Aussie mum Eva Akis was looking for ways to boost her business having spent more than a decade as a make-up artist.

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She decided to list her services on Oneflare, a company owned by Airtasker.

Eva originally started off with £40 of credits on the platform and now has around £40,000.

She told Yahoo! Finance:  “I was working part-time while raising my two boys, and didn’t have time to invest in raising my profile or marketing to get customers.

“As the family grew, so did my business, Eva Hair and Makeup, and I’m now doing this full-time and have made approximately £40,000 through Oneflare.”

As well as doing weddings, the mum also does hair and make-up for special events such as birthdays, baptisms and parties and even commercial work and productions.

Eva said: “Some of the bigger bookings can be for three days or more.

“Oneflare has… helped me build my own business, become my own boss, and opened up countless opportunities.”

Oneflare chief executive Tim Fung said there have been nearly 4,000 jobs for make-up artists posted on the site since January, with a 50/50 split between weddings and general events.

He said:  “When looking at wedding hair stylists, we’ve seen a 21 per cent rise in demand when comparing the last two quarters.”

Mr Fung cited Eva as being a prime example of how people were using digital platforms to give their business a boost.

He added: “[Eva has] used Oneflare to grow her business from the ground up, which is exactly how we want to be helping entrepreneurs.

“Outside of this, we’re also seeing people use the platform to save on marketing costs, time searching for leads and to help build an online presence.

“Each month, we connect tens of thousands of Aussies with great businesses – from make-up artists like Eva, to lawyers, to celebrants, carpenters, bricklayers and hundreds more, and we’re excited about the opportunities this is creating for business owners and, of course, the convenience we’re creating for consumers.”

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