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Using the site / 5 min read
How to use SideHustle.beer
This site is one loop: set a goal, get a plan, try something, report the result, record the money, get your next move. Here's each step and where to find it.
The loop, step by step
- 01
Create a free account
Email, name and country — that's it. Your country decides which opportunities you're shown, because eligibility is the thing that most often wastes people's time. Tick the newsletter box and you'll also get The SideHustle Drop every Monday.
Join free - 02
Set your goal
Choose a target — $25, $50, $100, $250, $500 or your own number — say how many hours a week you really have and when you want it by. One goal at a time, saved to your account, so your progress follows you between devices.
Open the goal planner - 03
Get your ranked plan
The planner ranks what you can actually join: country eligibility first, then evidence level, community results, difficulty, payout and time needed. Nothing is random and nothing is boosted for paying us — clicks deliberately have no effect on ranking.
See my ranking - 04
Try one opportunity
Each listing shows the payout range, time needed, eligible countries, known problems, the median days members waited to be paid, and the payout evidence behind its badge. Press Try this and go do it.
Browse opportunities - 05
Report what happened
Back on the listing, tell us whether it worked, how much you got, how long it took and how many days the money took to arrive. Add a screenshot if you have one. This is what moves a listing from Unproven to Community reported to Verified.
Go to my dashboard - 06
Record the money
Log each payment in the income tracker — opportunity, date, amount, currency, time spent and outcome. Your dashboard then shows total earned against your goal, weekly and monthly totals, and averages. Reversed or clawed-back money never counts toward totals.
Open the income tracker - 07
See what to try next
Every dashboard visit answers one question: what should I do next? Your next move is based on your goal, your remaining amount and what your last result was — so a failure changes the suggestion just as much as a win.
What's my next move?
What the badges mean
The badge is the most important thing on a listing. It is decided by evidence, never by enthusiasm — positive votes alone can never make something Verified.
Nobody has confirmed a payout yet. It might be fine — it just hasn't been tested. Treat it as an experiment and report what happens.
At least one member who didn't submit the offer reported being paid recently. You'll see the median amount and the median days to payment.
Several independent payout reports, or a fresh test of our own. The strongest evidence on the site — and it expires, so a listing that goes quiet drops back to needing reconfirmation.
Found something that isn't listed?
Members can submit offers. Referral links are allowed as long as they're declared, and everything is reviewed before it goes live.
Submit an offerComing back each week
The SideHustle Drop lands every Monday with a few opportunities worth a look and what members reported earning. You can opt in from your account at any time.
My accountNew to side hustles entirely?
Start with the beginner guide — how to pick a first target, what to avoid, and the three mistakes that cost people money before they earn any.