Inveniire
Marketplace for local and online services
I’m building Inveniire, a marketplace for local and online services.
Right now, users can post services as providers, post jobs as buyers, message each other, and manage things through a user dashboard. We also built an admin dashboard so we can better support users, review issues, and keep the platform safer as it grows.
We have more features we want to build, including AI tools to help users create better service posts or job posts, and eventually a way to help buyers figure out what kind of team or services they need for a project.
But the honest problem is this:
I need users.
I’ve tested Instagram ads and local outreach. The ads get views and clicks, but most visitors leave quickly and very few turn into real users. Signing up is free. Posting a service is free. Posting a job is free. The goal is to make the platform lower friction, secure, and more user friendly than bigger marketplaces. I’m trying to figure out what I’m missing.
If you were looking at this as a founder, growth person, or marketplace builder, where would you start?
Is this more likely a problem with:
1. The landing page not making the value obvious fast enough
2. Lack of trust signals or proof of demand
3. Too much friction in signup or onboarding
4. Weak ad targeting or the wrong audience
5. Trying to serve too many categories too early
6. Something else I’m missing
And if you were a freelancer, service provider, small business owner, or buyer, what would make you trust a new marketplace enough to sign up and actually use it?
Would you focus first on getting more job posts, getting more providers, improving onboarding, adding AI tools, or narrowing the platform to one category/community first?
Any feedback is welcome.
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