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Audits for dental practices of how they appear in map listings and AI search answers
Dentists now worry about whether AI answers recommend them, and checking and fixing listings is repeatable work.
Skills you can bring: Marketing experience with dental practices and contacts who run them
$99 audit, $149/mo upkeepStart this - 2
Audits for Shopify stores that get visitors but few sales, showing why shoppers leave
Store owners with visitors and no sales know something is wrong, and much of the audit can be automated.
Skills you can bring: Ecommerce design experience and an eye for what makes shoppers hesitate
$99Start this - 3
Pre-launch checks for apps built with AI tools, covering security, payments and broken pages
Many people now build apps without coding, and they worry about what they missed before launch.
Skills you can bring: Software or security experience and a calm way of explaining risk
$199Start this - 4
Monthly upkeep for apps built by non-developers, fixing errors and installing updates
Non-developers can now build apps but not maintain them, and a monthly fee fits that ongoing need.
Skills you can bring: Engineering experience and a community of no-code builders
$99/moStart this - 5
Video of tradespeople doing hands-on tasks, sold to robot makers as training data
Robot makers need real footage of people at work to train their machines.
Skills you can bring: Contacts in a trade and at robotics companies
Per hour of footageStart this - 6
A pre-launch check for apps built with AI tools, with a list of fixes
People who build an app with AI tools want someone to check it before strangers use it.
Skills you can bring: Experience as a software engineer or security tester
$199Start this - 7
Fixes for broken apps built with AI tools, with a plain account of what went wrong
Founders who built an app with AI tools often can't debug it, and they need it working today.
Skills you can bring: Fast debugging in many languages and frameworks
$299 per fixStart this - 8
A check that runs every code sample in a developer tool's docs and fixes the broken ones
Broken code samples cost developer tools sign-ups, and AI can run every sample against the latest release.
Skills you can bring: Experience writing developer documentation
$399Start this - 9
Résumé rewrites for senior engineers, written from their own pull requests and design docs
Senior engineers undersell their work, and the record of what they shipped is already written down.
Skills you can bring: Years of hiring engineers
$149Start this - 10
A usage and revenue dashboard for a small software company, built on its own database in a week
Founders want usage and revenue in one place, and a focused one-week build beats a month of setup.
Skills you can bring: SQL and data modeling experience
$799Start this - 11
A written guide to an old codebase for its new owner, covering what runs and what's risky
New owners and new hires lose weeks learning old code, and AI can read every file quickly.
Skills you can bring: Years working in old codebases
$999Start this - 12
A fixed-price upgrade of one app to its framework's next major version, as a reviewed pull request
Major upgrades sit in backlogs for years, and a fixed price for a known upgrade is easy to approve.
Skills you can bring: Deep knowledge of one framework's upgrade path
$1,500Start this - 13
Monthly upkeep for apps built with AI tools, covering updates, backups and small fixes
People who built an app without coding can't maintain it, and they'd rather pay than learn.
Skills you can bring: Broad web development experience
$99/moStart this - 14
An accessibility review of a web app's main pages, with the fixes delivered as code changes
Teams want accessible products but lack the expertise, and fixes in code are worth more than a list.
Skills you can bring: Accessibility knowledge and front-end engineering
$499Start this - 15
Translation of a small app into five languages, delivered as files ready to merge
Small apps miss sales abroad because translation looks like a big project, but the work is well defined.
Skills you can bring: Experience adapting software for other languages
$199 per languageStart this - 16
An API reference and quickstart guide for a developer tool company
Docs decide whether developers adopt a tool, and the engineers building it rarely have time to write them.
Skills you can bring: Technical writing experience
$999Start this - 17
Docs set up so AI coding agents can read them, for developer tool companies
More developers now learn a tool through their AI agent, and agents work best from clean, structured docs.
Skills you can bring: Experience with documentation tools and how AI agents read sources
$499Start this - 18
One tested how-to page a week for a developer tool, written to be found in search
Developers search for how to do one thing, and a page that answers it brings sign-ups for years.
