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WooCommerce Store Owner Needed — 1-Hour Paid Beta Test

I'm looking for ~10 WooCommerce store owners to test a new analytics plugin called Exanta AI before its public launch. What Exanta does, in one sentence: it lets you ask questions about your store in plain English (e.g. "What were my top sellers last month?" or "Which products have the highest return rate?") and instantly returns answers, charts, and the SQL behind them — no technical knowledge required. Want to see exactly what's involved before you apply? The 5-minute walkthrough is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1P_UEYaYSs What you'll do (60 minutes total): 1. Watch a 5-minute walkthrough video. 2. Register a free account at exanta.ai. 3. Download and install the plugin on your WooCommerce store (live or staging — your choice). 4. Run a one-time database structure scan (this only reads the shape of your database — table names and column names — never your actual data; details below). 5. Ask 5–10 questions about your store and review the answers. 6. Complete a short feedback questionnaire (about 10 minutes). What you get: £35 paid via PeoplePerHour on completion. Free Pro-tier access to the plugin (100 questions/month) for the full beta period. Requirements (must-haves) - You own or manage a WooCommerce store (v8 or higher). - At least 3 months of order history in the store (so the AI has something to analyse). - You can install a WordPress plugin (upload zip → activate) without help. - Reliable internet, a computer (not phone), and ~1 hour of uninterrupted time. Privacy & data — please read This is the bit that matters most, and I want to be upfront about it. The plugin connects to your WooCommerce database. During the one-time setup it generates a structural map of your database — table names, column names, and relationships. It does not copy, transmit, or store your actual customer, order, or product data during this step. When you ask a question, the question itself plus the database structure (no data) is sent to our backend, which writes a SQL query and runs it locally inside your WordPress install. The aggregated results — typically counts, totals, and averages — are then returned to you and logged on our side for product improvement. If you'd be more comfortable testing on a staging copy of your store, we strongly encourage that, but that staging store MUST have at least 3 months of data. A signed beta agreement covering this is provided when you accept. Deliverables To get paid, you need to: Successfully complete the install and run at least 5 questions through the plugin. Submit the feedback questionnaire with substantive answers (not single words). The most valuable feedback is in the open-text questions — please take the time to give thoughtful answers about what worked, what didn't, and what questions you'd want to ask if you used this every day. Report any bugs you encounter through the questionnaire or via PPH If something goes wrong during the test (an error, a step doesn't work), that's still useful — flag it in the questionnaire and you'll still get paid. I just need genuine engagement with the test, not a perfect run. A note on fees and payment The £35 fee is FIXED AND NON NEGOTIABLE. Please don't apply quoting a higher figure or planning to renegotiate after acceptance — those proposals will be skipped automatically and reported to PPH. Payment is processed exclusively through PeoplePerHour's escrow system. I will not pay via bank transfer, PayPal, crypto, or any other off-platform method, and I won't move communication off-platform either. This is for our mutual protection. How to apply In your proposal, please include: - The URL of your WooCommerce store (live or staging — staging is fine). - Your WooCommerce version and roughly how many orders per month you process. - Whether you have HPOS enabled (it's fine either way — both are supported). - A sentence or two on why you're interested. I'm prioritising applicants who give me enough information to confirm fit on the first message. Vague applications ("I'm interested, please send details") will be skipped — sorry, but with ~10 spots I need to filter quickly. Looking forward to your applications. — Mike

Content creator and manager for a food delivery startup.

We are looking for a high-quality social media content creator and manager to help launch Jersey Eats, a new food delivery startup based in Jersey, Channel Islands. Jersey Eats is a local platform built to support local takeaways and restaurants while giving customers a more modern, premium ordering experience. We expect to onboard around 30–40 takeaways in the first phase and need someone who can help us build a strong, credible brand presence from the ground up across Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. We are looking for someone who understands how to make a startup brand feel polished, local, commercially sharp, and relevant to the food and hospitality space. The role includes content creation and day-to-day social media management: planning content, creating visuals/posts, writing captions, adapting content by platform, scheduling, and helping shape a clear pre-launch and launch content calendar. We can provide some images and brand materials, but we want someone who can work proactively with what we give them and elevate it into strong social content. The content should include a mix of brand-building, community-focused, vendor/takeaway spotlight, launch messaging, and promotional content. We want content that feels modern, appetising, engaging, and genuinely local, not generic, flat, or overly corporate. Experience with food, hospitality, restaurants, delivery, or consumer-facing local brands is strongly preferred. We are looking for someone reliable, creative, commercially aware, and able to suggest ideas rather than just follow instructions. Please include in your proposal: - relevant examples of work - platforms managed - any food/hospitality experience - what your monthly scope would include, and; - your availability over the next 3 months. This will begin as a 3-month trial engagement with monthly milestones, with scope for a longer-term role if it is a strong fit. TikTok experience is a bonus, but the core platforms for this role are Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Please include a portfolio with your application, especially examples of work in food, hospitality, restaurants, delivery, or other consumer-facing local brands. If you have worked on launch campaigns, local brand building, or visually led social content that drives engagement, we would particularly like to see that. We would also like this person to be able to support an influencer campaign as part of the launch phase, including identifying suitable local influencers or creators, helping coordinate outreach, and advising on content collaborations that fit the Jersey Eats brand. Experience with influencer or creator-led campaigns is a plus. Many thanks for your proposals! Marc Founder, Jersey Eats

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B2B Sales Consultant – AI Projects

