Post World War II, Wichita, Kansas became a booming little city and has been growing ever since. Wichita State University was the first university to set up programs to explore and study entrepreneurship.

That must be why Seva Man has been so excited for our launch in Wichita! That’s right, DC-based startup Seva Call is launching in Wichita, and we are proud to join the number of other businesses that have gotten their start in this Little Silicon Valley. See how we’re here to help Wichita with this quick video.

Seva Call is ready to help Wichita natives find local service professionals whenever a job gets too large for the DIYers. All you have to do is go over to www.talklocal.com, give us a few details about the job, and we’ll take it from there. Our unique system allows us to track down the best and most reliable service professionals in the area.

Then, we will put you directly on the phone with them, always ensuring they can do the job when you’re available. You can speak with up to 3 service professionals so that you can pick and choose the best match for you. We will always keep your contact information private to protect you from telemarketers and spam.

So Wichita, you really have nothing to lose. Take an entrepreneurial risk and invest in Seva Call!

Written by Dallea Caldwell

Friendships are tested by the strains of adulthood. Life choices have set you onto divergent paths. It can be so hard to show that you’re 100% behind your friends when you’re all back-to-back and heading in opposite directions in life. Here are 5 ways to stay connected, strengthen your friendship, and make the precious few moments you have with friends truly memorable and impactful.

1. Make a flashy show of support: Attending your friend’s birthday bash/going-away party/baby shower/new job? Make your presence memorable by doing a little something extra in their honor: a screen-printed tee with an inside joke, nail polish in their favorite color, a gaudy gag gift or accessory (crown, feather boa, hat) that kicks their celebration up a notch. The more memorable your time together, the more often you’ll be together in spirit even if you can’t make the next big life event.

2. Start a tradition: Traditions add meaning and tie years and decades together into a single experience. Perhaps your schedules won’t allow a strict annual occurrence, but in a certain time of year have a thing that you do that brings you together: fishing/beach trip/happy hour/gift exchange; anything that creates shared meaning and experiences will do.

3. Write a letter (by hand): If you can’t be there to support your friend at an important time in life, then you have to rely on the next best, most personal thing in your arsenal. Give them a quick call if you can; but, sit down and write a letter and pour your heart out on paper. No time to mail? Scan it from the office.

*Another highly personal option is a video message. But, don’t sweat the details, as getting a good shot may take up a lot time. It’s the sentiments that count.

4. Stop by (for a little bit): If you’re 20 minutes away from an event and can spare only an hour, show up, if only for a few minutes. Seeing you go out of your way strictly to support a valued friend, even though you can’t indulge in any of the festivities, shows how much you care. It also gives you a break from the pressures you’ve been obsessing over by shifting the focus to someone else.

*If you’re concerned that you’ll get comfortable and lose track of time, this should help: leaving makes a stronger impression, because it makes the time you gave even more valuable. Otherwise, it seems you’re just exaggerate your schedule and you hadn’t gone to all that much trouble after all. So, give everyone a heads up that you’re just stopping through to show support/give a big hug, only accept the smallest to-go snack if any, and go about your way after taking a few moments to celebrate with a friend.

5. Create an email or social media group: If you have a close-knit crew and all are pretty active in one platform or another, then stay connected with a private Facebook group, Google+ hangout, or email list. But, take note of who hasn’t responded in a while. Individuals can get lost in the smallest and most well-intentioned crowds, especially when they themselves are overwhelmed or having a rough time.

Good friends are hard to find, so do whatever you can to nurture the ones you have. The highs and lows of life are enriched with those special people seeing you through it all.

Seva Man’s been touring the Midwest, and he’s finding it quite different from the city-filled east coast. And he’s loving it. The fresh air, the wide open spaces. That’s not to say there’s nothing out there in the middle of say…Nebraska.

Well, except corn and Lincoln!

Wonderful Lincoln that’s got the Lied Center, the Pershing Auditorium, the Haymarket Theatre — all at the locals’ disposal.

Imagine Lincolnites, the day you’re about to head downtown for a nice day of hanging out in Lincoln, your kitchen sink springs a leak. It’s bad. Real bad. Water everywhere. It’s basically a monsoon. A capital E-mergency.

Well, have no fear, because Seva Call is here to help you find that plumber to help save the day and get you on your way. See just exactly what we do with this quick video.

