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How to ensure a secure password

Tue, 30 Apr 2019 08:32:42 +0000

May 2nd is World Password Day. This is a good occasion to make you become aware of the importance of a secure password. Data theft, phishing or targeted hacker attacks are nowadays a frequent topic of discussion in the media. The huge data theft of January 2019, in which millions of passwords were distributed worldwide, is perhaps still on your mind.
In order to protect your own user accounts, it is therefore important to take this matter seriously instead of hoping that it will not affect you. So here are a few important tips to help you protect your appJobber user account - and of course your hard-earned money.

Protect your user accounts from unauthorized access! - Foto: JanBaby, Pixabay, CC0

password, 123456 or qwert – you've got a bad hand with passwords like these.

These are at the top of the hit list of particularly frequent IT security deficiencies. Hackers have an easy game with passwords like these and can empty your account in a flash or order expensive items at your expense. But even a more complicated password has its pitfalls - if the same password is used for different accounts. If this password falls into the hands of hackers and appears somewhere on the Internet, as with the password leak in January 2019, then all your accounts with the same access data are in danger.

Please consider the following rules:

Use different passwords for different user accounts.

Mix upper and lower case letters, numbers and special characters. For example, choose a phrase where you only use certain letters and characters.

Change your password regularly.

The more characters the better. Recommendation: Use the maximum number of characters available to you.

Do not give your password to anyone - not even to your partner.

So, it's best to immediately check all your passwords and change them according to these recommendations. By doing so, you don't have to worry about your user accounts anymore!

How to find our Store-Checks?

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:46:30 +0000

Maybe you have already noticed that we offer many Store-Checks all over Europe at the moment. They are just waiting for you to complete them and you can earn some money with them on the go! As we got several messages saying that you can‘t find these jobs, we would like to show how to complete one of our Store-Checks!

That‘s how you find our Store-Checks.

And that's how it works!

The current Store-Checks are scouting jobs. That means, you can do them nearly wherever you are. And that‘s why you can‘t find these jobs on the map but in the scouting job section instead. Therefore you have to select the tab „scouting jobs“. A list of all available scouting jobs in the selected area of the map will appear and you can choose one of them – for example Store-Check "Mini Mix", if there is a "Mini Mix" Market nearby. Please notice, that you can only start a scouting job when you are in the valid range of this job. Read all the tasks and hints and start your job!

Have a try and you‘ll see that we have a lot of work for you. So stop reading and start working with appJobber!

Good luck and have fun with our app!

May we present? Our brand new badges

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:27:24 +0000

We proudly present you: our brand-new badges!

Curious about our badges?

Completing jobs has never been more fun. Because now you can not only earn money completing jobs but also collect badges. A certain job combination, a certain number of completed jobs or a certain number of jobs in a specific category... Be surprised and discover which badge you can snatch. And how about a Badge Battle with your friends or a joint Badge Hunt?

Here's a taste of the badges we have in stock for you:
- Penny saver
- Rising star
- Night runner
- Gold Digger
- Secret Agent
These and many, many more badges are waiting for you. So keep on working hard and search for the next great badge.

To make sure you don't miss a badge, we'll send you an email when you've earned a new badge (of course you must have allowed us to send you emails for that). To keep an eye on your badges, the App menu now has its own section for your conquests only. Go take a look and see which badges you have already earned! All the colourful badges are already part of your trophy collection. What about the rest? The blurred badges are just waiting for you to get them with new jobs. So let's get going!

We wish you a lot of fun with our new feature and continued success with your jobs!

PS: For the very curious people amongst you: On our Facebook page and on Instagram we will present you some of our badges every now and then in the coming weeks. Follow us there and don't miss any news. ;)

Store-Checks all over Europe

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 15:12:37 +0000

Have you seen our store checks yet?

They are available for you all over Europe and are just waiting to be done by you. These easy scouting jobs can be fulfilled in just a few minutes. So, have a closer look!

Our scouting jobs will bring you good money in minutes!

Our new Store Checks are quite easy. Go to a store of your choice of a specific market chain and take overview pictures of the mentioned departments. Best of all: You can decide which branch of that chain you visit. The jobs can thus be comfortably integrated into your everyday life and your routes. Doesn't sound that great? Besides that: In the detailed job help you will find many important hints to get the job done successfully.

So now you probably want to know in which countries you can find these jobs? Here's a list of all countries

Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.

So, what are you waiting for? Take a look at the app, maybe there are some jobs nearby!

And don't forget: You can't find these scouting jobs on the map but in the scouting job section!

