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Marketplace · PROJECT #004
WorkforceLink
Labour marketplace that dispatches vetted workers in minutes
WorkforceLink is a dispatch marketplace for agencies that supply skilled workers. Customers choose a category, describe the job and receive quotes, while the business captures structured job data on every single request.
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Project overview
What it does
Matches customers who need labour with vetted workers and manages the booking end to end.
Target customers
Households, builders and facilities teams needing short-term skilled or general labour.
Problem solved
Dispatch runs on phone calls and notebooks, so jobs get double-booked and details get lost.
Value proposition
Every job arrives with the same structured detail, ready to dispatch.
Business model
Commission per booking, plus subscription tiers for high-volume clients.
Suitable for
Labour agencies, Multi-service providers, Local dispatch businesses
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Page structure
Public
- Homepage
- Browse services
- Category pages
- How it works
- Pricing
- Become a worker
- Help centre
- Contact
Accounts
- Login
- Signup
- Forgot password
- Customer dashboard
- Worker dashboard
- Profile
- Notifications
Operations
- Booking wizard
- Dispatch board
- Job detail
- Payouts
- Admin dashboard
Utility
- Privacy
- Terms
- Cookie notice
- 404
- Maintenance
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AI automation & workflows
Job matching
Trigger
A customer submits a booking
AI processing
Job description, skills and location are parsed
Business logic
Scored against worker skills, distance, rating and availability
Action
The top matches are offered the job in sequence
Result
Faster fill rate with less manual dispatch
Document checks
Trigger
A worker uploads certification during onboarding
AI processing
Fields are extracted from the document
Business logic
Expiry and name mismatches are flagged for a human reviewer
Action
Clean documents move forward; flagged ones enter a review queue
Result
Faster onboarding with a human approving every edge case
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Technical implementation
Frontend
- React
- TypeScript
- Component library
- Data tables and charts
- Optimistic UI updates
Backend & data
- Server functions and REST endpoints
- PostgreSQL
- Row-level security
- Background queues
- Caching layer
- Full-text search
Identity
- Email and OAuth sign-in
- Multi-factor authentication
- Role-based permissions
- Team and workspace scoping
AI layer
- LLM gateway
- Retrieval over your own records
- Vector index
- Prompt and output logging
- Human review step
Commerce
- Subscriptions and seats
- Metered usage
- Invoices and dunning
Operations
- CI/CD
- Structured logging
- Error tracking
- Audit trail
- Automated backups
- API documentation
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SEO, GEO & AEO
Technical SEO
- Semantic HTML with one H1 per page and a logical heading order
- Unique title, meta description and canonical URL on every page
- Open Graph and Twitter card tags sized for link previews
- XML sitemap plus a robots file that allows the public sections
- Breadcrumbs and descriptive internal linking between related pages
- Image optimisation, lazy loading and modern formats (WebP/AVIF)
- Mobile-first layout and Core Web Vitals budgets for each template
- Redirect map and handled 404 pages to avoid duplicate or dead URLs
- Unique category and location pages instead of generated doorway pages
GEO — generative engines
- Clear entity definition: who the business is, what it sells, where it operates
- Structured data so machines can read services, pricing and contact details
- First-party facts stated on-page instead of only in images
- Topic clusters that cover a subject fully rather than one thin page
- Consistent name, address and contact details across every listing
- Named authors and sources for any claim that needs backing
- Clear marketplace model, fees and coverage stated on-page
AEO — answer engines
- Question-shaped headings that match how people actually ask
- A short direct answer block under each question before the detail
- FAQ sections drawn from real sales and support questions
- How-to and step-by-step formats for process-led topics
- Comparison and alternatives pages written without overstating claims
- Glossary entries defining the terms used across the site
- 'How much does a day of labour cost' style answers with real ranges
These practices improve discoverability; no ranking or AI-search inclusion is guaranteed.
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Content, social & authority
Content & topical authority
- Category guides
- Hiring checklists
- Rate guides
- Worker success stories
- Safety and compliance guides
- Help centre
Social channels
- Google Business Profile: Local discovery, reviews, photos and direct call or message actions
- Instagram: Visual proof of work, short-form video and profile-link traffic
- Facebook: Community posts, local groups and Messenger enquiries
- WhatsApp: Direct enquiry thread with a prefilled message from the site
- YouTube: Longer explainers embedded into service and guide pages
- LinkedIn: B2B credibility, partnerships and hiring
- Telegram: Job alerts for workers who opt in
Ethical backlinks & authority
- Verified business listings and consistent local citations
- Digital PR and commentary pitched to relevant publications
- Partner and supplier pages that earn genuine reciprocal links
- Guest contributions on industry sites with real editorial value
- Case studies distributed to communities where the audience already is
- Original data or survey write-ups that others can cite
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Analytics & security
Analytics & BI
- Traffic and acquisition by channel, campaign and landing page
- Conversion tracking on every enquiry, booking and signup
- Funnel drop-off reporting from first visit to completed lead
- Search performance: queries, impressions, clicks and positions
- Error and uptime monitoring with alerting
- Fill rate and time-to-dispatch
- Repeat booking rate
- Worker retention
Security & compliance
- Hashed credentials, secure sessions and optional multi-factor sign-in
- Role-based access control checked on the server, never in the browser
- Input and output validation on every form and API route
- Protection against SQL injection, XSS and CSRF
- Rate limiting and abuse prevention on public endpoints
- Encrypted data in transit and at rest, with managed secrets
- Audit logs, retention rules and tested backups
- Cookie consent, privacy notices and accessibility checks
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Price breakup
Design and layout
Marketplace design system with reusable components
$220
Page build
Eight public pages plus category templates
$240
Booking and dispatch
Booking wizard, job records and notifications
$180
Accounts and roles
Customer and worker accounts with permissions
$60
Search foundations
Metadata, schema, sitemap and speed pass
$50