Get things done for just 5 dollars with ‘Vites’

Vites is TaskRabbit made a little more simple. It matches people with talent and/or time, to those who need to get things done. Vites was released in both Japanese and Korean a little over week ago.  Wishscope is another Japanese website similar to TaskRabbit, but I do like the simplicity of Vites.

Users can create a Vites account using their Facebook credentials. Once you’re done, you can start listing any service that you can provide, such as giving a morning wake-up call, taking a picture of something, trying out an app, giving fashion advice, or anything else you can think of within reason. Every task on Vites is sold for 5 dollars, with no exception. If you come across something interesting, you can press the outsource button. Vites charges a one dollar service fee for every transaction. The worker signals the completion of a task by pressing a button, and the fee will be subsequently transferred to their PayPal account.

Some of the popular services on the site so far include drawing a Twitter icon, replacing a Twitter icon with an ad for 24 hrs, giving UI/UX advice, finding the perfect book, and more. 

There is also a crazy one, as one guy wants 5 dollars to wake himself up early for one week. He is not providing anything in return, his just forcing himself to get up early in exchange for 5 dollars. Anything goes, I guess. It says on the project page that he has already received 9 orders. Maybe it’s his boss?!

User can browse using the category section in the right sidebar. Categories so far include illustration, photography, design, movies, music, and beauty.

Indeed the concept of Vites is nothing new, but they have done a good job of simplifying the structure. Vites is planned to be released in  English, Thai, Indonesian, so users who speak those languages can look forward to that. They’re currently working on an iPhone app and Android app as well.

Vites is a work by blue note co. Ltd., located in Tokyo, Shibuya.