Pinpointing a place on a map: the wonders of geocoding

Mon, 08 May 2017 10:14:30 +0000

appJobber's services mostly have a geographical dimension to them, this is why words like POI, Geocoding and Geomarketing are daily stuff in our conversations. Let's have a closer look to understand what they mean to us and to our clients.

Photo: CC0 , Pixabay, Pexels

What is a POI?
A POI, acronym for Point of Interest, refers to a specific point that someone may find useful or interesting. The term itself is rather unspecific but POIs usually refer to points on a map, such as restaurants or landmarks (read the detailed definition here ). So if, for example, a company publishing a location based directory offers informations about bakeries and has their addresses, it may want to collect additional informations about these. It may want to know the opening hours of the bakeries or get pictures of the entrance, in order to show if it is wheel-friendly. This is where appJobber can help: letting the Jobbers take those pictures and informations at the required place. In this case we would say that appJobber has enriched a POI.

What does geocoding mean?
If you then continue supposing, you could imagine that the company from above has a nice map on its website, showing where all those bakeries are. Now, how does the company know where these are exactly located on the map? This is when geocoding is needed: Geocoding is a process whereby location specific informations or geographic coordinates are pinpointed on a map (read the detailed definition here ). appJobber can commit to its field workers the task to go to a specific street and housenumber and log their position via GPS. Our client would so receive the precise coordinates of all its bakeries and would be able to pinpoint them on its map. We have therefore helped in geocoding an Adress.

Photo: CC0 , Pixabay, Pexels

What is geomarketing?
Now at last imagine if this company would not even have the addresses of these bakeries, or, even worse, if it would sell bread not knowing where bakeries are, or where people most likely buy bread. Its management would desperately need some geomarketing data (read the detailed definition here ). A Geomarketing analysis would answer questions like: why do some regions have a better potential for our sales-plan? Where do we find our target and how do we best reach it? appJobber could offer this company to let the Jobbers report bakeries all over the country with pictures of the interiors, in order to get an impression of the quality of its assortment. Furthermore, Jobber themselves could answer to a survey regarding their neighborhood, indicating f.e. how often they buy bread in that area and where they would most likely buy it. All sorts of geographical relevant data could be collected this way. An analysis of the most important KPIs would then help the company to precisely take decisions about where to sell its bread and how to distribute its marketing mix achieving the best possible sales success.

Thanks to the GPS tracking of the app and the professional advice of its staff, appJobber offers the possibility to gather relevant geographical data helping its clients to refine their strategies.

What are retail executions, and why we keep an eye on them

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 12:26:39 +0000

appJobber has developed to become one of the preferred tools for manufacturers to understand the possibilities and actual data of their retail execution. So we will today try to understand what is so important about this managing strategy for the sell-out.

Displaying products at the point of sales

What is Retail Execution?
Retail execution is understood as the execution of sales strategy at the point of sale. The aim of Retail execution is basically to have the right products in stock, at the right place, at the right time, with the perfect price.

These activities include promotional activities, retail audits and proof-of-performance information. Most manufacturers of consumer goods have little or no control over how their products are displayed in retail stores, this has a considerable impact on the saleability of their products. It is difficult and costly to achieve consistency in thousands of stores without being present.

How to collect data in retail stores today
Mobile technology is opening new avenues, now it is possible to get a clear view of in-store activities through a mobile workforce. Outsourcing the data collection to a crowdworking plattform like appJobber, manufacturers can reach any point of sale within a couple of days without deploying its own staff.

This kind of activities can be performed by appJobber users on site:

out-of-stock, out-of-shelf situations

check trade promotions

document facing and pricing

Surveys and Audits in Store

Data collection in retail stores, reporting and data follow up are now, with mobile technology, more accessible and cost-efficient than ever before. The benefits are clear as companies can achieve faster and better retail execution and are able to place their product to the right place at the right time.

As Dr. Jonathan Golovin in an article on CGT once said: “Retail Execution is not a typical business process reengineering program requiring re-organization or capital expenditures. It is a way to leverage new visibility into retail operations to help CPG companies maximize the productivity of their existing resources and systems -- with a tangible ROI and immediate payback. Its implementation often involves the use of operational retailer data to drive collaborative business processes which leverage the CPG's insights to drive action at retail. “ (CGT, 2009, “VANTAGE POINT: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Retail Execution for CPG Companies, Link)

Forward-looking Crowdworking

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:45:05 +0000

During the past couple of weeks Crowdworking was a popular topic in the media. One of Germany‘s largest TV stations ARD dedicated its this year‘s theme week to the future of work (Link), in coorparation with other german TV stations (HR, SR and Radio Bremen). Of course Crowdworking is also a segment of „the future of work“ and appJobber was asked, how the future of microjobbing could possibly look like.

