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Weedle, an Ireland-based internet company, had had thousands of users in more than 50 countries sign up to its social media platform since launch less than four months ago.
Iain MacDonald, Weedle CEO, told Prosperity’s digital media ezine that he hadn’t expected it to catch on so fast and that the range of professionals and trades signed up to Weedle is very broad.
Weedle enables anyone, anywhere to connect with people who need their skills and also, to find people who have the skills they need.

“Weedle provides a better way of connecting people with skills to people who need them so we were very interested and keen to see what sort of people would be in interested in availing of this utility. We’ve seen every type of skill you can think of a page has been created to promote it.
“Normal things like accountants, doctors, lawyers, business consultants… but we’ve also had thousands of users creating skills that aren’t only professional/white collar. We’ve had bike mechanics, shoe designers, fashion designers, art directors, stone masons and stained glass makers.”
One of the main values people have reported they are getting is that they are beginning to rank number one in Google with their Weedle page.
“We’ve optimised for the skill title as opposed to your name so say if you type in tax specialist into Google, the number one search result is a Weedle page.” Other examples he cites are business mentor Swindon or radio presenter Dublin.
He says that having a Weedle page helps people who have a skill who are looking to connect with people who need them, be found by people searching for their skill.
Comparing it to LinkedIn, MacDonald explains “if you type in somebody’s name into Google their name will be returned but if you type in a skill LinkedIn doesn’t feature anywhere… Weedle is much more useful if you are looking to connect with people who need your skill because they won’t obviously know your name but they will know what skill they are looking for.”
Feedback from users includes somebody who got a job through Weedle and other users who have gotten new customers. Constant feedback means that the website is undergoing new releases and updates twice a week. “That’s helping us refine and improve the overall platform.” A significant upgrade with new features including enhanced usability will be introduced towards late June/early July.
“If you are somebody who has a skill and you are looking to get found on the web by somebody searching for that skill, Weedle is the best way to do it.”