Job Title: B2B Sales Consultant – AI Projects (Remote, Contract – Full Time) About Us We’re a small, fast‑moving software company that designs and delivers custom AI‑driven solutions and platforms for B2B clients. Most of our work involves AI development projects, so this role is a great opportunity to get exposure to practical, real‑world AI implementations across different industries. Role Overview We’re looking for a full‑time, contract B2B Sales Consultant who can own the sales process from first contact through to closed projects. You’ll primarily work with warm leads: prospects who visit our website (including visitors coming from our outbound/cold email campaigns) and past leads already in our pipeline. Your focus will be turning that interest into well‑qualified opportunities and signed AI projects. This role is remote and open to candidates based in the US or Europe. What you’ll do Call and qualify warm leads who visit our website, especially those arriving from our outbound/cold email campaigns. Follow up with historic leads and previously engaged prospects to re‑open conversations and move them forward. Schedule, prepare for, and run consultative discovery calls to understand business problems, requirements, and budgets for AI and software projects. Collaborate with the founder to shape solution outlines and translate them into clear, compelling written proposals. Maintain accurate records of all interactions, deals, and next steps in our CRM. Drive a disciplined follow‑up process (emails, calls, reminders) to keep opportunities progressing through the pipeline. Provide feedback on messaging, outreach, and positioning to improve lead quality and close rates over time. What we’re looking for Proven B2B sales experience, ideally in software, SaaS, or technology services. Strong closing skills and confidence leading discovery conversations with decision‑makers. Comfortable calling inbound website visitors and re‑engaging older leads in a professional, value‑driven way. Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to write concise, persuasive emails and proposals. Interest in AI and willingness to learn how to position AI solutions in business terms (prior AI sales experience is a plus, but not mandatory). Organised, proactive, and able to work independently in a remote environment. Compensation Contract, full‑time role (40 hours per week). Base: 2,500 USD per month. Commission: 10% of project value on projects where you are the primary salesperson. Commission is paid in parts shortly after each stage payment is received from the client (projects are typically invoiced over 3 to 6 stages). Change requests and post‑project changes are excluded from commission unless you are the primary driver for these. Please send: A brief introduction about yourself and your B2B sales background. Examples of tech or AI/software‑related projects you’ve sold (deal size, sales cycle length, your role). A short note on how you approach following up with warm inbound leads and older, “quiet” opportunities.

Research & assess whether events will disrupt treasure hunts

# Background We run 16 self-guided treasure hunts in cities across the UK. Customers play the treasure hunts on their phones, following fixed routes through public streets, parks, squares and city-centre areas while finding clues in their surroundings. Occasionally, an event in a city can disrupt a game. Examples include parades, protests, markets, festivals, filming and large sporting events. These events may block access to clues, streets, landmarks, squares, or other public spaces used in the game. We monitor upcoming events so we can decide whether to: * block customers from booking on dates with serious disruptions, or * warn customers that something potentially disruptive is happening. This matters because if players cannot access part of the route, they may call us during the game (which is stressful to handle), assume the game is broken, or abandon their game altogether. Different disruptions have different levels of impact: * If the start of the game or a clue location is inaccessible, we may need to block bookings or modify the game. * If a square is closed but there is no clue in it, players can often go around it. In that case, we would usually warn them rather than block the game. # Trial task This task is to assess whether 3 events would disrupt our games. This is a trial task. If successful, we are looking for ongoing support with this task and other admin and operations tasks. Below are 3 events in Bristol and York. The task is to research and assess whether these events will disrupt the treasure hunt route in the relevant city. Use the event information, route maps, and your own web research needed to make your decision. Event 1: (Bristol): https://www.bristolharbourfestival.co.uk/ Event 2: (Bristol): https://www.lovesavestheday.org/ Event 3: (York): https://www.futuresoundgroup.com/post/self-esteem-announced-as-live-at-york-museum-gardens-headliner # Recommend an action for each event ​​For each event, review the event details, the route map, and any other reliable sources you can find. Then recommend one of the following 4 actions: 1. Warn players Recommend this when the event affects part of the route, but players should still be able to complete the game. For example: * the area may be busier than usual * players may need to take a small diversion * part of the route may be less convenient, but no clue locations seem to be affected Please write a short message that will be shown to players that book this date, e.g. “The Yorkshire Marathon is on, making the city busier than usual.” 2. Escalate to Paul & Ian Recommend this when the event may affect one or more clue locations, block access to a key part of the route, or make the game difficult or impossible to complete. If you recommend escalating it, explain clearly: * which part of the route is affected * whether any clue locations appear to be affected * why you think the disruption is serious * what information you used to reach that conclusion We will then decide whether to modify the game, warn players, or block customers from booking. 3. No action needed Recommend this when the event does not appear to affect the route in any meaningful way. Briefly explain why you think it is unlikely to disrupt the game. 4. More information needed Recommend this when the event might disrupt the game, but there is not enough information yet to decide confidently. Explain: * why it might cause a disruption * which part of the route may be affected * what information is missing * what you would do next to confirm it For example, the next step may be checking with the organiser, checking with the local council, or waiting for a route map or road closure notice to be published. # Deliverables Please deliver the work as a Google Doc. For each of the 3 events, provide: 1. Recommended action: Warn players / Escalate to us / No action needed / More information needed 2. Notes: an explanation of why you reached that recommendation, including which part of the route may be affected, if relevant 3. Source links: links to any pages, maps, event websites, council pages, road closure notices, or other sources used to understand the event # Additional resources If selected, we will also provide: * these instructions in Google Docs format * full route maps showing clue locations * a worked example of how we normally approach this task # The priority is accuracy It is important that this task is done precisely. Our priority is accuracy over speed. For that reason we are looking for a careful, detail-oriented human (and definitely not someone just using AI!) # Time limit: 3 hours If you reach 3 hours, please stop and give us your notes so far. It's not a problem, we just want to understand how you work. Thank you! Paul & Ian Founders