Step 1 — The Teen Sets Their Zone
Work close to home. Build trust locally.
Each teen selects a neighborhood zone around where they live — about 3 to 4 blocks in every direction.
This keeps work local, walkable, and familiar.
✔️ Short travel distance
✔️ Neighbors know who they’re hiring
✔️ Safer and more manageable for teens and families
Step 2 — Choose Services to Offer
Focus on what you’re ready to do.
Teens can select up to four services they want to offer — like lawn mowing, leaf cleanup, snow shoveling, or other neighborhood help.
This keeps things simple and lets teens:
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Focus on quality
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Set clear expectations
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Grow at their own pace
Step 3 — Build a Thrivepage
Your personal marketing page.
Next, the teen completes their Thrivepage — a personal profile neighbors will see when deciding who to hire.
The Thrivepage includes:
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A photo or avatar
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Services offered
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A short introduction
This is where neighbors get to know who they’re hiring.
Step 4 — Exclusive Rights in the Zone
One teen. One zone. No competition.
Once their Thrivepage is live, the teen has exclusive rights to the services they selected within their zone.
That means:
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No bidding wars
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No competing listings
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No pressure to undercut others
Just a fair opportunity to build a small, real business.
Step 5 — Thrivehood Connects the Neighborhood
We make the introduction.
Thrivehood lets neighbors in the zone know that services are now available.
When a neighbor wants help, they visit the teen’s Thrivepage and click “Send Text.”
The message comes to Thrivehood first — not directly to the teen.
This allows us to:
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Review requests for safety
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Keep phone numbers private
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Make sure parents stay informed
Step 6 — Safe Review & Masked Communication
Privacy stays protected.
When a neighbor requests a service, Thrivehood reviews the request for safety.
If everything looks good:
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Thrivehood sends a text to the teen
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Parents are included when the teen is under 18
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Phone numbers remain private and masked
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All communication flows through Thrivehood
This ensures:
✔️ No public phone numbers
✔️ Parents stay informed
✔️ Teens stay protected
Step 7 — The Teen Takes Over
Now it’s their business.
Once the teen accepts the job, they decide how to move forward.
From here, the teen and customer can:
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Communicate directly or continue using Thrivehood
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Set schedules and expectations
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Complete the job and build a relationship
Thrivehood steps back — because the goal isn’t control.
It’s confidence, ownership, and real-world experience.