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|  company_name  = [[Company_Name:=MyHammer]]
 
|  company_name  = [[Company_Name:=MyHammer]]
|  company_logo  =  
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|  company_logo  = [[Image:MyHammer.logo.jpg]]
 
|  company_slogan = ''Any Job. Any Time. Anywhere.''
 
|  company_slogan = ''Any Job. Any Time. Anywhere.''
 
|  company_type  = [[Company_Type:=PLC|[[Private Company|Private]]]]
 
|  company_type  = [[Company_Type:=PLC|[[Private Company|Private]]]]
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|  key_people    = [[CEO:=Markus Berger-de Léon|Markus Berger-de Léon]], [[Key_Person1_Title:=CEO|CEO]]<br>[[Head of Supervisory Board:=Martin Weber]], [[Key_Person2_Title:=Head of Supervisory Board]]  
 
|  key_people    = [[CEO:=Markus Berger-de Léon|Markus Berger-de Léon]], [[Key_Person1_Title:=CEO|CEO]]<br>[[Head of Supervisory Board:=Martin Weber]], [[Key_Person2_Title:=Head of Supervisory Board]]  
 
|  industry      = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Consumer Services|Consumer Services]]
 
|  industry      = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Consumer Services|Consumer Services]]
|  products      = <!-- online marketplace for trades and services -->
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|  products      = online marketplace for trades and services
 
|  revenue        =  
 
|  revenue        =  
 
|  operating_income =
 
|  operating_income =
 
|  net_income    =  
 
|  net_income    =  
 
|  num_employees  = {{profit}} [[Employees:=56|56]] (2009)  
 
|  num_employees  = {{profit}} [[Employees:=56|56]] (2009)  
|  parent        = <!-- http://www.abacho.co.uk/ -->
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|  parent        = Abacho AG
 
|  subsid        = <!-- List any subsidiary operations here. -->  
 
|  subsid        = <!-- List any subsidiary operations here. -->  
|  owner          = <!-- Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group. -->
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|  owner          = Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group
|  contact        = [[Address:=Potsdamer Strasse 87]]<br>Berlin, [[Zip:=10785]]<br>[[Phone:=]]<br>[http://www.myhammer.co.uk MyHammer Website]
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|  contact        = [[Address:=Potsdamer Strasse 87]]<br>Berlin, [[Zip:=10785]]<br>[[Phone:=]]<br>[http://www.myhammer.co.uk MyHammer UK Website]
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== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
'''MyHammer''' is an [[online market place]] for consumer services with more than 800,000 registered users. Today it is the largest online platform of the consumer service industry and available in English and German. It was first launchend in Germany in 2005 and entered the British market in May 2008. Nowadays it is the largest website of its kind in the UK, Germany and Austria. MyHammer is owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group and is an affiliate of the German conglomerate Abacho AG that offers services in internet search and as a web portal.<ref name="Focus Online">{{cite news|last=Janich|first=Oliver|title=HOT STOCK–Abacho
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'''MyHammer''' is an online market place for consumer services with more than 800,000 registered users. Today it is the largest online platform of the consumer service industry and available in English and German. It was first launchend in Germany in 2005 and entered the British market in May 2008. Nowadays it is the largest website of its kind in the UK, Germany and Austria. MyHammer is owned by the '''Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group''' and is an affiliate of the German conglomerate '''Abacho AG''' that offers services in internet search and as a web portal.<ref name="Focus Money Online">{{cite news|last=Janich|first=Oliver|title=Hot Stock! Abacho. Killer-Anwendung|url=http://www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/aktien/hot-stock-und150-abacho-killer-anwendung_aid_256752.html}}</ref>     
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|publisher=[[Directory:Focus Online|Focus Online]]|date=2006-01-04|http://www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/aktien/hot-stock-und150-abacho-killer-anwendung_aid_256752.html}}</ref>     
 
  
 