Hessenschau and the future of Work

In an very interesting interview with HR, a german TV station which broadcasts regional news, the chances and risks of Crowdworking were discussed. It has long been recognized that Crowdworking is turning into an expanding and modern phenomenon and that it doesn‘t just open new chances for jobbers, but also for companies. In Germany, as well as in the USA, platforms like appJobber are already firmly established. The community of microjobbers is spread across the country and who is interested in earning additional money in an very flexible way, knows where to find microjobs. The growth of appJobber is based on the commitment of these crowdworkers and we are excited to see the evolution of this new type of work.

Here the full broadcasted program (starting from Minute 12:39).

Take pictures of a shelf like a Pro. What you need to know

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:45:37 +0000

Head-on, in their full height, not slanted, in landscape format, with all products visible, only one product visible... Requirements for pictures of shelves for appJobber can be quite diverse and demanding. These details can sometimes sound exaggerated, but they are needed to be able to extract specific information out of pictures. Let us show you what the perfect shelf-photo should look like and why it's so important.

Overview example: fruit and vegetable section

Background

First we need to take a look behind the scenes and wonder why such images are needed in the first place. There are numerous reasons why companies need a photo of a shelf from a specific supermarket. Often clients want to be able to read the prices of the displayed products or they might want to see how many facings* of a product are on a shelf. Perhaps they would like to get an impression of the product-range available in a specific product category, or they might also want to check how much shelf space one brand takes up. There are many reasons and these are only the most common customer needs. According to each specific need, a precise type of photo is then required.

Beispiel eines Übersichtsfotos des Getränkeganges

Overview Photos

If, for example, the client needs an impression of the drinks department, then the job will require an overview photo. In the fruit and vegetable section, for example, you would then need to take one or two photos from different perspectives with which you would give us an overview of the entire department (example picture above). If the client needs pictures of a specific product category, then you must take a picture of every shelf displaying products corresponding to this category. These images can be made oblique, but beware!, you must always take pictures in a way that the products on the shelf are still recognizable. If a single picture is not enough due to the large number of shelves, then please take multiple pictures, so the perspective is not slanted and inaccurate. Clients might for example want to see how the goods are presented in a specific retail chain (loosely on the shelves or in trays?) or which brands belong to the product category.

Shelf Photos

If detailed information is requested on the other hand, then it is important to photograph the shelf head-on from the front and in its full height, so that all existing products are visible. The corridors of the markets may sometimes be quite narrow - a condition which certainly complicates a frontal image - then it is recommended to take separate photos of sections from top to bottom, so that all the information is still legible. This way the photos can still be taken from the front. Ideally the images overlap a little, so that when it is examined, we can see that the photos were taken in the correct order. With such detailed shelf photos, our customers can gain a lot of valuable information: which layouts have price tags on the shelf? Are the products all available or are there gaps shelf (so-called. Out of stock situations)? At what price were the goods offered (so-called. Price detection)? Are advertising material, promotions or special packages available (so-called. POP material)? How much space on a shelf is a particular brand allocated and what brand is next (so-called. Share of shelf)?

how to recognise one shelf

How to take photos of shelves in a tight corridor

* Facings = facings refer to the placing of products in a retail store. Thereby the product is at the front edge shelf of and the label is facing the customer.

Travel enthusiasts, exchange students, visitors and residence will find Scouting Jobs in 35 countries, to complete the task they'll have to seek out the requested supermarket or drug store and take some photos from the insi

Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:46:17 +0000

appJobber has always been active internationally, first in German-speaking countries, then in Italy, France, UK and Portugal, now - with a new awesome project – we are expanding our jobs in a further 25 European countries. Just in time for holidays our jobber now have the chance to do over 1000 jobs abroad.

Travel enthusiasts, exchange students, visitors and residence will find Scouting Jobs in 35 countries, to complete the task they'll have to seek out the requested supermarket or drug store and take some photos from the inside and outside of the store. The best thing: it is up to the jobbers in which city and in which branch they want to do the job.

Where can you do the Jobs?
The international store-check can be done in over 1000 supermarket and drug store in the following 35 European countries:

There is something for every taste and almost every travel destination. When you consider that since May 2016, the roaming fees abroad have been lowered due to an EU directive (read here) Your Almost simply spoiled for choice.

