In listing on SharedOut, We Trust.

The Trust is There. Now I Need You to Fill It.

Something happened recently that I didn't expect to feel so much about.

The sign-ups started coming in.

Not a trickle. A steady, consistent flow of people downloading SharedOut, creating accounts, and verifying their identity with Singpass.

Singpass. Not just an email and a password. Singpass.

For anyone building a peer-to-peer platform in Singapore, that number means something specific. It means people aren't just curious. They're committed. They're willing to put their real, verified identity behind their presence on the platform. They're saying — quietly, in the way that actions say things more clearly than words — I trust this enough to show you who I actually am.

That hit me harder than I expected.

What Singpass sign-ups actually mean

Let me explain why this matters more than a regular sign-up number.

On most platforms, signing up is frictionless. Email. Password. Done. You could be anyone. You could be a fake account, a duplicate, a bot, or someone who signed up once and never came back.

Singpass sign-ups are different. Singpass is Singapore's national digital identity system. When someone verifies with Singpass on SharedOut, their identity is confirmed against government records. Their real name. Their real identity. Their real presence in the community.

That is not something people do casually. That is something people do when they've decided they trust the platform enough to be real on it.

And the fact that a significant and growing number of SharedOut's early sign-ups are Singpass verified tells me one thing with complete clarity:

The trust is there.

People believe in what SharedOut is trying to do. They believe in the safety of the platform. They believe in the vision of a community where neighbours share tools, skills, and services within 500 metres of home — with verified identities and protected payments on every transaction.

They signed up. They verified. They're ready.

The honest problem I need to tell you about

Here's where I have to be completely straight with you.

We have users. Verified, committed, real users who downloaded the app, went through Singpass verification, and are now opening SharedOut and looking for something to borrow or someone to book.

And right now — there isn't enough for them to find.

The listings are there. But not enough of them. Not enough variety. Not enough density in every town. Not enough of the things that users are searching for — the drill, the ladder, the home manicure, the haircut, the pressure cooker for this weekend's gathering.

This is the classic marketplace problem. You need supply before demand can be served. You need providers before users can book. You need listings before the platform becomes the thing it was always meant to be.

And I need your help to solve it.

If you've been thinking about listing — this is your sign

Maybe you downloaded SharedOut and thought "I'll list something later."

Maybe you've been meaning to put up that drill, that stroller, that ladder that's been in the storeroom since the last renovation.

Maybe you do nails, or cut hair, or bake, or walk dogs, or offer tutoring — and you've been thinking about listing your services but haven't quite got around to it.

Maybe you read the blog posts, watched the videos, felt like SharedOut was something you wanted to be part of — and then life got in the way.

This is me, the founder, asking you directly:

Please list today.

Not because I need the numbers. Not because I need to show metrics to someone. Because there are real, verified Singaporeans opening SharedOut in your neighbourhood right now and looking for exactly what you have.

The person who needs a drill for the weekend. The working mum who has been putting off her manicure for three weeks because the salon is too far. The young couple whose baby has outgrown the stroller and needs one for their newborn arriving next month. The family who needs folding chairs for a reunion dinner on Sunday.

They're already there. They're already signed up. They're already looking.

All that's missing is you.

What listing actually takes

I know "just list it" sounds simple. Let me tell you exactly what it takes so you can decide right now whether to do it.

**For tools and equipment:**

Take a photo of your item. It doesn't need to be professional — natural light, clean background, your phone camera. AI does the writing for you, just add on if you want. Set a price — AI also does it for you, change it if you want, S$5–15/day or week. For most tools, S$10–20/week for baby equipment. Input postal code. Done.

Less then Five minutes. That's genuinely all it takes.

**For home-based services:**

Upload two or three photos of your work. AI Write a short description of what you offer. Add on a few sentences — what the based service includes, how long it takes, what products you use. Set your base price and your available slots.

Five minutes max!

And it costs you nothing. Listing on SharedOut is completely free. 15% is the small platform commission when a booking is successfully completed. No upfront cost. No monthly fee. No risk.

What happens when you list

Your listing reaches the people closest to you first. That's how SharedOut works — location-based, 500m default radius. You're not competing with providers across Singapore. You're becoming visible to the people in your own estate who need what you have.

Your Singpass-verified badge tells every potential customer immediately that you are a real, confirmed person they can trust. In a neighbourhood context, that badge is worth more than a hundred Instagram posts.

The first booking might come this week. Or next week. Or the week after. But it will come — because the demand is real, the users are there, and your neighbours are looking.

And when it does — when a verified neighbour books your drill or your manicure or your haircut or your homemade kueh — something small but real happens in your community. Two people who have lived near each other discover each other. A transaction becomes a connection. A listing becomes a relationship.

That's what SharedOut is actually building. Not just a marketplace. A community with infrastructure.

But it can only be built if people list.

A personal ask — from the founder

I started SharedOut because I believed Singapore's HDB communities had everything they needed. The skills, the tools, the services, the goodwill. What they were missing was a way to find each other.

Seeing the Singpass sign-ups come in has confirmed something I hoped for but wasn't sure of: people believe in this too. They're willing to show up, verify themselves, and put their real identity on the line for this community.

That belief deserves to be met with something real on the other side. It deserves listings. It deserves providers. It deserves the thing that makes a platform a platform rather than just an app with verified users and empty shelves.

I can't do this part alone.

If you have something to list — list it today. If you have a service to offer — put it up today. If you know someone who does — share this with them today.

The trust is there.

Now let's fill it.

Share it. Share in. Shared Out.

List on SharedOut in 5 minutes

**Download the app:**

📱 App Store: https://apps.apple.com/sg/app/sharedout/id6766183155

🤖 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sg.sharedout

🌐 Or visit sharedout.com.sg

What you can list:

🔧 Tools and equipment — Eg: drills, ladders, trolleys, pressure cookers

👶 Baby and kids items — Eg: strollers, cots, playpens, bicycles

🏕️ Outdoor gear — Eg: tents, camping equipment, sports gear

🎉 Party supplies — Eg: folding chairs, tables, decorations

💅 Home-based services — Eg: nails, hair, beauty, baking, tutoring, pet care

**Listing is completely free.**

You only pay when you earn.

Your neighbours are waiting.

*SharedOut is Singapore's AI-powered peer-to-peer community sharing app — connecting HDB neighbours for tool sharing, equipment rental, and trusted home-based services, all within 500 metres of home. Download the app on the App Store and Google Play, or visit [sharedout.com.sg](https://sharedout.com.sg)*


Location: Sengkang, Singapore

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