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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
$29Start this - 2
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
$49Start this - 3
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 - 4
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
$149Start this - 5
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 - 6
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 - 7
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
$49Start this - 8
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 - 9
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
$79Start this - 10
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
$249Start this - 11
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
$149Start this - 12
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
$49Start this - 13
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 - 14
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 - 15
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 - 16
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 - 17
Plain-language discharge guides for families bringing a parent home from the hospital
Families leave the hospital with pages of instructions they barely heard, and want a nurse to explain them.
Skills you can bring: Nursing or discharge-planning experience
$79–$149 per planStart this - 18
Lists of local scholarships matched to each high-school senior, with a plan for the essays
Local scholarships get few applicants, and a list matched to one student shows where effort will pay off.
Skills you can bring: School counseling or college-access experience
$79–$149 per studentStart this - 19
Anonymous 360-degree feedback for new managers, with the main themes and a 90-day plan
New managers rarely hear honest feedback, and an outside summary makes it safe to give and useful to read.
Skills you can bring: Coaching or management training experience
$299–$599 per managerStart this - 20
Loan application packets for small-business owners, with a business plan and financial projections
Owners get turned away for incomplete applications, and a packet ready for a lender gets them a real hearing.
Skills you can bring: Lending, accounting or small-business advising experience
$299–$699 per packetStart this - 21
Monthly progress reports that private tutors send to parents, written from their session notes
Parents keep paying when they see progress, and tutors rarely have time to write it up well.
Skills you can bring: Tutoring experience and clear, warm writing
$9–$19 per student per monthStart this - 22
Monthly progress reports for tutoring centers' families, drafted from tutors' session notes
Parents pay for progress they can see, and a clear monthly report keeps them enrolled and referring friends.
Skills you can bring: Experience tutoring or teaching children
$99/moStart this