Abstract: Described herein is technology for, among other things, an electronic services marketplace. The technology involves establishing a first tier of service providers, establishing a second tier of service providers, routing a service order to the first tier of service providers, and routing the service order to the second her of service providers if the service order is not accepted by one of the first tier service providers.

Abstract: A method of delegating a service order may include periodically establishing a plurality of tiers of service providers. The service order may be routed to one or more service providers from at least a first one of the plurality of tiers, based on acceptance of the service order by one or more service providers from at least a second one of the plurality of tiers. The service providers may be registered on a service provider network. The periodic establishing of the plurality of tiers may be based on at least one cost function associated with the service providers. The service order may be routed to the one or more service providers from at least the second one of the plurality of tiers. The first one of the plurality of tiers of service providers may be mutually exclusive from the second one of the plurality of tiers of service providers.

Abstract: Described herein is technology for, among other things, an electronic services marketplace. The technology involves establishing a first tier of service providers, establishing a second tier of service providers, routing a service order to the first tier of service providers, and routing the service order to the second tier of service providers if the service order is not accepted by one of the first tier service providers.

Abstract: Described herein is technology for, among other things, grouping service orders in an electronic services marketplace. The technology involves receiving first and second service orders, comparing the first and second service orders, determining whether a relationship exists between certain criteria of the first and second service orders, and routing the first and second service orders together to a service provider that is to perform the services associated with the first and second service orders, when there is a relationship between the certain criteria of the first and second service orders.

Abstract: Described herein is technology for, among other things, an electronic services marketplace. The technology involves creating and populating user accounts associated with service provider companies, where the user accounts include service provider company profiles. The technology further involves creating and populating technician profiles corresponding to the technicians of the service provider companies and associating the service provider company profiles with the corresponding technician profiles. The technology further involves receiving a request for services from a buyer, determining whether any of the technicians are able to perform the requested services, assigning the request for service to a particular technician that is able to perform the requested services, and routing payment for the requested service to a financial account associated with the service provider company associated with the particular technician.

Abstract: Described herein is technology for, among other things, an electronic services marketplace. The technology involves receiving a request for services from a buyer, creating a service order based on the requested services, determining which of a plurality of service providers are qualified to provide the requested services, and selecting from the qualified service providers one or more particular service providers to perform the services.

Abstract: Described herein is technology for, among other things, an electronic services marketplace. The technology involves establishing a first tier of service providers, establishing a second tier of service providers, routing a service order to the first tier of service providers, and routing the service order to the second tier of service providers if the service order is not accepted by one of the first tier service providers.