Seva Call is an online concierge that helps connect you to local service professionals directly on the phone. People waste hours every time they have to find service professionals by reading customer review after customer review. Once they are on the phone with someone, they have to explain their problem over and over again only to be told that the company can’t do their job or that the company doesn’t service their area.

Seva Call will do the searching for you. When you go online to www.talklocal.com and give us the details of your service project, we’ll find the most reliable professional in your area who can do your job at your utmost convenience. We have an innovative algorithm that sorts through hundreds of companies and picks the best ones based on consumer quality metrics such as social media traffic, online reviews, and call quality statistics.

We’ll put you directly on the phone with the top 3 service professionals we can find so that you can choose and compare the best one for you. Its simple, reliable, and takes about ninety seconds.

So Lincolnites, what do you think? Ready to hop on board with Seva Call?

Omaha, Nebraska.

What an unsung hero you are.

But, Omaha, have some pride! You’re home to Warren Buffet and more Fortune 500 companies than most major cities in the U.S. Move over New York and LA, Omaha is here!

Omaha, you deserve the best in finding quality local services. Are you tired of shoddy roof jobs? Got beef with the computer repair guy who shows up late every time? You need a new professional but you don’t have time to waste. On average, people spend up to 90 minutes searching online and reading customer review after customer review just to find a company that doesn’t serve their area or can’t handle the job.

That’s where Seva Call comes in. If you go online to www.talklocal.com and put in the basics of your request — a few details about the job, your zip code, and the time you’d like the service completed — Seva Call will use this information to find the highest quality professionals in your area, make sure they can complete the job at your desired time, and then put you on the phone with them directly.

You can see just how simple and easy Seva call is to use here.

So, Omahans, next time you’re in need of a car, computer or whatever repairman (not to mention other professionals in over 50 categories) check out Seva Call.

The Twin Cities! Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Conjoined by chance, yet as different as Apollo and Artemis.

The large metropolitan area spans 182 cities and townships, the largest of course being Minneapolis and St. Paul themselves. While these two cities are bound by sports teams, name, and geography, they take pride in being quite distinct from one another. Seriously, the 20th century was riddled with rivalry and riots between the two cities. Thankfully, the qualms have been settled.

While Minneapolis evokes a younger image with new and avant garde architecture, St. Paul takes its time to incorporate buildings reminiscent of the classic and Victorian styles. Seva Call kind of digs that dichotomy, don’t you? It’s a great blend of old school and new school.

At Seva Call, we’re trying to blend old school and new school as well. We are bringing a new time saving approach to the way you find the good ol’ reliable, small professional businesses like plumbers, roofers, and handymen. Anyone in the Twin City area can go online to www.talklocal.com, put in basic information such as their service need, their zip code, and when they would like the service completed, and then Seva Call will handle the rest.

Check out this quick video to see just how quick and easy it is to use Seva Call.

Our new service will connect you by phone to a service professional in minutes. We’ll keep all of your contact information completely private and ensure that the professional can do the job at your utmost convenience.

We don’t want to change the local small businesses you’ve been relying on for years. We just make it easier to find them.

Written by Steven D’Adamo

We’ve all been there. You’re busy, going about your day, killing your daily to-do list with your before-11 am-wake-up, and that extra cup of coffee with a protein-heavy breakfast. Everything is going smoothly. That is, until a disaster situation throws a wrench in your proverbial task management machine.

Now you have to deal with a potential emergency, throwing your entire schedule out of whack. But don’t let the stress get to you, because we are here to help. Here are five such moments where Seva Call can help.

Your Computer Crashes

Is this a real emergency? Probably not. But it’s still a hassle to deal with; viruses, spyware, blue screens of death, weird beeping sounds for no reason. These things happen, and none of us wants to be disconnected from the “real world” for longer than we have to. So go ahead and find a computer technician so you can get back to looking at funny pictures of cats.

Your Neighbor’s Kid Hit A Line Drive…Straight Through Your Window

And now there is a gaping hole in what was once your pristine view of the outside world, not to mention the broken glass on your floor. Now, this could easily be fixed by some efficient duct-taping, but why wait? Find a window repairman on the spot! Then go tell Dennis the Menace to play ball on the diamond, not over your fence.

You Forgot To File Your Taxes

Don’t panic! The IRS will not be knocking on your door on April 16th just because you forgot to file your taxes. But this is not something that you want to put off any longer. You may suffer a penalty fee, but filing your taxes late is better than not filing at all. And you can take solace in the knowledge that your accountant will not be as busy as he/she was on April 14th.