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One of Milson's clients has recently expanded his reach into entrepreneurial ventures centering on wiki editing and optimization. <ref name="DieWelt">{{cite news|last=Peer|first=Mathias|title=Wikipedia-Artikel, die man kaufen kann|publisher=[[Directory:Die Welt|Die Welt]]|date=2006-08-24|url=http://www.welt.de/data/2006/08/24/1009086.html|accessdate=2007-01-02}}</ref>
 
  
 
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== Products and operation ==
== History ==
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The MyHammer platform hosts services available in all home improvement categories such as carpentry, plumbing, gardening etc. etc.<ref name="goodgad">{{cite news|title=New Trades and Services Portal Set to Take the Hassle Out of Home Improvement |url=http://www.goodgad.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=521&Itemid=2}}</ref> The service is free for tradesmen and consumers. After winning a job, tradesmen are required to pay a small fee of 6% of their quote price.<ref name="MyHammer UK">{{cite news|title=How it works|publisher=MyHammer UK|url=http://www.myhammer.co.uk|}}</ref>
Milson Printing started business in [[1965]] in a small shop on Duval Street in Key West, Florida. As the business expanded, it moved in [[1974]] to a larger facility in town on Caroline Street, and then again moved in [[1998]] to its present location in Memphis, where the owner could be closer to the blues music he so loves.
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Tradesmen can also set the “job radar” for receiving emails about jobs which are specific to their field and locality. Moreover, MyHammer customers can rate the tradesmen and leave feedback. They can also upload pictures so that service providers can see in advance what needs to be repaired, painted or fixed.<ref name="Computeractive">{{cite news|last=Vassou|first=Andrea-Marie|title=Stop! MyHammer|url=http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2220650/myhammer-lets-people-diy-quotes}}</ref>The right tradesman may be chosen based on price, qualification, customer feedback or availability and therefore, the cheapest is not necessarily the best.  
  
 
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google_ad_client    = 'pub-4781341637005814';
 
google_ad_width    = 468;
 
google_ad_height    = 60;
 
google_ad_format    = '468x60_as';
 
google_ad_type      = 'text_image';//2006-12-28: Centiare Directory space
 
google_ad_channel  = '2388332058';
 
google_color_border = '6699CC';
 
google_color_bg    = '003366';
 
google_color_link  = 'FFFFFF';
 
google_color_text  = 'AECCEB';
 
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==Photo gallery==
 
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
*[http://www.milsonprinting.com/ Milson Printing website]
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*[http://www.myhammer.co.uk/ MyHammer website]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:33, 12 January 2009


MyHammer
MyHammer.logo.jpg
SloganAny Job. Any Time. Anywhere.
Type [[Company_Type:=PLC|Private]]
Founded [[Year_Started:=2005|2005]]
Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Key peopleMarkus Berger-de Léon, CEO
Martin Weber, Head of Supervisory Board
IndustryConsumer Services
Productsonline marketplace for trades and services
EmployeesGreen Arrow Up.svg 56 (2009)
ParentAbacho AG
OwnerGeorg von Holtzbrinck publishing group
Contact Potsdamer Strasse 87
Berlin, 10785

MyHammer UK Website
Reference


Introduction

MyHammer is an online market place for consumer services with more than 800,000 registered users. Today it is the largest online platform of the consumer service industry and available in English and German. It was first launchend in Germany in 2005 and entered the British market in May 2008. Nowadays it is the largest website of its kind in the UK, Germany and Austria. MyHammer is owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group and is an affiliate of the German conglomerate Abacho AG that offers services in internet search and as a web portal.[1]


Products and operation

The MyHammer platform hosts services available in all home improvement categories such as carpentry, plumbing, gardening etc. etc.[2] The service is free for tradesmen and consumers. After winning a job, tradesmen are required to pay a small fee of 6% of their quote price.[3] Tradesmen can also set the “job radar” for receiving emails about jobs which are specific to their field and locality. Moreover, MyHammer customers can rate the tradesmen and leave feedback. They can also upload pictures so that service providers can see in advance what needs to be repaired, painted or fixed.[4]The right tradesman may be chosen based on price, qualification, customer feedback or availability and therefore, the cheapest is not necessarily the best.




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