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Grab the boilerplate, a screenshot, and a data nugget, and you are done. Questions or
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Press Ready One-liner Takeaway Quote
GigWorkersGuide is the only gig-platform directory rated by the workers themselves, paired
with a unified dashboard that tracks earnings across 51 platforms in one place.
Press Ready “Copy-Pasta” Boilerplate (100 words)
GigWorkersGuide.com helps gig and survey workers decide where to spend their time and keep
track of what they earn. Its free public directory covers 51 platforms, from Prolific and
UserTesting to AI-training and microtask sites, each carrying traffic-light ratings sourced
from real workers: worth it, caution, or avoid. Members get a unified earnings dashboard that
turns platform exports and payout logs into clear totals, trends, and history across every
site they work. GigWorkersGuide launched in 2026 and is independently built and operated.
It is not affiliated with any gig platform, so its ratings stay on the worker’s side.
Fast facts
- Launched: 2026
- What it is: free worker-rated directory of 51 gig platforms + paid unified earnings dashboard
- Pricing: $4.99/mo or $49.99/yr, 3-day trial. Founding offer: first 100 members lock $0.99/mo or $9.99/yr for life
- Platform categories: research studies, usability testing, AI training and annotation, microtasks, surveys, mobile apps
- Business model: subscriptions plus disclosed referral commissions from some platforms. No ads, no selling user data
- Independence: not owned by or affiliated with any gig platform
Story angles
- The Yelp gap in the gig economy: tens of millions of Americans do gig work,
yet platform reviews mostly come from affiliate bloggers paid to say yes. GWG’s ratings come
from workers, including the ratings that say “avoid.” - One dashboard for a fragmented paycheck: the average online gig worker
juggles several sites, each with its own export format, currency, and payout schedule. GWG
merges them into one set of numbers a worker can actually use. - Built solo, with AI agents on payroll: Founder Emmett “Sig” Kaericher is a
software engineer with 40+ years of experience who builds and operates GWG single-handedly,
pair-programming with AI agents, while splitting the year between Nashville, Tennessee and
rural Costa Rica.
Founder
Emmett “Sig” Kaericher, founder. A systems engineer with more than four decades across
software and technology, Sig built GigWorkersGuide to give gig workers the same operational
clarity any business owner expects: know which work pays, and know what you earned, without
spreadsheet archaeology. He divides his time between Nashville, Tennessee, USA and Bijagua de
Upala, Costa Rica. Available for interviews, podcasts, and expert comment on the gig economy,
earnings tracking, and AI-assisted solo software development.
Data nuggets (citable)
- GWG tracks and rates 51 gig platforms in six categories, the broadest
worker-rated directory of its kind. - Ratings use a three-signal system: worth it, caution, avoid. Aggregates update as members rate.
- Industry context: roughly 70-83 million Americans freelance or gig in 2026, and the global
gig economy is estimated at $674 billion.
Need a custom stat from our ratings data for a story? Email partnerships@ and we will pull it.
Screenshots and art
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- Earnings dashboard, dark mode
- Earnings dashboard, light mode
- Add Platforms screen, dark mode
- Add Platforms screen, light mode
Usage and contact
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Please do not imply endorsement by any gig platform. For interviews, comp review accounts,
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