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  1. 1

    LinkedIn profile rewrites for laid-off software engineers

    Laid-off engineers are job hunting now and pay quickly for a profile that gets recruiters to reply.

    Skills you can bring: Recruiting experience in tech and an ear for a strong profile

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    Offer reviews for tech job candidates, with a fair pay range and a negotiation script

    Candidates holding an offer face a deadline with real money at stake, and the research comes from public sources.

    Skills you can bring: Recruiting experience in tech and a negotiator's instincts

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    A deal check for first-time buyers of small businesses, done before they make an offer

    Lenders now expect buyers to check the seller's earnings, and a check before the offer saves time and fees.

    Skills you can bring: Accounting, lending or brokerage experience

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    Food label and allergen checks for home bakers who sell what they bake

    Home bakers must follow written labeling rules to sell legally, and many look for help getting them right.

    Skills you can bring: Food-safety training or kitchen experience

    $49 per labelStart this
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    Scholarship lists and essay drafts for high-school seniors in Texas

    Families of seniors look hard for scholarship money, and many awards get few applicants.

    Skills you can bring: School counseling or admissions experience

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    Menu costing and price-increase reports for independent restaurants

    Restaurant owners work on thin margins and need menu prices that keep up with supplier costs.

    Skills you can bring: Kitchen management experience and comfort with food-cost math

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    Birth-chart and compatibility reports for astrology fans, sold as PDFs or prints

    Astrology fans buy readings year-round, and each report is mostly writing.

    Skills you can bring: Fluency in astrology and a warm writing voice

    $9–$19Start this
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    Grant searches and first drafts for small animal-rescue nonprofits

    Small nonprofits rarely have a grant writer, and finding and drafting grants is mostly research and writing.

    Skills you can bring: Grant-writing experience and contacts in animal rescue

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    Paperwork packets for widows and widowers in Ohio, with letters for banks and benefits offices

    Grieving spouses face a pile of forms at once, and each step follows written rules.

    Skills you can bring: Estate or funeral-industry experience and a gentle writing voice

    $49–$99Start this
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    Personal ceremony scripts for friends asked to officiate a wedding for the first time

    Friends asked to officiate want to get it right, and a personal script is mostly writing.

    Skills you can bring: A gift for speeches and an ear for what moves a room

    $19–$29Start this
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    Pre-purchase reports for used-EV buyers, covering battery health, history and a fair price

    Used-EV buyers worry most about the battery, and many look up a car's history before they buy.

    Skills you can bring: EV or car-dealer experience and a following among EV shoppers

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    Reports that tell pet owners whether a vet bill is fair

    Pet owners who look for this often face a large bill that day and want to know before they pay.

    Skills you can bring: Veterinary or clinic experience and a calm way of explaining costs

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    County-by-county cost reports for families choosing care for an aging parent

    Families face these choices suddenly, and care costs differ widely from one county to the next.

    Skills you can bring: Elder-care or social-work experience and a gentle, clear voice

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    Reports for consumer brands that check an influencer for fake followers and past results

    Brands waste money on fake reach, and a check before paying an influencer costs less than one bad deal.

    Skills you can bring: Influencer-marketing experience and contacts at consumer brands

    $49–$99Start this
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    Reports that show credit-card points collectors how to get the most from each card

    Points collectors want the most value from each card, and working out the best use is mostly math.

    Skills you can bring: Expertise in travel points and comfort with the math

    $19–$39Start this
  16. 16

    Paperwork packets for pet owners moving their dog or cat to another country

    Moving a pet abroad means confusing forms and deadlines, and owners pay to get them right.

    Skills you can bring: Veterinary or pet-relocation experience

    $49–$99Start this
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    Comparison reports on hair-transplant clinics for men considering the procedure

    Men weighing a costly procedure look hard for honest comparisons of clinics.

    Skills you can bring: Knowledge of the cosmetic-surgery industry, or medical training

    $29–$49Start this
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    Medicare plan comparisons for retirees, ranked by what each plan really costs in a year

    Retirees face confusing plan choices every year, and yearly costs can be calculated from public data.

    Skills you can bring: An insurance license and patience explaining plans to retirees

    $29–$49Start this
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    Compatibility reports for couples, written from both partners' answers

    Many couples look for compatibility tests, and each report is mostly writing.

    Skills you can bring: A warm, perceptive writing voice and a following among couples

    $9–$19Start this
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    Permit and HOA approval packets for homeowners planning a deck or fence

    Homeowners look for permit help because approvals stall their projects.

    Skills you can bring: Contractor or permit-office experience

    $49–$99Start this
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    Feasibility checks for homeowners who want to add a backyard ADU

    Homeowners want to know whether an ADU is allowed on their lot before they pay an architect.