Your Dog Eats a King-Sized Chocolate Bar

Yes, your greedy, curious, garbage disposal of a dog got into your stash of decadent stress-relief. This can be dangerous to any dog, especially if they consume a large amount. Dogs eat stuff they’re not supposed to all the time, which is why keeping your vet on speed dial can be helpful.

Your Roof Is Leaking

You might have experienced this already this summer since it seems like there’s a torrential downpour every few hours here on the East Coast. A leaky roof can cause some serious damage if ignored, so you’ll want to contact a roofer or handyman a.s.a.p. to get it fixed. Then you might want to contact a painter…and a carpet cleaner…and a furniture upholstery service.

That does it for the five moments where Seva Call can help. You can always count on Seva Call to find the right professionals in your time of dire need.

Now that Seva Call heading to Green Bay, Wisconsin, Seva Man has been trying to score tickets to one of the legendary Green Bay Packers Games.

Turns out that’s kind of impossible.

Seriously, have any non-Green Bay natives read the ticket waitlist stats?

There are currently 105,000+ names on the season ticket waitlist. Which means if you added your name to the waitlist today, it would take roundabout 900+ years to get season tickets. People put their infants’ names on the waitlist as soon as the birth certificate is signed. If you die while on the waitlist, you are allowed to bequeath your spot to your next living blood relative. Say you just want to see a single game; it’s nearly impossible to buy a pair of single game tickets from the venue vendor. Nine times out of 10, you’ll be buying your tickets from a Packers fan.

If you’re lucky.

Packers fans have been consistently voted the most loyal football fans in the NFL, and here at Seva Call, we know a little bit about loyalty.

Seva Call Is Heading to Green Bay

We get calls from small town residents all over the US searching for local service professionals. When you’re getting your roof repaired, your car tuned up, or your teeth cleaned, you’re going to want to find a trustworthy professional to take care of the job. You know, someone you can rely on for the next 900+ years or so.

Seva Call has created an innovative algorithm that will sift through local Green Bay service professionals and find the most trustworthy small businesses to take care of jobs in over 50 different categories.

If you give us a call or go on our site and put in some basic details of your service request, Seva Call will take care of the rest. Check out this quick video that explains the simple process. We will find the right professional who can do your job, on your time, and connect you to them directly by phone. Better yet, we’ll keep all of your personal contact information completely private.

There is no waitlist to get our top quality service. We will find a professional for you in 90 seconds or less, whether it’s a job you need done in the next hour or next week.

So Cheeseheads, become part of another nationwide fandom growing in over 45 major cities, and put your name down for team Seva Call today.

Written by Dallea Caldwell

Nothing says get well soon like getting great stuff that helps your totally cool, (but literally lame), loved one heal in style. Lady Gaga showed how a little overly priced thing like a 24 karat gold-plated Louis Vuitton wheelchair can be just what the doctor ordered, keeping her from feeling blue despite feeling under the weather. But, you don’t have to go over the top to help your loved-one recover.

Want to help someone feel cool? Here are some boo-boo-busting buys for anyone fighting illness or injury:

Signing casts is in the past. CastMedic designer casts bring out the flair for the feeble. Did an injury coincide with a special occasion? Find her a cast that matches the dress. She may not be able to dance the night away, but she’ll sure be sitting pretty.

Give bedridden buns and back a first-class seat with this massaging bed rest with a cup holder. It not only helps medical recovery, it will help recovery from every long day thereafter.

Here’s a thoughtful idea, if that’s not too redundant: a gift basket with all of their favorite snacks along with the nutritional and pampering essentials needed to get through their challenging ordeals as comfortably as possible? Don’t forget a great book or movie to help pass the time.

Of course, a bouquet is a classic get well gift, and Seva Call can connect you to the best local florist to fit your needs. Consider including pink peonies to symbolize healing and friendship.

Soothing aching muscles relaxes the body and mind while promoting an improved sense of wellbeing. Plus, any excuse is good enough for a Massage, so treat your ailing friend to some tender-loving, professional care.

And of course, while your friend is busy doing the hard work of getting well, housework may be piling up.  Have a cleaning person tidy up while your loved one takes it easy.

There are lots of ways to say get well soon, what matters is that your loved one knows just how much you care. And, TalkLocal will save you time getting them the extra help they need so that you have the extra time and energy to continue to support them and uplift their spirit.

Get your loved one well soon!