Hebmac

22/11/2022

Question for any service providers covering any type of work within the Western Isles:

You have three options as far as how the processing fee gets obtained to go towards any new local facility for families, do you agree or can suggest a suitable alternative?

You choose through a toggle on the service dashboard for the fee to be either 10% or 15%.

- You accept the fee to be deducted from your bill issued to the customer.
- You choose the customer to cover the fee by selecting it as a surcharge.
- You choose to split the fee between both you and the customer.

We want this to work for everyone so feedback and suggestions are welcome.

17/11/2022

Coming Soon

For each job completed through Hebmac within the Western Isles after a local service provider has been paid, the 15% processing fee will be put towards creating better local facilities for children and families.

Each service provider that uses Hebmac can either have this 15% fee deducted from their total invoice issued to a customer or added as a surcharge to the customer they are doing a job for, the processing fee would also be available to be lowered if needed.

We would like local feedback on projects to initially work on but our first idea was to create a local indoor trampoline park, similar to what Inverness has through Infinity Trampoline Park.

Through local businesses and customers working together through us, we can create a better future with better facilities and entertainment for children and local families.


Feedback and suggestions are welcome.

30/03/2022

Due to the level of requests we are receiving from various different business providers from Inverness and other areas throughout Scotland, we have decided to open the site to cover the rest of Scotland. This will take a couple of weeks to implement and become available. All local service providers that have their business listing active or someone new that signs up from the Western Isles will still have their business services showcased to the areas they choose to cover.

https://hebmac.com/local-professional/signup

We understand some locals work remotely covering a wide range of online-based work, web development, design, language tutoring, all if you wish can be covered across all areas we list, please just ensure you select your service as online-based.

We plan to add a checklist box with instructions on the dashboard for new service providers that are unsure or need a step by step process to follow and finalise their listing before it publishes live to site.

Any questions or help needed, feel free to reach out to us and ask.

30/03/2022

With over 30 years of experience in providing friendly, valued financial advice, Angus Macleod takes the time to understand his client's needs and provide them with the best possible solutions. He also helps to advise clients with existing investments that are not managed and assist them in ensuring they are correctly invested, given the continuous changes within the investment landscape. You can chat directly with Angus or schedule a video call through his profile below.

Want to have your business service listed? https://hebmac.com/local-professional/signup

With over 30 years experience in providing friendly, valued financial advice, I take the time to understand my clients needs and provide them with the best possible solutions. I also help to advise clients with existing investments that are not managed and assist them in ensuring they are correctly....

06/03/2022

Julia Shaw Slow Yoga is available through Hebmac for online bookings via video call.

Julia's approach to Yoga is not part of the fitness industry, not power yoga. Slow Yoga is a very subtle approach. Safer for the joints. No overstretching. Your first session with Julia online is FREE so you can try out this style of Yoga.

What to expect from Julia's online classes:
* Engineering for the body!
* No Sun Salutations, headstands or shoulder stands!
* Build resilience to Stress and its Triggers, wherever those stresses are coming from.
* Reduce Depression and Anxiety [there is a whole science around this!]
* Breathwork practice to 'remind' the body how to relax
* Celtic Shamanic influences in the guided Meditations
* Philosophy and Spiritual practice for self-development and awareness
* Improved sleep and the motivation for much-needed self-care
* Trust that your body CAN practice yoga, especially if you have been deterred by some of the more difficult 'shapes' you may have seen yogis practising!
* Experience the Reiki distant energy she also incorporates into the sessions
* Setting more authentic and powerful Intentions

Since Covid, I offer my yoga classes Online, as well as my Counselling service. First yoga class free, so you can try out this style of Yoga. First online Counselling session free. So we can both see I am able to help you.

04/03/2022

Our daily share of the most recent sign up's to our Western Isles directory service marketplace is Rob Howard Photography

Rob Howard specialises in Wildlife photography and has 35 years of experience in photographing wildlife, his tours which he also provides are vehicle-based, using it as a mobile hide, to see iconic Highland species such as the Golden Eagle, White-Tailed Sea Eagle and Red Deer.

To view his profile and make contact via live chat to arrange a booking, click the link below.

Wildlife Photography/watching tours in Pairc District, South Lochs, Isle of Lewis

03/03/2022

Josh Gibbens from Western Isles Delivery Services offers house removal services across Lewis & Harris as well as from/to the mainland.

