets you fill your day with the work you're good at, and get paid fast.

Gopher Team·Sep 16, 2025·3 min read
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