Written by Jerred Ziegler. 325,000 people in the U.S. choose to drive for Uber, and 1.7 million sell homemade goods on Etsy. With mobile technology, making some extra cash through apps like these is as easy as a few taps on your smartphone. UpShift in Cincinnati, Ohio, has applied this concept to hourly workers, developing a platform that allows them to work when and where they choose. “There’s a growing cultural phenomenon called the ‘gig economy,’ where people are just booking work as they need it. We’ve seen it from apps like Uber and Airbnb.” said Alex Pantich, UpShift’s co-founder and COO. “UpShift gives hourly workers that same technological convenience. It offers on-demand help to companies while allowing people to pick up shifts when it works for them.” UpShift’s platform allows businesses to login and post the hours, location and details of a job quickly, as soon as vacancies arise. Users can pick up those shifts 24/7 on their smartphones. Businesses can use UpShift to find help on-demand, paying a flat rate for each employee once they’ve completed a shift. Companies receive an invoice for work completed and review employee performance, which users can post to their profile to build … Continue reading UpShift Makes Earning Extra Cash Easy