Skills you can bring: Experience writing for developers
$499/moStart this - 19
Evidence gathering for a startup's first security audit, with screenshots, settings and a checklist
Audits stall while teams collect proof from many tools, and much of it can be gathered on a schedule.
Skills you can bring: Experience preparing companies for security audits
$499 plus $99/moStart this - 20
Bookkeeping cleanup for plumbers who are behind, with a year of books ready for their tax preparer
Plumbers fall behind on their books, and a fixed price for a clean year is easier to buy than hourly help.
Skills you can bring: Years of bookkeeping for plumbers or other trades
$499–$1,500 per year cleanedStart this - 21
Grant applications for small charities, written for one funder and ready to submit
Small charities have no grant writer, and a finished draft for a named funder is a clear thing to pay for.
Skills you can bring: Grant writing or nonprofit program experience
$500–$1,500 per applicationStart this - 22
Monthly bookkeeping for cafés, with a one-page profit summary
Café owners want to know each month whether they made money, at a fixed price.
Skills you can bring: Bookkeeping for cafés or restaurants
$300–$600/moStart this - 23
LinkedIn profile rewrites by a recruiter for accountants looking for a new job
Recruiters search profiles by keyword and skim for seconds, and someone who does that knows what to fix.
Skills you can bring: Recruiting experience in accounting
$99–$199 per profileStart this - 24
Yearly employee handbook updates for small employers, with each change in state law marked
Handbooks go stale as laws change, and a yearly update with the changes marked is easy to approve.
Skills you can bring: HR experience and a habit of tracking state law changes
$199–$399/yrStart this - 25
Board minutes and a filing calendar for small nonprofits, written from each meeting's recording
Volunteer secretaries dread taking minutes, and accurate minutes with deadlines tracked keep a board in good standing.
Skills you can bring: Nonprofit administration or board governance experience
$99–$199 per meetingStart this - 26
Monthly bookkeeping for solo therapists, with insurance payments matched to sessions
Therapists dread matching insurance payments to sessions, and a bookkeeper who knows that work saves them hours.
Skills you can bring: Bookkeeping or billing for therapy practices
$149–$299/moStart this - 27
A media kit written and designed for a smaller creator, built from a short form they fill in
Creators who dislike selling themselves will pay someone who knows what brands look for.
Skills you can bring: Experience with brand deals and an eye for clean design
$99–$199Start this - 28
Patient review requests and replies for dental offices, each reply approved before it posts
Patients choose dentists by their reviews, and most offices have no time to ask for them or answer them.
Skills you can bring: Experience running a dental front desk
$99–$199/moStart this - 29
Monthly updates to salons' search listings and websites, keeping hours, services and photos current
People book the nearby salon that looks open and clear, and many salon listings are half filled in.
Skills you can bring: Experience running or working in a salon
$300/moStart this - 30
HVAC maintenance plans for homeowners, with two tune-ups a year and priority booking, billed monthly
HVAC companies want steady income, and plan tune-ups fill their slow weeks in spring and fall.
Skills you can bring: Years running an HVAC company's service trucks
$15–$25/mo per homeStart this - 31
New phone-friendly websites for electricians, with services, service area, reviews and a quote form
Many electricians' websites are years old and break on phones, where most customers find them.
Skills you can bring: Experience as an electrician or in home services
$49–$99/moStart this - 32
Google search ads for plumbers, limited to emergency jobs within ten miles and a weekly budget
People search the moment a pipe bursts, and ads limited to those jobs don't waste the plumber's budget.
Skills you can bring: Knowing which plumbing jobs pay and which areas are worth the drive
$300/mo plus ad spendStart this - 33
Facebook and Instagram ads for neighborhood gyms' trial memberships, with fresh ads each week
Gyms grow from people within a short drive, and fresh ads aimed there keep trial signups steady.
Skills you can bring: Experience running or selling memberships at a gym
$500/mo plus ad spendStart this - 34
Google Business Profile upkeep for restaurants, with weekly posts, new photos and holiday hours
Diners check hours and photos before they visit, and wrong hours on a stale listing turn them away.
