--- title: "Building repeat clients outside TaskRabbit - ethical approach - TaskRabbit Hub | SideHustlr" description: "Some clients want to hire me directly to avoid TR fees. I understand but it's risky - lose platform protection, payment security, reviews. My compromise..." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "DiscussionForumPosting", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/taskrabbit/building-repeat-clients-outside-taskrabbit-ethical-approach-bbe17ce3", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/taskrabbit/building-repeat-clients-outside-taskrabbit-ethical-approach-bbe17ce3", "headline": "Building repeat clients outside TaskRabbit - ethical approach", "text": "Some clients want to hire me directly to avoid TR fees. I understand but it's risky - lose platform protection, payment security, reviews. My compromise: first 2-3 jobs stay on platform to build trust and reviews, then consider off-platform for maintenance/repeat work. 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My approach: I tell them I prefer staying on platform for mutual protection. Most respect that. The few who insist usually aren't worth it.", "datePublished": "2026-01-07T20:19:32.66211+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "MariaMovers", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/MariaMovers" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 0 } ] }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/taskrabbit/building-repeat-clients-outside-taskrabbit-ethical-approach-bbe17ce3#comment-74b47fd0-45b5-447d-9779-e819598760c7", "text": "Off-platform has risks but I do it for long-term maintenance clients (one office I clean weekly). Just have a simple contract and invoice through Square or similar.", "datePublished": "2026-01-07T21:19:32.66211+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "ChrisFixer", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/ChrisFixer" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 0 } ] } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Hustle Hubs", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/hustle-hubs" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "TaskRabbit Community", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/hub/taskrabbit" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Building repeat clients outside TaskRabbit - ethical approach" } ] } ] --- [$ Earn as a mentor](/become-a-mentor)[How it works](/how-it-works) [![SideHustlr - Earn more. 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Anyone else navigate this? 2 replies 0 ## Replies (2) ![MariaMovers](https://api.dicebear.com/7.x/avataaars/svg?seed=MariaMovers) MariaMovers · 8 months ago I've had clients ask about this too. My approach: I tell them I prefer staying on platform for mutual protection. Most respect that. The few who insist usually aren't worth it. 0 ![ChrisFixer](https://api.dicebear.com/7.x/avataaars/svg?seed=ChrisFixer) ChrisFixer · 8 months ago Off-platform has risks but I do it for long-term maintenance clients (one office I clean weekly). Just have a simple contract and invoice through Square or similar. 0 Login to join the discussion Login to Reply [![SideHustlr - Earn more. 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