Guides
Guides to getting everyday help
Plain, practical advice for handing off the everyday jobs: how to describe them, how to arrange help for someone you love from a distance, and what to expect. Each guide is honest about what local help can and can't do.
Getting help
How to hire local help safely
A practical checklist for hiring someone to help with errands, chores, or pets: what to share, what to keep private, how to agree on the work, and how to pay safely.
What to include when you post a Task
The details that let someone nearby decide quickly and do the job right: what done looks like, timing, access, and what to leave out. With before-and-after examples.
Ways to get laundry help, and how to choose
Laundromat drop-off, pickup services, in-home help, or a local person nearby: what each option is good at, where each falls short, and what to tell whoever does your laundry.
Before you request a local ride
What to sort out before asking for a local ride: availability, timing buffers, airport details, luggage, booking for someone else, and when to use another option.
Families and students
How to arrange local help for someone who lives somewhere else
Setting up help for a parent or relative who lives elsewhere: talking it through, access and keys, paying from afar, and when you need more than an extra hand.
When your college student needs help and you're hours away
Emergencies, health, housing, and academics go to campus resources. Everyday logistics like laundry, packages, and move-out can go to local help. Here's how to tell.
Checking in on a parent who lives alone
Practical, respectful ways to keep in touch with a parent who lives alone: a check-in rhythm, warning signs to watch for, and when to bring in more support.
A college move-out checklist that survives finals week
A move-out plan for college students and parents: what to decide early, what to store, ship, donate, or toss, and which jobs are easy to hand to local help.
Home, pets, and moving
How to get ready for someone helping you clean
Set the scope, sort out supplies, deal with clutter, pets, and private things, and agree on what clean means, so the time someone spends in your home goes where you want it.
Which moving tasks are easiest to hand off
A move is dozens of small jobs. Which ones are easy to hand to local help, from carrying boxes to the move-out clean, and which still need a licensed mover or you.
What to tell a pet sitter or dog walker
A practical checklist for handing your pet to a sitter or dog walker: feeding, behavior, health, home access, and the details that prevent most problems.
Working as a MOM
How to start a local errand business
What it takes to start an errand business: picking services, the basic paperwork, insurance questions to ask, setting prices, and finding your first local clients.
How to get chosen for local Tasks
What helps Members choose you on Momsity: a clear profile, the right services and area, fair offers, quick replies, and finishing every Task well.
Need a hand with something?
Post a Task with the details. MOMs nearby can offer, and you choose who helps.
Good at getting things done? Become a MOM.