Promotion takes up a great deal of time that can be spent more efficiently doing something else. Event promotion includes designing and distributing fliers, contacting organizations and individuals, and personally meeting with people to tell about the event. Delegating this task to one person as their sole focus will not only free up valuable time for the planner, but will likely generate a more efficient promotional campaign for the event.

Staffing an event is also of great importance. There must be enough people working during the event for it to run smoothly. The number of jobs can vary depending on the event itself, however, a few examples include people to take up tickets, food and drink servers, bartenders, someone checking coats, and valet parkers. Having a sufficient number of people working together during an event eliminates much of the stress incorporated with being the host.

Aside from strategic planning, a great deal of manual labor goes along with setting up and breaking down equipment for any party or event. Even small events require moving chairs and tables to accommodate the group. Larger events usually have equipment that needs to be put together and set up by a group of strong individuals. Following the event, the same apparatus must be taken down and put away. Ensuring you have enough man-power for these tasks is essential.

The previous examples are just a snapshot of the endless number of tasks individuals and companies need help with on a weekly/daily basis. Part-time labor is a driving force in local economies, and knowing where to look to find assistance is paramount. That is where Sweeps can help.

College students are always in search of various jobs that will give them extra spending money. Often too busy to take on a full-time job, they are the perfect part-time workforce. If you live in the Triangle area and are in search of event help, we are here to help. Sweeps is the best way to hire college students. We connect those in need of various help and services with eager and dedicated students from UNC, Duke, and NCSU. Comprised of 200+ students who have completed over 1200 jobs, we have students who will promote, staff, and set up and break down any event.

Interested in helping us get off the ground?

Let us know, info@sweeps.jobs

Adams’ idea is to create a Job Bunching Service for micro jobs, such as changing a hard-to-reach lightbulb. Once enough micro jobs were posted in one neighborhood, an independent contractor would come by to take care of all of them.

While we applaud Adams for his idea, little does he know Sweeps is already ahead of the game in this market. Most of our jobs are larger in scale than micro jobs, but it is possible for our customers to request multiple micro jobs to be completed in one visit.

Adams is right about a few things: 1. The world is simply getting more and more complicated. 2. The retired and elderly community is growing. 3. Working people are becoming increasingly busy.

Chapel Hill is a place where you see all of these things coming together.

For students, life is busier, more complicated, and more competitive. We all already feel spread too thin, but we’re always strapped for cash. How many part-time jobs offer the flexibility of a job like working for Sweeps?

Chapel Hill has also become home to a growing community of retirees. There’s nothing better than the Tar Heel spirit to keep you young, right? This community is showing an increasing need for help with new technology, such as setting up a Facebook or Match.com account, or configuring a new email account. I’ve seen my grandfather’s email account, and it’s pretty archaic compared to my Microsoft Exchange accounts.

Finally, working people everywhere are just busier, and Chapel Hill is no exception. In times like these, parents are either getting laid off, or are having to see a second parent go back to work. Either way, life can feel like a pretty chaotic scramble most of the time.

It is for these reasons that Sweeps simply works here. Students helping members of their community on their own time is a win-win for both parties.

Cheers to Adams for his ingenuity, but Sweeps has got it covered.

Need some help?

Sweeps is the best way to hire college students for just about anything.

“Sweeps has a terrific concept and they are truly trusted help.”

— Christy Shaffer, Chapel Hill

It was a relatively simple job; she was an old lady with a cat and I was a strapping young lad with tech experience. She wanted to set up an online profile to help her meet other men her age and I felt that I could help her a great deal. Despite my suspicions at first, it genuinely appeared to be more an attempt at finding lasting elderly companionship than any sort of dating for personal pleasure. She was extremely nice but knew very little about computers (“What’s a Start button?”, “What’s restarting mean?”) and I was more than glad to teach her. She told me a lot about her work as an art teacher in Marrakech over the last year and showed me a handful of photos she thought I could use in her Match.com profile.

On working for Sweeps:

I joined Sweeps towards the beginning of this past summer and have done a handful of jobs for them (mainly moving furniture for people). I wanted to join for a couple reasons. One being the obvious “college student needs money,” but I also felt that it was about time I started giving back to my community a bit. I’ve always enjoyed doing odd jobs for people and I figured what better way to give back than to open my doors to a whole other world of opportunities to help people with various tasks and jobs. Working for Sweeps is really great because it gives me a feeling of personal accomplishment whenever I finish helping a customer with a certain job. It feels great to know you’ve given something as simple and expendable as your own time to help someone else and make their day better.

How Sweeps relates to his life overall:

As for me, I’ve always loved technology and everything that comes with it. I’ve never really thought about going into a career in social networking, but that’s not to say it won’t always be a major part of my life and career. I plan on being a music producer once (or before) I finish school, and where the music industry is heading right now it’s looking more and more like social networking will continue to play a major role in my chosen career. So far I haven’t had any other jobs with Sweeps that involve social networking, but I actually do a lot of social networking/publicity for Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro and have been working there for a couple months. I know it isn’t really related to Sweeps, but I guess it is tangentially related to my recent job with Sweeps.

Parker’s roommate, on the other hand, was a Sweeper.  He was able to accept jobs only when he had the time.  Two exams and a lab report all in the same week?  No problem.  He just wouldn’t work that week.

Parker knew he had to make a change when his roommate came home from a five-hour job with Sweeps with $130 in his pocket—twice what Parker was making each week at Lowe’s, but in half the time.

Now working for Sweeps, Parker enjoys the flexibility of taking jobs when it fits his schedule.  Texts about jobs come directly to his phone, and all he has to do is reply “Yes” if he can work the job.

Sweepers across the board appreciate the ability to work when it fits their schedule.  They can still maintain an active student life on campus while making the extra money they need from their jobs with Sweeps.