Abstract: A description of a job may be received from a consumer. A referrer qualified to recommend providers to complete the job may be determined and a recommendation of a provider to complete the job may be obtained from the referrer. A confirmation that the recommended provider completed the job may be received and vouchers may be awarded to the consumer and to the referrer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, a new and improved method of and a system network for supporting the payment of monetary amounts (i.e. consumer rewards) to financial gift-card accounts held by consumers registered on the system network, as a financial reward for referring specific service providers and/or merchants affiliated with the system network to perform specific jobs listed on the system network on behalf of other consumers registered on the system network, and also holding gift card accounts so as to drive consumer transactions on the system network with the consumer rewards paid by network affiliates to consumers who refer or recommend another consumer the services and/or goods of such network affiliates to drive the local economy which the system network supports, while overcoming the shortcomings and drawbacks of prior art apparatus and methodologies.