{"about":{"summary":"A directory of side businesses that real people say they run, each summarized in our words and linked to its public source.","notes":["Sources are public, first-person accounts: interviews, podcasts and community threads.","Cost, time and the other tags are machine estimates, each with a confidence score.","Income figures are the owner's own claim. We don't verify them."],"how_to_cite":"Link the idea page and its source. Call income figures the owner's unverified claim, and cost and time estimates."},"idea":{"slug":"paid-introductions-between-local-contractors-66cf38","title":"Paid introductions between local contractors","summary":"The operator connects contractors who can pass work to each other and charges for each introduction or a larger referral package. It runs mainly by phone and text.","url":"https://allsidehustleideas.com/ideas/paid-introductions-between-local-contractors-66cf38","markdown_url":"https://allsidehustleideas.com/ideas/paid-introductions-between-local-contractors-66cf38.md","tags":{"category":{"value":"services","label":"Services and freelancing","confidence":0.52},"earns_from":{"value":"commission","label":"Marketplace cut","confidence":0.5},"startup_cost_estimate":{"value":"under-100","label":"Under $100","confidence":0.79},"time_estimate":{"value":"part-time","label":"Part-time","confidence":0.42},"where":{"value":"both","label":"Online and in person","confidence":0.47},"needs_coding":{"value":false,"confidence":0.98}},"owner_reported":{"text":"Self-reported by Aaron Fooks: $27K in one month; moved from $150 per introduction to $6K referral packages.","verified":false},"source":{"publication":"The Koerner Office","title":"He Made $27K Last Month Connecting Contractors (Ep. #338)","url":"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-koerner-office-busines-122703944/episode/he-made-27k-last-month-connecting-contractors-ep-338-346222120/","person":"Aaron Fooks (Hytros)","host":"Chris Koerner","date":null},"owner_site":null}}