What You Can Post: Jobs, Tasks, Services, Supply and Technology Requests

Running a business means constantly needing something from someone else.

You may need someone to repair equipment, a driver for a delivery, a specialist to provide a service, a supplier to provide stock, or a technology professional to solve a business problem.

These needs are different, so they should not all be treated as the same kind of request.

Jobs Are Only One Kind of Request

A job can be appropriate when you need someone for an ongoing role or a more substantial piece of work. But sometimes the need is much smaller.

A task can describe a specific piece of work that needs to be completed. A service can describe professional or practical help you want provided. A supply request can tell other businesses what products, materials or stock you need. A technology request can describe a technical problem or solution your business is looking for.

The point is simple: describe the actual need instead of forcing every request into the word “job.”

Choose the Request That Matches the Need

Before posting, ask yourself what you are really trying to get.

• Need a person for ongoing work? Consider a job.
• Need one defined piece of work? Consider a task.
• Need a professional or practical service? Post the service you need.
• Need products, materials or stock? Make a supply request.
• Need software, technical support or another technology solution? Make a technology request.

This makes the request easier for the right member or business to understand.

A Good Post Starts With the Problem

Whatever you are posting, explain what you need clearly.

Describe the work or item, the result you expect, the relevant requirements and anything a potential responder needs to know before deciding whether they can help.

Do not make the post complicated just because the business problem is complicated. Give enough information for the right person to understand the opportunity and respond appropriately.

Posting Turns a Need Into an Opportunity

A business need sitting in your head, notebook or WhatsApp conversation is difficult for the wider market to act on.

A clear post turns that need into something other people can see, understand and respond to.

That is the purpose of Knomart's posting workflow: helping merchants put real business needs in front of people and businesses that may be able to fulfil them.

Before you post, do not ask only “What job do I have?” Ask “What exactly do I need?” Then post the request in the form that matches it.