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How it all started

Where did you get the sendit idea?

The idea just came out of itself in 2017. Working as server maintainer, I spent many hours traveling around Ireland thinking about business ideas that would help solving some problem. The turning point was when I bought a motorbike and tried to transport it to my house. I realised it isn’t that easy and it’s very time consuming.

I knew which way this business could go, this could fill in the gap for Irish transport. That’s how since 7th of January 2020, we are the first shipping marketplace in Ireland.

When did I start working on the project?

At the beginning I wanted to say I didn’t achieve this alone, I’m more of a originator. Some time ago I talk through this idea with a friend of mine who is a website developer and we decided to try. He was the first person to be dragged onto the “sendit” deck, from then on Ernest worked days and nights to get the project done. My brother Tomek also helped us alot with this project, with his advice we were able to choose the right path, looking from a technical view.

We also cooperate with our copywritter Natalia and our graphics designer Boguslaw.

These people created sendit.ie

How does it work ?

The idea is very simple, there are two types of users on the website.

First type is a sender, a person that wants to transport some items, e.g. a new sofa they bought. This user can create a new free listing and he/she then receives offers from the carriers. The user chooses most suitable offer, pays online and contact the carrier to talk through the details.

Second type is the carrier, more widely know as a “man with a van” on our service. It’s a person that has a car, van or a bigger vehicle that can transport items. This user sends offers to listings made by senders. Whenever his/her offer is accepted and the items are delivered to the receiver, he/she will be transfered the money for the job to his/her bank account.

It may sound a bit complicated but it really isn’t. The whole process consists of only 3 steps.

Who do we target?

Our service is targeting anyone who wants to transport something, relocate, pick up furniture etc. You can transport anything, our categories are unlimited. Anyone can register and add a new listing. We invite anyone interested, try it, it’s free.

What makes us different?

Convenience, low prices, innovation and professional service.

We’ve got a database of verified carriers which will be notified whenever new listing appears on our service. As soon as new listing is posted there will be offers sent by those carriers.

I’m sure most of you used an auction service once in their lives. It’s very simple you can agree on that. Our service is just like an auction service except it revolve around transport. There wasn’t anything like our service in Ireland till January 2020.

Other transport services in Ireland make this way more complicated. First you have to notify them of your will to transport an item, they have to verify this job, contact their carriers to quote the job and at the end they message you back with the price. This can take up to several days, whereas in our service it takes minutes! Time is the most valuable thing we have, why waste it like that. Try and see how easy transport can be, it doesn’t cost you anything!

How does the communication with the carrier work?

You will be able to communicate the carrier after you accepted his offer. In your account panel you will be able to message the carrier or we can provide you with his/her number, it’s your choice. If you have any trouble contacting the carrier let us know we are available 24/7.

How will you know it’s save to use our service?

Our carriers are verified during their registration process. They have to provide us with certain documents which identify them. The carriers don’t get their money until you’ve let us know that the delivery successfully arrived. It’s in their business to safely transport your items to the receiver.

Check out our website if you enjoyed this article! https://sendit.ie/