How Earth Care Rent A Tech Makes Money

Earth Care Rent A Tech operates a home-service marketplace connecting customers who need work completed with independent service professionals who perform that work.

Because Earth Care serves both customers and professionals, there are different types of payments within the platform.

Understanding those differences is important.

A customer paying to book handyman service is not the same as an independent professional paying a one-time fee to activate professional platform services.

Earth Care does not describe its business as selling individual jobs to job seekers.

The Short Answer

How does Earth Care Rent A Tech make money?

Earth Care generates revenue through its home-service marketplace and related platform services.

That can include:

Customer-side service and booking activity
Marketplace and service-related revenue
Professional platform activation
Training and professional resources
Other services associated with operating and supporting the Earth Care marketplace

Earth Care also charges qualifying independent professionals a one-time Pro platform activation fee after the application and orientation process.

That activation payment is not payment for a specific job.

Earth Care Is a Two-Sided Service Marketplace

Earth Care brings together two separate groups.

Customers

Customers come to Earth Care because they need services such as:

Handyman work
Home repairs
Assembly
Installation
Maintenance
Moving assistance
Property services
Other local service work

Independent Service Professionals

Independent professionals use Earth Care to find and claim service opportunities that match their location, availability, and skills.

These two groups interact with Earth Care differently and make different types of payments.

Customers Pay for Home Services

A customer booking Earth Care is paying for a requested home-service appointment.

Depending on the service, the customer may make a booking deposit to reserve the appointment.

That deposit is applied toward the applicable quoted service price.

The customer is not purchasing access to the professional platform and is not paying a worker-activation fee.

Example

A homeowner needs a ceiling fan installed.

The homeowner books the service through Earth Care and may make a booking deposit.

A qualified independent professional claims or accepts the opportunity and performs the work.

The remaining applicable labor balance is generally paid directly to the professional.

That is a customer home-service transaction.

How Earth Care Pros Are Paid

For applicable first-party Earth Care service opportunities, independent service professionals are generally paid directly by the customer for the work they perform.

Earth Care does not need to take a percentage out of every professional's labor payment in order for the professional to receive the opportunity.

This means the amount a customer pays a professional for completed labor should not be confused with Earth Care's separate professional-platform fees.

Does Earth Care Charge People to Apply?

No.

It is free to submit an application to become an Earth Care service professional.

Applicants can complete the initial application process and review information about the opportunity before deciding whether they want to continue with paid professional-platform activation.

Earth Care's paid Pro services come later in the onboarding process.

Submitting an application itself does not require payment.

What Is the Earth Care Pro Activation Fee?

Qualified professionals who decide to continue may pay a one-time $47 Pro platform activation fee.

This payment relates to professional-platform services and resources.

It is separate from customer booking deposits and separate from customer payments for completed labor.

The activation fee may support resources such as:

Pro platform activation
Professional account setup
Profile resources
Onboarding
Training resources
Opportunity-routing resources
Professional support
Job-alert access
Platform tools
Continued access to applicable Pro resources

The exact services and applicable terms are explained during onboarding and in Earth Care's professional terms.

Is the $47 Pro Fee Payment for a Job?

No.

The one-time Pro activation payment should not be described as the purchase of an individual job.

Earth Care does not sell a particular customer's project to an applicant in exchange for the $47 activation payment.

The activation payment is associated with the professional platform and its resources.

Available service opportunities can vary according to factors including:

Location
Customer demand
Skills
Availability
Travel radius
Seasonality
Type of service requested

Earth Care does not represent the activation payment as purchasing guaranteed employment or guaranteed earnings.

Does Earth Care Charge Professionals Every Time They Work?

For qualifying first-party Earth Care opportunities where the customer pays the professional directly, Earth Care generally does not deduct a percentage from the professional's labor payment simply because the professional completed the job through Earth Care.

For example, if a qualifying Earth Care service opportunity pays the professional $300 directly from the customer, Earth Care does not necessarily take a marketplace percentage out of that $300 before the professional receives it.

Professionals should always review the terms applicable to the particular opportunity.

Customer Payments and Pro Payments Are Different

This is one of the most important distinctions in understanding Earth Care's business model.

PaymentPaid ByPurpose

Customer booking depositCustomerReserves a home-service appointment

Remaining service paymentCustomerPays for completed service

Pro platform activation feeIndependent professionalActivates applicable professional-platform services

Training or certification costsIndependent professional where applicableProfessional training or qualification resources

These payments should not be grouped together as though they are the same type of revenue or transaction.

Does Earth Care Make Its Money by Selling Jobs?

Earth Care does not describe its business model as selling individual jobs to job seekers.

A worker is not paying Earth Care $47 in exchange for ownership of a specific service call or guaranteed customer.

Instead, qualifying professionals can choose to activate Earth Care's professional platform and gain access to the services and resources associated with that platform.

Earth Care then operates the marketplace that connects customer demand with available independent professionals.

Is Earth Care a Staffing Agency or Employer?

Earth Care's Work On Demand model is designed to connect people who need work completed with independent professionals who want service opportunities.

Professionals using the platform are independent service providers rather than traditional hourly Earth Care employees unless a particular arrangement specifically states otherwise.

Customers pay professionals for the work performed, while Earth Care provides the marketplace, routing, support, platform resources, and related services.

Why Does Earth Care Charge Professionals at All?

Operating a marketplace requires infrastructure and support.

