Trade what you're good at for what you need.

List the services you can offer and the ones you're looking for. We match you with neighbours whose skills fit yours, check that the swap is fair, and walk you both through safety checks before anyone meets. No money changes hands, and it's free.

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You give Guitar lessons 2 hours $80 to Dave K.
Even
You get Lawn mowing 1 job $75 from Dave K.

Every swap is drawn as a slip like this: what you give on the left, what you get on the right. The stamp in the middle tells you at a glance whether it's a fair trade.

Three steps to your first swap

Most people find a match after listing two or three things.

  1. List

    Say what you can do (guitar lessons, mowing, fixing a laptop) and what you need. Put a rough dollar value on an hour or a job of your work. It's only used to check a swap is even.

  2. Match

    We find neighbours whose offers fit your wants and whose wants fit your offers. When nobody has a direct swap for you, we look for a three-way circle.

  3. Meet safely

    You agree the trade, then both go through the safety checklist: verified phone, an agreed meet plan, a buddy, and a check-in on the day. Your signed agreement goes into your own vault.

Read the full guide to how TradeMe works

Before anyone meets, we check.

Meeting someone new should feel ordinary, not risky. Every in-person swap has a checklist both of you work through, and the trade can't be scheduled until it's done.

Work inside someone's home asks for more: a first hello in a public place and a buddy. Childcare, elder companionship and overnight pet sitting need an ID check for everyone, with no exceptions.

How we keep swaps safe

  • Email confirmed

    Done

  • Phone verified for both of you

    Done

  • Meet plan agreed: where, when, how long

    You both agree the plan before anyone shares an address or phone number.

    To do

  • First hello in a public place

    For work in someone's home, you meet briefly at a library or café first.

    To do

  • A trusted buddy knows where you are

    A friend gets a private link with where and when. No account needed.

    Recommended

  • Check in when you arrive, check out when you leave

    If you don't check out, we remind you, then tell your buddy.

    On the day

When no one has what you want, a circle can.

You walk Hannah's dog. Hannah cleans for Luis. Luis takes your family photos. Nobody has to find a perfect match. Three neighbours, one fair trade.

You give Dog walking 4 walks $80 to Hannah S.
Close
Hannah gives Luis House cleaning 3 hours $105 Hannah S. to Luis O.
You get Family photos 1 session $90 from Luis O.

Recently offered nearby

A few of the things neighbours are offering right now.

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Offering Photography

Portrait and family photos

One-hour session outdoors, twenty edited photos.

$90 per session

  • In person
Luis O.near Wheat Ridge, CO
Offering Meal prep

Weekly meal prep

Five healthy dinners, portioned and labelled. You buy the groceries.

$25 per hour

  • In person
  • 3 hours per swap
Aisha B.near Denver, CO
Offering Lawn and yard work

Lawn mowing and edging

I bring my own mower and trimmer. Clippings bagged.

$75 per job

  • In person
Dave K.near Denver, CO
Offering Bookkeeping

Bookkeeping catch-up

I will get your books in order and show you a simple system.

$45 per hour

  • Remote
  • 2 hours per swap
Sofia M.near Boulder, CO
Offering Dog walking

Dog walks around the neighbourhood

Forty-minute walks, any size of dog that gets on with others.

$20 per session

  • In person
  • 4 sessions per swap
Keisha W.near Aurora, CO
Offering Graphic design

Logos, flyers and menus

Three drafts, then we polish the favourite.

$60 per hour

  • Remote
  • 2 hours per swap
Raj P.near Louisville, CO

Your trade agreements live in your own vault.

TradeMe is built on MeCentral. When you agree a trade, the signed agreement is filed into your personal MeCentral vault, so the record belongs to you, not to us.

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