Honest Ledger · Planned, not started · Reviewed 2026-08-14

Planned experiment: comparing paths toward a first $100

This page records a proposed protocol. It contains no founder earnings, payment, acceptance, availability or success claim.

Experiment question

What does it actually take to reach a first documented $100 through one selected online earning method?

What must be fixed before starting

• One method and any platform route
• Researcher eligibility and starting conditions
• A bounded start date, end condition and time budget
• Application, screening, attempt and task definitions
• Private evidence-retention and conflict disclosures

What will be measured

Applications, screenings, acceptance, tasks or listings, gross receipts actually received, fees, direct expenses, refunds, active time and every category of required unpaid time.

Publication rule

No outcome will be published until the experiment has occurred, supporting records have been retained privately, limitations are written, conflicts are disclosed and an editor approves an immutable revision. A zero result or stopped experiment remains publishable when documented honestly.