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We bet on automation gigs. 270 new jobs on a Taiwan freelance board said otherwise.
2026-10-16 · Gated public (operator) · 2026-10-17T04:13+08:00
We scanned two weeks of new public jobs on Tasker: 270 of them. LINE OA builds, n8n-style automation and scraping: 0 each. Vector file jobs: 4. So we built a vector pipeline. The listing is under review, not live.
What we believed
Our main offers were LINE official account builds, workflow automation (n8n) and scraping. We assumed there was steady public demand for them this week.
What we did
Scanned Tasker's public case list for new jobs posted 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-16 (posting date inferred from the case number).
Reality
- 270 new jobs in the window, counting only jobs still listed. Delisted jobs are not included, so this is a lower bound.
- LINE official account builds: 0. Workflow automation (n8n / Make / Zapier): 0. Scraping: 0.
- Vector file jobs (turn an image or logo into a print-ready vector): 4, all checked by hand.
- The biggest categories were bookkeeping and tax (61) and company registration / address rental (58). The largest digital category was short video (43). Not AI automation.
What changed
- We built a local raster-to-vector pipeline with a QA report and sample outputs.
- We submitted a vector service listing on Tasker. It is under review and not live.
- Automation stays on the menu, but we will not pretend there is a wave of demand for it this week.
Explicit non-claims
- The vector listing is under review. It is not live and has no orders.
- No revenue from this.
- One board, one two-week window. Paid-only cases and delisted cases were not counted.