Why so popular?
Posted: Tue May 27, 2025 4:54 am
From parking spaces to pets
Parking Panda makes it possible to rent out your driveway as a parking space. SnapGoods is an online marketplace where you can go if you temporarily need a drill or if you want to rent one out. 99dresses.com is an Australian start-up that makes it possible to lend out your clothes and in return walk around in other people's clothes.
Through DogVacay it is possible to place your dog with neighbours when you go on holiday for a week, but list to data where it is also possible to take a dog into your home to help someone out. On Peerby you can rent or lend bicycles, barbecues or backpacks. There seems to be no market that can escape this development.
The online channel enables the P2P sharing concept. In addition, there are three important reasons why peers participate in this new development:
Financial/economic : due to the crisis and its aftermath, consumers are looking for cheap(er) solutions. Renting instead of buying is obvious. In addition, consumers can easily earn a few cents by renting out (little-used) items.
Environment and surroundings : there is a growing awareness among consumers about using the resources at their disposal more efficiently and being sensible about the way they consume products. This can be a reason for people not to buy a car, for example, but to want to share a car.
Lifestyle : Users find it fun or interesting to participate in this new economy. Airbnb 's success is largely due to a new form of renting and letting. Participants enjoy staying overnight in unique and personal locations. Not owning, but having access to certain products or services plays an important role in this.
Essential condition: trust
An important condition for P2P sharing is trust . It is therefore of great importance to gain the trust of the participants and this in two areas: trust in the platform itself and trust in the peers.
Parking Panda makes it possible to rent out your driveway as a parking space. SnapGoods is an online marketplace where you can go if you temporarily need a drill or if you want to rent one out. 99dresses.com is an Australian start-up that makes it possible to lend out your clothes and in return walk around in other people's clothes.
Through DogVacay it is possible to place your dog with neighbours when you go on holiday for a week, but list to data where it is also possible to take a dog into your home to help someone out. On Peerby you can rent or lend bicycles, barbecues or backpacks. There seems to be no market that can escape this development.
The online channel enables the P2P sharing concept. In addition, there are three important reasons why peers participate in this new development:
Financial/economic : due to the crisis and its aftermath, consumers are looking for cheap(er) solutions. Renting instead of buying is obvious. In addition, consumers can easily earn a few cents by renting out (little-used) items.
Environment and surroundings : there is a growing awareness among consumers about using the resources at their disposal more efficiently and being sensible about the way they consume products. This can be a reason for people not to buy a car, for example, but to want to share a car.
Lifestyle : Users find it fun or interesting to participate in this new economy. Airbnb 's success is largely due to a new form of renting and letting. Participants enjoy staying overnight in unique and personal locations. Not owning, but having access to certain products or services plays an important role in this.
Essential condition: trust
An important condition for P2P sharing is trust . It is therefore of great importance to gain the trust of the participants and this in two areas: trust in the platform itself and trust in the peers.