{"id":550167,"date":"2026-05-22T17:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harrisburgnewsnow.com\/news\/story\/550167\/why-homeowners-are-done-trusting-profiles-and-what-theyre-doing-instead.html"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:42:12","slug":"why-homeowners-are-done-trusting-profiles-and-what-theyre-doing-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/story\/550167\/why-homeowners-are-done-trusting-profiles-and-what-theyre-doing-instead.html","title":{"rendered":"Why Homeowners Are Done Trusting Profiles – And What They’re Doing Instead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GigNGo \u2014 Where Character Gets You the Job<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
As AI floods the internet with fake content and anonymous profiles, homeowners are demanding something platforms like Facebook Groups, Nextdoor, and Thumbtack can’t provide \u2014 the ability to actually see who they’re hiring. GigNGo’s video-first marketplace is built for exactly that moment.<\/div>\n

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – May 22, 2026 –<\/strong> When someone needs a handyman, a lawn care pro, or a pressure washer, the search usually starts the same way — a post in a Facebook Group, a question on Nextdoor, or a Google search that leads to a paid platform full of profiles that all look exactly the same. Name, rating, price. Name, rating, price.<\/p>\n

And somewhere in that scroll, a quiet but unavoidable question surfaces: but who actually are these people?<\/p>\n

It’s a question the internet was never great at answering. But as AI-generated content floods search results, fake reviews multiply, and anonymous profiles become easier than ever to fabricate, that question is getting harder to answer — and more important to get right.<\/p>\n

The trust problem in local hiring isn’t new. But in 2026, it’s reached a tipping point.<\/p>\n

GigNGo was built on a simple belief: that in a world where you can no longer trust what you read, what you see is everything. The platform’s GigFeed — a TikTok-style short-form video discovery feed — lets workers show their actual craft, their personality, and the way they work before a homeowner ever reaches out. No AI-generated bios. No inflated star ratings. Just a real person, showing you exactly who they are.<\/p>\n

“We’re entering an era where personality is the most valuable signal a worker can send,” said Cameron Lockrey, Founder of GigNGo. “Anyone can write a five-star review. You can’t fake who you are on video. That’s the whole idea — give workers a way to show up as themselves, and give homeowners a reason to actually trust who they hire.”<\/p>\n

The model is resonating. GigNGo now has thousands of users with active posts spanning all 50 U.S. states and multiple Canadian provinces — driven not by paid acquisition but by workers and homeowners who found the platform the way they find anything they trust: through word of mouth, through search, and through the simple realization that what was available before wasn’t working.<\/p>\n

Workers on GigNGo keep 100% of what they earn. There are no commissions, no lead fees, no platform taking a cut every time a job gets done. A flat monthly subscription is all it costs to build a profile, post videos, and get found by homeowners who are actively looking. The platform’s incentives are aligned with the worker — which means workers show up differently than they do anywhere else.<\/p>\n

For homeowners, that difference is visible before the first message is ever sent.<\/p>\n

In an economy increasingly shaped by AI, automation, and algorithmic matching, GigNGo is betting on the opposite direction — that the future of local hiring looks more human, not less. That character still counts. That seeing someone work, hearing them talk, watching how they treat a job — that’s still the most reliable signal there is.<\/p>\n

Workers and homeowners can join GigNGo today at https:\/\/gigngo.org or by downloading the app on iOS and Android.<\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span>
Company Name:<\/strong> GigNGo<\/a>
Contact Person:<\/strong> Cameron Lockrey
Email:<\/strong> Send Email<\/a>
Phone:<\/strong> 5304339682
Address:<\/strong>2951 Englewood Ave
City:<\/strong> Grand Rapids
State:<\/strong> MI
Country:<\/strong> United States
Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/gigngo.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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