    Skills you can bring: Architecture, building or zoning experience

    $49–$99Start this
  22. 22

    Plain-English summaries of home-inspection reports for homebuyers

    Buyers get long, alarming inspection reports and need to know which problems matter.

    Skills you can bring: Inspection or contractor experience and contacts among real-estate agents

    $19–$39Start this
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    Savings runway plans for people deciding whether they can afford to quit their job

    People thinking about quitting want a clear answer, and the math is simple once the numbers are gathered.

    Skills you can bring: Financial-planning skill or a planner's credentials

    $29–$49Start this
  24. 24

    Divorce cost estimates and a post-divorce budget for people about to separate

    People facing divorce want to see the money picture before they talk to a lawyer.

    Skills you can bring: Financial-planning or family-law experience

    $49–$99Start this
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    A benefits finder that shows new parents every government and employer benefit they qualify for

    New parents miss benefits they qualify for and have no time to look for them.

    Skills you can bring: Social-work or benefits experience and a following among parents

    $19–$29Start this
  26. 26

    A job-offer review for engineers, covering the employer, fair pay and how to negotiate

    Engineers holding an offer have a deadline and money at stake, and most of the research is public.

    Skills you can bring: Years of hiring or recruiting engineers

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    A report for software companies on whether an AI agent can sign up, use their API and pay

    Buyers now send AI agents to try products, and most sign-up pages were built only for people.

    Skills you can bring: Experience designing APIs and testing sign-up flows

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    A severance review for laid-off tech workers, with what's usual and a script to ask for more

    People offered severance have a short deadline to sign, and most have never negotiated one.

    Skills you can bring: Management or HR experience at a tech company

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    A cloud bill review for startups spending under $20,000 a month, listing the five biggest savings

    Small teams rarely have anyone watching the cloud bill, and the biggest savings are often a few settings.

    Skills you can bring: Hands-on cloud operations experience

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    A report for software teams on which of their open-source packages are abandoned or risky

    Teams depend on hundreds of packages and can't tell which ones will cause the next outage or breach.

    Skills you can bring: Years maintaining large codebases

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    An open-source license report on a startup's code before a funding round or sale

    Investors and buyers ask about licenses late in a deal, and founders need the answer within days.

    Skills you can bring: Knowledge of open-source licenses and careful writing

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    A weekly report on a team's flaky tests, with the worst ones and their likely causes

    Flaky tests waste hours of reruns each week, and the evidence already sits in the build logs.

    Skills you can bring: Experience owning a team's build and test pipeline

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    A weekly revenue email for small software companies, with recurring revenue, churn and cohorts

    Founders check revenue across a dozen tabs, and one Monday email answers how the business is doing.

    Skills you can bring: Knowing subscription metrics and building data pipelines

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    A written review of a developer tool's landing page, with its headline and first section rewritten

    Builders write landing pages for themselves, and an outside reader sees where visitors lose interest.

    Skills you can bring: Experience marketing to developers

  35. 35

    A pricing review for a small software company, with three options to try and how to test them

    Most small software founders set a price once and never revisit it, though price changes move revenue fast.

    Skills you can bring: Experience setting software prices

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    A review of a rival developer tool's pricing, docs and sign-up, showing where to beat it

    Teams need to know where a rival is weak, and its public pages, docs and sign-up show most of it.

    Skills you can bring: Product strategy experience

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    Salary ranges for one tech role in one city, drawn from public job postings and updated monthly

    Candidates and small employers both need a fair range, and many job postings now list salaries.

    Skills you can bring: Comfort with data and knowing how tech roles are leveled

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    A 90-day budget for a laid-off engineer, covering savings, health insurance and severance

    The first weeks after a layoff are stressful, and a clear plan turns worry into decisions.

    Skills you can bring: Personal finance know-how and a calm, practical voice

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    A technical review of a small software business's code for someone about to buy it

    Buyers of small software businesses can't read the code themselves, and hidden problems cost them later.

    Skills you can bring: Reviewing codebases quickly and judging the cost of fixes

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    Allergen and label checks for home bakers, so each label meets their state's rules

    Home bakers must list every allergen and required statement, and one missed nut can end a small business.

    Skills you can bring: Food-safety, dietitian or cottage-food experience

    $49–$99 per labelStart this
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    Medicare plan comparisons for retirees, ranked by yearly cost for their own drugs and doctors

    Plans differ by drug, doctor and county, and retirees can't see the yearly cost until someone adds it up.

    Skills you can bring: Pharmacy, nursing or benefits experience

    $79–$149 per reportStart this
  42. 42

    Contract reviews for freelancers that flag the risky clauses and explain each in plain English

    Freelancers sign client contracts without a lawyer and want to know which clauses to question first.