How Does it Work?
Travelers will find the search job “Storecheck” in the app on the top right corner in all the countries listed above. The job description will tell you which drugstore or supermarket chain needs to be photographed. Now the jobbers can visit a branch of their choice in this chain and complete the required tasks. The completed job can then immediately, or later in the hotel or Internet café, be uploaded. But note: per chain there is only one job, its first come first serve!

A Irma branch in Denmark, a Rimi store in Estonia, a Mattöpet branch in Sweden or at a Dia store in Spain? Who will the Globetrotter be who does the most store checks in the most countries this summer?

Gathering Opening hours informations but why?

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:45:24 +0000

There is currently more than a thousand testing jobs in Austria. Any appJobber could state the opening hours of any kind of shop that is located on a specified address. In order to complete the job, you need to take pictures of both opening hours and main entrance of the shop. It's a easy job to get a fair reward. But why do we need these data? Because these data provide us relevant informations that we can use for example for directories.

It could be possible that some stores, like bakeries, at the given location are already placed on a map per pin marker. This is the typical well known drop-symbol that can be found nowadays on about every map. These selected locations are also called POI, Point of Interest. Many companies are in need of those gathered informations about such locations as they are essential, for example, for Geo-navigation systems or directories.

So companies are really keen on looking for such informations as it can enhance their POI. Furthermore, thanks to the Geo-tracking technology of the appJobber app, while a Jobber is completing a job, the retailers can get the exact store's position and coordinates. Therefore any user of the phone book or a map, whether it's online or on a navigation device, can benefit from up-to-date informations and no one will ever again face a closed bakery.

Hyvää Uutta Vuotta

Wed, 31 Dec 2014 15:02:20 +0000

We'd like to thank our fantastic community for all of the hard work you put in and the successful year 2014! We can't wait to see what 2015 will bring - new jobs, new users and most of all exciting times for all of us!

Thank you all

Foto: CC-BY-2.0 , Flickr, Morgan: Happy New Year!

Your
AppJobber team

The New Route tips: Discover Lausanne with AppJobber

Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:07:58 +0000

A Jobber once described us as: “An easy way to discover new places in your area and earn some extra pocket-money in return”. In this sense, the AppJobber app is more than just a useful tool to earn a little money. AppJobber also gives us the possibility to experience the city in which we live from a new perspective to take new stops on our walks, to discover new places and to meet new friends along the way.

We would like to show you the AppJobber world from this perspective. Each month we will introduce a wonderful European city or region, where our jobs can accompany the adventurous on a small journey of discovery.

Lausanne

- so small and so jobalicious -

Fotos: CC-BY-SA-2.0 v.l.n.r. Christina Mehlführer/wikimedia, Grolimur/Flickr, Kosala Bandara/Flickr, Arnaud Gaillard/wikimedia, Nouhailler/Flickr

The smallest town in Switzerland is charming and truly enchanting, with french flair and a touch of southern panache. With 7 jobs in a single kilometre radious Lausanne is among the top 5 AppJobber cities in Switzerland. Located right on the shore of Lake Geneva, with a fabulous view of the sub- alpine mountain range, the city is perfect for a wonderfully relaxing weekend destination.

There are a few things you just have to do when you are in Lausanne! Number one on that list is to take in the unbelievably beautiful view of Lake Geneva and the snow covered mountain peaks from the cathedral’s tower. Secondly, you cannot go to Lausanne without drinking a hot chocolate in La Barbare it is infamous. The sweet café is close to the cathedral at the Escaliers du Marché, from where you can enjoy the quaint view of the medieval city. While enjoying a cup of liquid gold, there is a little time to register as a survey participant and earn your first 4,50 CHF.

After two street name checks for 2,40 CHF and a nice walk through the small streets of the historic town centre, its time for lunch. Maybe you'll stumble upon a newly opened restaurant? For each new restaurant you'll get 2 CHF and possibly discover a lausannian speciality.

Verfügbaren AppJobber-Jobs in Lausanne

From the Swiss Frank earned through the restaurant-checks, you can rent a bick at the train station for just 2 CHF/hour. Once you've grabbed your bike you can do even more street checks for 1,20 CHF (more than 40 of these Jobs in Lausanne's city centre) those nature lovers among you can take a bike tour through the Lavaux vineyards, always sensational and maybe you'll get a glimpse of those training for the Tour of Romandie

As beautiful as Lausanne is, sleeping in the Olympic Museum is not really an option, so here we have two recommendations for the smaller budget. The 'Lausanne Guesthouse' offers dorm rooms for €35 pp but for those of us that are not lovers of the hostelkulture the delightful 'le Raisin' Hotel for €70 pp is a great alternative.