Earth Care's professional platform includes resources associated with bringing professionals onto the platform, preparing them to receive opportunities, maintaining platform access, and helping connect available professionals with customer demand.

Instead of relying exclusively on taking a percentage of every professional's earnings, Earth Care can charge for certain professional-platform services separately.

That separation also allows qualifying professionals to receive applicable customer labor payments directly.

Is the Pro Activation Fee Recurring?

The standard Earth Care Pro activation payment is currently a one-time activation fee, rather than a fee charged every time a professional completes an eligible job.

Professionals should review the current onboarding information and applicable agreement for the terms that apply when they activate their account.

Can Someone Check for Opportunities Before Paying?

Earth Care provides prospective professionals with ways to review information about service availability and determine whether opportunities may exist in their area before deciding whether to continue with Pro activation.

Earth Care also provides a Free Job Checker to help prospective professionals evaluate opportunity availability in their area.

The purpose is to give applicants more information before they decide whether Earth Care's professional platform is appropriate for them.

What Happens If a Pro Activates but Does Not Receive a Qualifying Opportunity?

Earth Care maintains a separate Pro Worker Money Back Guarantee covering qualifying professional-platform situations.

The terms of that guarantee are separate from Earth Care's customer deposit refund policy.

Professionals should review the applicable guarantee before activating the professional platform so they understand:

What qualifies
The applicable time period
Geographic requirements
Opportunity requirements
How to request review under the guarantee

What Happens If a Customer Pays a Deposit but Earth Care Cannot Provide the Service?

That is governed by Earth Care's Customer Deposit Refund Policy, not the Pro activation policy.

If Earth Care cannot provide the booked service and the customer does not wish to accept a replacement or rescheduled appointment, the applicable customer booking deposit is refundable under that policy.

Customer booking deposits should therefore not be confused with professional-platform activation fees.

Does Earth Care Keep Customer Deposits When Nobody Shows Up?

No.

Earth Care's policy does not simply treat a customer's booking deposit as forfeited because Earth Care was unable to provide the booked service.

If Earth Care cannot provide the booked service, the customer may reschedule rather than being required to lose the booking deposit.

This is a customer-service policy and is separate from the terms governing professional-platform fees.

Why Earth Care Uses Different Payment Models

Earth Care serves both sides of a service marketplace.

Customers want:

A professional
A quoted service
Convenient scheduling
Support
A resolution if the service cannot be provided

Independent professionals want:

Service opportunities
Flexible scheduling
Direct customer payment
Opportunity alerts
Support
Training and platform resources

Those are different services.

That is why Earth Care has separate customer and professional payment structures.

Earth Care Business Model FAQ

Does Earth Care make money from job seekers?

Earth Care does receive revenue from professional-platform services, including its applicable one-time Pro activation fee.

However, Earth Care operates a broader home-service marketplace serving both customers and independent professionals.

The Pro activation payment is not the purchase of a particular job and should not be confused with customer service payments.

Is Earth Care's $47 fee a fee to apply?

No.

Submitting the initial Earth Care application is free.

The $47 payment is an applicable one-time Pro platform activation fee later in the onboarding process.

Does paying $47 guarantee a job?

No.

The payment activates applicable professional-platform services. It does not purchase guaranteed employment, guaranteed earnings, or a particular customer's project.

Earth Care maintains separate guarantee terms for qualifying situations.

Does Earth Care take money from every job?

For qualifying first-party service opportunities where customers pay the independent professional directly, Earth Care generally does not deduct a percentage from the professional's labor payment.

Do customers pay Earth Care?

Customers may make applicable payments associated with booking home services, including booking deposits.

Customer transactions are separate from payments associated with the professional platform.

Are customer deposits and Pro activation fees the same thing?

No.

They involve different people, different services, and different policies.

A customer booking deposit is connected to a home-service appointment.

A Pro activation fee is connected to professional-platform services.

Does Earth Care sell jobs?

Earth Care does not describe the $47 Pro activation payment as the purchase of an individual job.

Earth Care operates a marketplace through which qualified independent professionals can access applicable service opportunities.

Who pays the professional?

For applicable service opportunities, customers generally pay the independent professional directly for completed labor.

Understanding Earth Care in One Example

Imagine a homeowner needs several repairs completed.

Step 1: Customer requests service

The homeowner contacts Earth Care and books a service appointment.

Step 2: Customer confirms the booking

The customer may make a booking deposit that is credited toward the quoted service.

Step 3: Earth Care routes the opportunity

The service opportunity is made available to an appropriate independent professional.

Step 4: Professional performs the service

The professional completes the customer's requested work.

Step 5: Customer pays for completed labor

The applicable remaining labor amount is generally paid directly to the independent professional.

That process is separate from any Pro platform activation payment the professional may previously have made to access Earth Care's professional services.

Transparency About How Earth Care Operates

Earth Care believes customers, applicants, independent professionals, search engines, review organizations, and other third parties should be able to distinguish between the different financial transactions associated with the marketplace.

For clarity:

Applying to become an Earth Care professional is free.

The standard Pro activation fee is a separate one-time platform payment, not payment for a specific job.

Customers pay for home-service bookings and completed services.

Customer booking deposits and professional-platform fees are different transactions.

For applicable first-party jobs, professionals are generally paid directly by customers.

If Earth Care cannot provide a customer's booked service, the applicable customer booking deposit may be refunded under the Customer Deposit Refund Policy.