How we review gigs
Pay math you can audit, from sources we name.
1. After-cost ranges, always
Every figure is hourly earnings after typical costs — platform fees, gas, supplies, shipping. Gross numbers are quoted only alongside the costs that shrink them.
2. Worker reports over marketing
Pay ranges come from aggregated worker reports (forums, pay surveys, driver/re seller communities), weighted toward the median beginner — not the top 1% screenshot.
3. Fee schedules verified
Platform cuts are checked against current published fee schedules at review time, with the check date noted. Fees change; stale fee math is the commonest lie in gig coverage.
4. Time-to-first-dollar
Every gig states how long a beginner waits for first pay — applications, background checks, first-client outreach included. A $50/hr gig that pays in month three loses to $20/hr today for someone behind on rent.
5. No recruiting schemes
Anything paying primarily for recruitment, or requiring inventory loading, is excluded from recommendations regardless of advertised earnings.