The honest version of finding work
Nobody hands you a pipeline. But you don't have to rent one from Thumbtack or Angi either — paying for a "lead" that four other pros bought, on a customer who ghosts. The steadiest work comes from people who already know you're good, and from being easy to find when someone goes looking.
SideWRK is built to feed that owned channel: a page people can find, reviews that stack up, past customers you keep instead of lose. This is the playbook, and none of it costs you per job.
Where your next jobs come from
People searching your name
Your public page (sidewrk.app/p/yourname) shows your work and lets them reach you. When someone hears about you and looks you up, there’s something real to find.
Reviews that compound
Every finished job can turn into a review request. A page with real ratings wins the next customer who’s deciding between you and a stranger.
Referrals from happy customers
The best lead is free: a customer who tells their neighbor. A clean invoice and a follow-up make it far more likely to happen.
Marketplaces, when you need work now
Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, Craigslist, Nextdoor — free places people post the exact jobs you do. SideWRK gives you the right search terms for your trade so you’re looking in the right spot.
How to build a steady flow of work
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Publish your page and share the link
Get your public website live and put the link everywhere — bio, business card, the bottom of every text. Being findable is step one.
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Turn on review requests
After a job is done and paid, SideWRK can ask the customer for a review. Ratings on your page do the selling for you.
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Ask for the referral
When a customer is happy, that’s the moment. A quick "if you know anyone who needs this, send them my way" turns one job into three.
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Work the free marketplaces
Check Marketplace, OfferUp, Nextdoor, and Craigslist for posts in your trade. Reply fast, be specific, and point them to your page.
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Keep every customer
Import and hold your customer list so you can nudge quiet ones back — a slow month is a lot of people who already hired you once.
Why owning the channel beats buying leads
A bought lead is gone the second the job's done — you paid for a name and you'll pay again next time. A customer in your list, a review on your page, a neighbor who was referred: those keep paying out. You build equity instead of renting attention.
SideWRK never charges you per lead and never sells your customer to anyone. The whole app is pointed at the same thing — turning one good job into the next one, for free.
Finding work — common questions
Does SideWRK send me leads?
SideWRK isn’t a lead broker — it doesn’t sell you jobs. It gives you the tools to find your own and keep them: a findable page, review requests, a customer list you own, and a guide to where the free work is posted.
What are the best free places to find jobs?
Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, Craigslist, and Nextdoor are where people post real jobs in most trades, for free. The app gives you trade-specific search terms so you’re not scrolling past the work you want.
Do I have to pay for leads with SideWRK?
No. There are no per-lead fees. Your subscription is flat, and every job you land is yours to keep — no cut, no bidding war.
How do reviews help me get work?
A review request goes out after a paid job, and the ratings show on your public page. When a new customer is choosing between you and someone with no reviews, that’s the tiebreaker.