If you’re a small business or a one man/woman show, how are you promoting your business online? On the flip side, if you’re looking for a consultant, photographer, or a web design company, where do you start your search?

That’s where Qapacity jumps in; they’re hoping to be the middle-man for professionals and service seekers, adding a few unique touches to make the process painless on both sides.

If you’re a service provider, you can sign up with Qapacity to add your services, and get a customizable website for showcasing your skills and portfolio. You’ll can also make it easy for prospective clients to contact you via Qapacity, or the social networks you add to your profile. Ultimately, Qapacity aims to help professionals combine their Web presence with their services offerings in a social marketplace.

Since professionals can be rated and reviewed by their clients on Qapacity, clients looking for a trusted professional can reference these ratings for added insight before they buy.

With Qapacity’s main focus in mind - to help you promote your own business - there seems to be a few missing pieces. Currently there are no advance search features, so if you’re looking just for professionals with ratings in a specific location, you’re out of luck, though you can refine your search results by country and category. Qapacity also has very few professionals with ratings, and a limited selection, though we can assume that this is just the result of being relatively new.

The site offers a freemium model, so users can take advantage of the marketplace without paying, or upgrade for a fee to get additional features. In the future, Qapacity hopes to add more social elements into the mix, with Facebook Connect and Open Social immediate priorities.

We think Qapacity’s clean interface, quick setup for professionals, and social integration make it a fresh face in this landscape. If they can build up their user base, they have the potential to serve two expanding online audiences in a meaningful way.