    Skills you can bring: Paralegal or contracts experience

    $29–$79 per contractStart this
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    Plain-English summaries of home inspection reports for buyers, with urgent items and rough costs

    Buyers get a long inspection report days before a deadline and need to know which items to negotiate.

    Skills you can bring: Home inspection, contracting or trade experience

    $79–$149 per reportStart this
  44. 44

    IEP meeting prep for parents, with the plan explained, questions to ask and goals to request

    Parents feel outnumbered in IEP meetings and want help from someone who has sat on the school's side.

    Skills you can bring: Special-education teaching or advocacy experience

    $99–$199 per meetingStart this
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    Job offer reviews for candidates, with the fair pay range for the role and a negotiation script

    Candidates have a few days to answer an offer, and a recruiter's sense of what's normal beats a guess.

    Skills you can bring: Years of recruiting or setting pay in one field

    $79–$149 per offerStart this
  46. 46

    Contract reviews for travel nurses, showing real hourly pay, stipends and cancellation terms

    Travel contracts mix pay, stipends and penalties, and nurses want an experienced traveler to check before signing.

    Skills you can bring: Years as a travel nurse

    $39–$79 per contractStart this
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    A plain explanation and draft reply for people who get an IRS notice

    An IRS notice scares people, and they want to know what it means and what to send back by the deadline.

    Skills you can bring: Years answering IRS notices as a CPA or enrolled agent

    $99–$249 per noticeStart this
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    Quarterly estimated-tax worksheets for new freelancers, showing what to set aside and when to pay

    New freelancers dread their first tax bill and want one number to set aside each quarter.

    Skills you can bring: Years preparing taxes for freelancers

    $49 per quarterStart this
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    Sales-tax checks for online sellers that list the states where they must register, and how

    Online sellers cross state sales thresholds without noticing and want to know where they must register.

    Skills you can bring: Sales-tax or accounting work with small online sellers

    $199–$399 per checkStart this
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    Year-end tax records for landlords with one to four rentals, sorted and ready for their preparer

    Small landlords bring a shoebox of receipts to tax time, and organized records save them and their preparer days.

    Skills you can bring: Bookkeeping or tax preparation for small landlords

    $149–$299 per yearStart this
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    Estate-planning checklists and document organizers for new parents to take to a lawyer

    New parents know they need a will but put it off, and arriving organized makes the lawyer's visit cheaper.

    Skills you can bring: Paralegal or estate-planning experience

    $49–$99Start this
  52. 52

    Trademark searches for founders choosing a business name, listing any conflicts found

    Founders fall for a name before checking it, and a search before the sign is printed saves a rebrand.

    Skills you can bring: Trademark paralegal experience

    $149–$299 per nameStart this
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    Severance offer reviews for laid-off employees, with what to ask for and a reply email

    People sign severance offers in shock, and someone who has seen many can show what's normal to ask for.

    Skills you can bring: HR or employment paralegal experience

    $99–$199 per offerStart this
  54. 54

    Document checklists and timelines for couples filing their own spouse visa application

    Applicants lose months to one missing document, and an ordered checklist for their visa type prevents it.

    Skills you can bring: Immigration paralegal experience with spouse visas

    $79–$149 per checklistStart this
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    Second opinions for homeowners on a contractor's quote, showing what's fair and what's missing

    Homeowners can't tell a fair quote from a padded one and will pay a tradesperson to check before they sign.

    Skills you can bring: Years in the trade estimating similar jobs

    $49–$99 per quoteStart this
  56. 56

    Backyard cottage feasibility checks for homeowners, with zoning rules, setbacks and a rough budget

    Homeowners want to know whether a backyard unit is allowed before they pay an architect to find out.

    Skills you can bring: Planning, design or building experience

    $199–$399 per lotStart this
  57. 57

    Furnace and AC replacement guides for homeowners, with the system size and their quotes compared

    Homeowners replace a system once a decade and can't judge three different quotes on their own.

    Skills you can bring: HVAC installation or service experience

    $79–$149 per homeStart this
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    Home energy reports from bills and photos, ranking the upgrades homeowners should do first

    Homeowners want lower bills but don't know which upgrade comes first, and an expert's ranked list answers that.

    Skills you can bring: Energy auditing, insulation or building-science experience

    $99–$199 per homeStart this
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    Pre-listing repair plans for home sellers, showing what to fix, what to leave and rough costs

    Sellers spend on the wrong repairs before listing, and a tradesperson's ranked list saves money and time.

    Skills you can bring: Contracting or home inspection experience

    $149–$249 per homeStart this
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    Pre-purchase reports for used EV buyers, with battery health, recall history and a fair price

    Used EV buyers worry most about the battery, and a mechanic's reading of its health settles the decision.

    Skills you can bring: EV service or diagnostics experience

    $79–$149 per carStart this