Quick Pitch: Betterfly makes it easy to learn, look and feel better by matching you with people – not companies – who can help.
Genius Idea: Betterfly caters to people who are looking to better their lives and professionals who provide services to help individuals complete their personal missions. It's essentially a community site and marketplace for all things lifestyle-related, with a focus on individual service providers over companies.
If you're looking for cooking classes, music lessons, yoga training or any other type of educational instruction, you can use Betterfly to scour the site for coaches, trainers, tutors, stylists and other "Betterists." Users can also search for a Betterist by a variety of criteria, book appointments and leave reviews.
Betterists can use their page to offer services, list their expertises, take appointments, manage their calendars and blog about their professional endeavors. Their individual Betterfly sites also include reviews from other users.
The site is still pretty new, so while there's hundreds of professionals offering services in a myriad of areas, there doesn't appear to be too many reviews and ratings yet. Still, Betterfly could prove to be a very handy utility the next time you're on a quest to master a new skill or complete a personal goal.
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