Permanently excluded
Multi-level marketing and network marketing
If income depends on recruiting other sellers, or on the volume your "downline" pushes, we don't list it. That includes every household MLM name. The math is public: the large majority of participants earn nothing or lose money after required purchases.
Anything that charges you to start earning
Paid lead lists, paid "closer" or "setter" certifications, starter inventory kits, mandatory monthly minimums. If a program's first revenue event is your credit card, it is a customer acquisition funnel, not a side venture.
Guaranteed-income and passive-income claims
No path we list promises a number. Every earnings band on this site is a conservative range from platform-published rates and community-reported earnings, and every path ships with a risk note.
Crypto, forex, and prop-trading "opportunities"
Speculation is not a side venture. We recommend paths where you get paid for delivering something a real customer wanted.
What we do recommend — with the fine print
Commission-only work paid by real customers
Travel advisors, licensed insurance agents, real estate referral agents, B2B software partner programs, appointment setters and closers. You earn a percentage of a genuine sale or booking — never a percentage of someone else's recruitment.
Credentialed paths, with the credential stated up front
Where a license is required — insurance, real estate, nursing, notary, tax — we name it, along with what it costs and how long it takes, before you get excited about the income band.
Honest payout timing
Travel commission is paid after the client travels. Real estate referral fees land at closing. Insurance has chargebacks on early lapses. We put the lag on the path itself, so your first milestone is something you can actually hit.
Our recommender can only pick from a hand-curated catalog of vetted platforms — it cannot invent an opportunity. Excluded models are absent from that catalog and blocked in the engine's instructions, and every commission path carries its licensing requirement and payout timing as structured data shown on the path page.
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