The first major update to the HUDU app will launch on October 16th, 2023! Whats new on HUDU v2? Version 2 will still facilitate all the transparency, connection, and ease that you’ve come to expect from HUDU’s platform, but resolve many of the usability hurdles we noticed in the original app. We’re still partnering with the app builder APSY, but the upgrade will have a new look and lots of improved functionality.
Project Categories
Project categories are a major improvement to streamline user experience on the HUDU app. Projects listed on HUDU V2 will go into categories, like design, crafting, yardwork, cleaning, pet care, and more! DO-ers can subscribe to any category that fits their skill set and request notifications for new listings in these areas. Tailoring a DO-ers homepage to feature the projects most relevant to them will bring more qualified bidders to each listing.
Reassign Projects to Another DO-er
There are rare circumstances in which a DO-er may be unable to complete a project they were awarded. On the current platform, there is no way for a LIST-er to unassign a project and award it to the next best bidder. On the new app, we’ve given LIST-ers permission to award projects to another DO-er rather than deleting the listing and reposting it.
Automated Background Checks
You’ll feel safe welcoming any DO-er into your home thanks to HUDU’s background check and verification process. Until now, users have been manually verified upon request. In the update, all users will be run through background checks that verify their identity, criminal history, and more.
Project Completion Ratings
To maintain 100% user satisfaction, our DO-ers need to be reliable. HUDU V2 shows the LIST-er each bidder’s project completion ratio so they can choose a DO-er who is most likely to get the job done!
HUDU Academy and Badges
HUDU’s rating and review process helps give LIST-ers an idea of which DO-ers are most skilled and reliable. However, it can be difficult for new DO-ers to earn projects and gain positive reviews. HUDU Academy allows users to complete courses and earn competency badges that signify they understand best practices and expectations for a variety of project types.
Referral Program
The power of HUDU is not in the app, it’s in the community! Welcoming high-quality DO-ers and LIST-ers to HUDU is the best way to reach our goal of empowering DO-ers to earn money and live well. HUDU’s new referral program offers benefits to new users and the existing users that recommended them.
English to Spanish Live Translation
To provide the most comprehensive array of projects and services, HUDU welcomes users of diverse backgrounds and abilities. Our automated translation feature allows LIST-ers to partner with the most capable DO-er available, regardless of language barriers.
Fewer Bugs
Our earliest users have been instrumental in providing initial feedback and reporting bugs they encountered. Collecting and investigating this valuable information allowed us to make the improvements our LIST-ers and DO-ers want to see! As we continue working out bugs in the system, we encourage all of our users to submit support tickets at heyhudu.com/support or call (662) Hey-HUDU to speak with humans on our User Experience Team.
Downloadable Receipts
With downloadable invoices, keeping track of projects and payments will be easier than ever.
Customizable Notification Settings
Currently, all HUDU notifications are relayed in-app. HUDU V2 will support customizable notification settings to let users get updates via email or text. As before, we’ll never spam your inbox, but options for additional notifications will help LIST-ers and DO-ers stay on top of their projects.
Want to learn more about HUDU?
To learn more about HUDU, download the app or start a conversation with our User Experience Team!
HUDU exists to empower DO-ers to live well and dream big! We believe hard-working individuals should be able to make money on their own terms; our platform supports this mission by offering paid projects, opportunities for career advancement, and benefits like paid vacation.
What is HUDU Academy?
HUDU Academy is the gateway for HUDU’s DO-ers to learn skills to complete more projects to the highest degree of excellence. Microcourses like Lawncare 101, Vehicle Detailing 101, Crafting a Winning Bid, and Professionalism in the Trades take less than 10 minutes and offer our newer DO-ers opportunities to expand their skills and earn more projects!
Why Use HUDU Academy?
Earning competency badges from HUDU Academy signifies to LIST-ers that you have invested time and energy into maximizing your value to the HUDU community. Completing courses is one of the first steps to establishing trust between you and the greater HUDU community.
What does HUDU Academy Mean?
HUDU’s mission is to empower side hustlers and lead the gig work revolution. Doing this right means that our users will have more agency and greater opportunities every time they use the platform. Our new learning platform uses knowledge checks and competency badges to mark their progress and expand their options.
Want to learn more about HUDU?
To learn more about HUDU, download the app or start a conversation with our User Experience Team by submitting a ticket at support.heyhudu.com.
HUDU is here to change the gig economy forever by focusing on DO-ers.
Our Founder and CEO
Derreck Stratton is our founder and CEO. He is a combat veteran, a single father of three, and a relentlessly hard worker. Raised by a strong and resilient mother, Derreck learned firsthand about determination and grit as she worked three jobs to provide for him and his two sisters
In 2003, an 18-year-old Derreck became Airman Stratton for the United States Airforce. By 2008, Senior Airman Stratton was deployed to the Iraqi Theater, where time on the battlefield was inevitable. While in the reserves, he ventured into entrepreneurship, founding a remarkably successful demolition company. Honoring his mother’s hustler attitude, Derreck then turned his attention to demolishing the limitations of the current gig economy. His bulldozer was HUDU!
When HUDU was just an idea, Derreck began his research by signing up as a worker for all of the established gig economy apps. He quickly realized that it was time for a different approach; it was time to put the DO-er first! With the profits from his first venture, HUDU was seeded to be more than a platform. It’s a movement!
Our Mission
It should be easy for hard workers to make money on the side. HUDU firmly believes in empowering DO-ers to live well and dream big. We’re forging a fair and supportive ecosystem where hard work thrives. Under Derreck’s visionary leadership, HUDU has become a marketplace of boundless opportunities where DO-ers and LIST-ers alike find success.
Discover a gig economy where fairness, support, and empowerment are at the core of every endeavor. This is the DO-er-driven ecosystem. This is HUDU.
Want to learn more about HUDU?
To learn more about HUDU, download the app or start a conversation with our User Experience Team by submitting a ticket at heyhudu.com/support.