In addition to the above, they offer a click and collect service from IKEA at least once a month. They can also collect various items from the mainland, including pet transport services.

Transport of quadbikes, motorbikes and other light vehicles are also available.

To contact Josh on our directory services marketplace, view his profile here:

We offer house removal services across Lewis & Harris as well as from/to the Mainland. In addition to the above we offer a click and collect service from IKEA at least once a month. We can also collect various items from the mainland. We also offer pet transport services. We can also arrange for the...

24/02/2022

Landscape, travel, wedding, family, event and commercial photography from Isle of Lewis photographer Rachel Bibby.

Direct communication via chat available:
https://hebmac.com/local-professional/3a09175b-6d80-11ec-ab1e-26fc5900b382

We now also have video and audio calls active on live chats with each service provider, any online service providers such as Yoga, counselling or fitness instructors can use the platform to gain more business leads.

Landscape, travel, wedding, family, event and commercial photography from Isle of Lewis photographer Rachel Bibby

14/02/2022

We'll regularly share local service providers that have signed up with us. In the future, we'll provide case studies that will be shared to show the benefits the site has brought for all that have signed up to use it.

Emma Macleod who is a personal care worker recently joined and you can find her profile below.

My services include, but are not limited to: * personal care (all aspects) * sit-in service * grocery shopping/house cleaning * meal preparation & cooking * medication administration * maintaining & promoting independence and dignity to help the service user remain living in their home Experience in...

08/02/2022

We're just about to enable video and audio calls on the dashboard live chat between local service providers and customers, this feature will open up the availability for a lot of requested services providers to now use the system.

If you experience any downtime or technical issues, whilst the updates are being implemented, this is due to the new features being installed from the staging server to the live version.

Just to clarify over the 15% fee over some that have queried, the fee can be factored into the quote or figure you provide to a customer, you have the availability to alter this to suit your personal financial circumstances over billing. The fee is required for site maintenance and the processing of automated payments, ongoing developer and support costs.

Free to join, you do not pay anything to sign up and use the platform, the fee only applies for any work you've got via the site.

https://hebmac.com/local-professional/signup

01/02/2022

New Local Business and Freelance Marketplace, Hebmac, is now finally live.

Hebmac, a new local business and freelance marketplace, has launched this month for businesses and customers based across the Western Isles.

With an increasing number of people looking to try out being self-employed but without the resources to promote their services, the hebmac.com website has been built to answer this challenge.

Hebmac is a business directory designed specifically for individuals and small businesses located on the Western Isles. It directly connects local service providers with local customers looking for the services that they provide.

Local professionals can sign up near-instantly and quickly list all the services they provide. Along with their profile, all the tools they need to keep track of their jobs, schedule, invoices, and pay-outs are provided.

Customers can search for the service they need, get a quote and leave reviews once the job has been completed. This will help local customers by saving them time finding someone reliable to cover a task.

Many people across the Western Isles are interested in becoming self-employed or keen to earn extra income outside of their current job. But the time and costs involved with setting up a business - such as building a website and spending money on marketing - makes this a difficult step for a burgeoning entrepreneur.

While there are other business and freelance marketplaces, many of these charge an annual subscription fee or you need to buy credits in order to see potential leads. This means that you end up paying even if you don’t secure any work at all from using the marketplace.

Hebmac works differently. It is completely free to sign up and service providers just pay a 15% fee on jobs that are accepted once they have been completed. Local providers can factor this fee into their quote, meaning that they can start selling their services and getting quotes as soon as they sign up.

We built Hebmac with the dual aim of creating more jobs in the local community and providing a stepping stone to try out being self-employed.

“Literally anyone that provides a service can use the website - from joiners and plumbers to babysitters, tutors and bespoke craftspeople. If you provide a service but don't have the time or resources to create a website and market what you provide then Hebmac is perfect for you”.

To sign up as a local professional: https://hebmac.com/local-professional/signup

10/01/2022

Just wanted to share some of the benefits the site will provide.

As we near closer to the release after we finish this final phase of testing, we hope to support not only well-established businesses but start up’s and new service providers that have limited awareness and are looking to get more customers to use their service.

The site has been developed with a long term aim to support business and connect locally, anyone that needs any task done in a simplified and innovative way. Employment opportunities over on-site support and marketing will follow soon.