[1] First launched in 2011, the website hosts a variety of services, from tech jobs like SEO specialist advice to bizarre things like having a man with a parrot produce a quick clip advertising a business.
[6] Others around the same time stated that many of the service providers are simply out to make extra revenue on top of their main income stream.
Services sold via the website are referred to as "micro-jobs", due to the low prices and short completion time typically involved.
[10] The service providers range from those practicing a hobby to small companies who are attempting to grow their client base.
[11] At the completion stage of each project, Fivesquid take a 20% commission payment from the total value, before releasing the funds to the service provider.