Skills you can bring: Experience running or working in a restaurant
$99/moStart this - 35
Reminder emails for pet groomers when a dog is due, plus notes to clients who've gone quiet
Groomers depend on repeat visits, and a reminder at the right time brings clients back before they try elsewhere.
Skills you can bring: Experience grooming dogs and keeping regulars on schedule
$149/moStart this - 36
Email and chat support for online stores, with each reply checked against the real order
Online store customers mostly ask where their order is, and answers drawn from the order are fast and right.
Skills you can bring: Experience in customer service for an online store
$299–$999/moStart this - 37
Matching hours, photos and offers across every location's listings for small franchises
Franchise owners lose customers who arrive to a closed door, and one source of hours keeps every listing right.
Skills you can bring: Experience running a franchise location
$49 per location per monthStart this - 38
A monthly email newsletter for garden centers on what to plant now, what's in stock and one offer
Gardeners plan by season, and a timely note about what's ready brings them in on the right weekend.
Skills you can bring: Knowing what grows locally and when to plant it
$149/moStart this - 39
Rewritten service pages for pest-control companies that answer what worried homeowners ask
Homeowners with pests want to know the problem can be fixed, how and when, and clear pages turn that worry into a call.
Skills you can bring: Experience answering pest-control customers' calls
$300 per pageStart this - 40
Twice-yearly gutter cleaning plans for a roofer's past customers, booked and billed automatically
Past roof customers already trust the roofer, and a gutter plan brings steady work and the next roof job.
Skills you can bring: A list of past roofing customers and a crew for the visits
$149–$249 per yearStart this - 41
Yearly water-heater flush plans for a plumber's customers, with reminders and online booking
Flushing helps a water heater last longer, and a yearly visit keeps the plumber first in mind when one fails.
Skills you can bring: A plumbing business with a base of past customers
$99–$149 per yearStart this - 42
Seasonal snow-removal contracts for commercial parking lots, sold by a landscaper in the fall
Property managers need lots cleared by morning, and snow contracts keep a landscaper's idle winter crews earning.
Skills you can bring: Trucks, crews and contacts among local property managers
$1,500–$5,000 per lot per seasonStart this - 43
Fixed-price move-out cleaning for local property managers, with online booking
Property managers need fast, reliable turnovers between tenants, and a set price makes it easy to say yes.
Skills you can bring: Cleaning crews and contacts among property managers
$250–$400 per unitStart this - 44
Scheduled maintenance plans for local businesses' vans and trucks, sold by an auto shop
Small business fleets need scheduled service and quick turnarounds, and a monthly plan keeps the shop's bays busy.
Skills you can bring: An auto shop and contacts at local businesses with vans
$49 per vehicle per monthStart this - 45
Monthly grooming memberships for dog owners, with a set number of visits booked ahead
Dog owners want their dogs groomed on schedule, and memberships even out a groomer's busy and quiet weeks.
Skills you can bring: Experience grooming dogs and a base of regular clients
$60–$120/moStart this - 46
Monthly evening cleaning contracts for small offices, added by a home cleaning company
Offices sign monthly contracts and pay on schedule, and evening work uses crews that finish homes by day.
Skills you can bring: Cleaning crews and contacts among local office managers
$300–$900 per office per monthStart this - 47
A monthly tune-up club for bike shop customers, with two services a year and a parts discount
Riders put off service until something breaks, and a club brings them in on schedule during slow months.
Skills you can bring: Experience working as a bike mechanic
$12–$20/moStart this - 48
Quarterly pest-prevention plans for a pest-control company's one-time customers
One-time pest customers often need help again, and a plan keeps their home protected and the company busy.
Skills you can bring: A pest-control license and knowledge of local pests
$40–$60/moStart this - 49
Spanish versions of home-services companies' websites and texts, for customers they already serve
Customers trust a business that speaks their language, and Spanish pages and texts win more of their jobs.
Skills you can bring: Experience serving Spanish-speaking customers
$300 setup plus $49/moStart this