Before you get a good nights sleep, there is nothing better than an evening stroll to inspire sweet dreams. In the dark you might find some broken neon lights to report for 4 CHF each.

Lausanne gets a definite bonus from AppJobber staff for its free WiFi in the city and the Port of Ouchy, making it a great place for an AJ adventure.

AppJobber Hotspots

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 13:50:58 +0000

Today, we asked ourselves where the most jobs can be found in a 1km radious? So we have compiled an interesting list of the top-10 european cities with the highest AppJobber job density.

In Peniche, Portugal, there are 251 jobs available in a 1km radius of Rua Adelino Amaro da Costa
In Ishoj, Denmark, there are 53 jobs available in a 1km radius of Ishøj Parkvej
In Manduria Tarent, Italy, there are 36 jobs available in a 1km radius of Via Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour

In Cologne, Germany, there are 35 jobs available in a 1km radius of Schaafenstraße 63
In Mariehamn, Finnland, there are 33 jobs available in a 1km radius of Ålandsvägen 56
In Porto-Vecchio, France, there are 33 jobs available in a 1km radius of Rue Lucien Valli
In Madrid, Spain, there are 24 jobs available in a 1km radius of Calle Magdalena, 10
In Chiasso, Switzerland, there are 23 jobs available in a 1km radius of Via Stefano Franscini 9
In Dornbirn, Austria, there are 22 jobs available in a 1km radius of the Marktstraße 39
In Gjerdrum, Norway,there are 15 jobs available in a 1km radius of Nannestadvegen
In Östersund, Sweden, there are 4 jobs available in a 1km radius of Kyrkgatan 21

Now our AppJobber Speaks French

Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:16:13 +0000

Only a year ago AppJobber was launched in Italy, now the time has come to introduce AppJobber to yet another European country! This time it is France! Since October the app is available in French in Apple and Google App Store, and there are already thousands of microjobs in France.

Foto: CC-BY-SA-2.0 salady http://www.flickr.com/photos/photohannah/2099165800

As the second largest economy in Europe, the developers of AppJobber have great hopes for the app in France. With 22.2 million app users in France, the potential for a successful AppJobber community is great. A community which continues to grow at the European level and is therefore even more attractive to international clients.

The AppJobber team is looking forward to new and exciting tasks, that will come with the launch in France, and welcomes all of the French AppJobbers with open arms.

* (Quelle: ComScore Inc., Mobile Barometer Q2 2013 EU5)

AppJobber amongst the 100 best apps for Germany

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 08:59:28 +0000

“With the huge range in the Play-Store it is difficult to find applications laid-out for Germany. Yet they do exist, the German app-pearls” this is how the Magazine Android Apps explains their choice of the 100 best apps for Germany, and the AppJobber is one of them!

In the current autumn-edition of the magazine our app was presented as a very interesting crowdsourcing idea and was chosen amongst the 100 best. We are very excited to have proven ourselves once again.

Turn your Smartphone into a Money-making Machine with AppJobber.com

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:06:43 +0000

As an Android and iOS user you can download AppJobber for free and complete thousands of small tasks that earn you real money! The German IT startup, wer denkt was GmbH based in Darmstadt, was among the first Europe companies to recognize the potential of the vast amounts of smartphone users and to utilize their potential. Since the launch of AppJobber in 2011, more than 80 thousand jobs have been completed, with the community expanding across Europe, we are hoping to reach the hundred thousand mark soon. The concept is that the user receives at least one Euro per mini-job, the Jobs can often be completed while waiting for an appointment or in between classes. Rewards vary, something as simple as taking a picture of a road sign is worth 2 € or reporting a gas station’s opening hours can earn you 1 €.

At the core of AppJobber is a type of crowdsourcing, where the smartphone user is not only a consumer, but also an occasional worker, who can use his/her phone as a tool to earn real money. This model of crowdsourcing is a win for all – users and companies alike.

By assigning these small, geographically specific tasks to the mobile workforce (AppJobbers), companies can in fact cut their real travel and personnel costs. Jobbers often find themselves at a location from which a company may need information. They can then, in a snap, gather the data as well as any pictures and geographical coordinates needed. These are the possibility that this innovative app offers for all kinds of businesses.

Wer denkt was GmbH plans to keep expanding AppJobber throughout Europe and bring access to this way of microjobbing to more countries, companies and users.

Dr. Tobias Klug, CEO of the company, is looking forward to the future, where “AppJobber will be the leading platform that brings companies and jobbers together to create real added-value for both.”