Frequently Asked Questions

Sidegig is a Crowdsourcing marketplace for completion of virtual tasks that requires human intellect and needs to be handled manually. Sidegig gives businesses access to a diverse, on-demand, scalable workforce and gives Workers a selection of thousands of tasks to complete whenever it’s convenient.

Sidegig was created because we know there are many things human beings do much more effectively than computers such as micro jobs, survey participation, content creation, review of social media content, voting and many more. Organizations harness the power of crowdsourcing via Sidegig by distributing work to Internet users through a pay-per-task model.

Sidegig was created in late 2019. Inspired by the need to assist the everyday person by providing an extra source of income. The difficulties faced by people within the originating country cannot be overstated.

This played a major role in the birth of Sidegig, as the platform was open to anyone who was interested.

Sidegig especially played a major role during the Covid 19 Pandemic as many people were in-doors with little to no provision for basic needs.

Sidegig within this period paid it’s workers consistently, a feat appreciated by workers as many dropped testimonies on how Sidegig helped them stay on their feet.

• Sidegig offers entrepreneurs and businesses access to a diverse, on-demand workforce and earning opportunities through a flexible user interface. Organizations can harness the power of crowdsourcing via Sidegig by distributing work to Internet users for a range of use cases, such as microwork, survey participation, content creation, review of social media content, voting and many more. Oftentimes people do not move forward with certain projects because the cost to establish a network of skilled Workers to do the work outweighs the value of completing it. The Sidegig web service eliminates this barrier and allows projects to be completed that before were not economical.

• For individuals who want to earn money in their spare time, Sidegig solves the problem of finding work you can do wherever and whenever you want using the skills you already possess. see more

A GIG represents a single, virtual task that a Worker can work on, submit an answer, and collect a reward for completing. GIGs are created by task creators in order to be completed by Workers.

Various systems have been put in place for Task Creators to approve GIG submissions completed on the Sidegig marketplace.

• Task Creators have the opportunity to review verification information and documents submitted by the Workers. After reviewing, Task creators can reject submissions they find incomplete or incorrect. Task Creators can access the submissions of Workers who completed their GIG by navigating to “Created Tasks” menu located in the “Task Center”

• For specific GIG categories, Task Creators can specify what information or document they will like submitted as verification of accurate GIG completion.

• Workers can complete tasks on the Sidegig marketplace using the skills they already have and according to their own schedule. To complete tasks and collect payment from Task Creators, workers will need at least one computing device connected to the Internet and must be at least 18-years-old.

• Earning money through Sidegig is as easy as searching for GIGs, starting those GIGs, completing them, and collecting the reward for the GIG.

• To learn more about earning on the Sidegig marketplace, visit the FAQs page for Workers. here

• Anyone can submit virtually any task that can be completed using a computing device connected to the Internet.

• Sidegig was an idea to solve income challenges faced by individuals by completing simple tasks. But it have fast become a platform where Task Creators can create complex tasks which can be completed manually and require human intelligence and insight.

Workers earning wallet gets updated when the Worker completes a GIG. Accrued earnings are withdrawn by Workers to their local bank accounts.

Businesses and individuals can easily create GIGs on the Sidegig marketplace without prior programming knowledge.

Yes, Task Creators out Nigeria can create GIG on the Sidegig marketplace.

You can view your account information by accessing the Profile Settings page. From your dashboard, Tap on the three horizontal lines located at the top left, tap on your profile photo to view and edit your account information.