# Finding your way around

Never used a gig site before? Perfect. This page walks the entire app, button by button, and ends with click-by-click recipes for the things everyone does first. Zero assumed knowledge.

## The app changes shape when you sign in

- **Signed out**, you see the magazine: a top navigation bar, the page, a footer. You can browse [Discover](/discover), read requests, look at profiles and the [Hall of Fame](/hall-of-fame) — but doing anything (posting, applying, saving) asks you to sign in first.
- **Signed in**, the whole site becomes your workspace. On a computer you get a **sidebar on the left**; on a phone you get a **floating tab bar at the bottom**. Same pages, same buttons, just arranged for your screen.

The site speaks **7 languages** (English, Spanish, Dutch, French, Italian, German, Portuguese). It follows your browser's language automatically — to force one, put its code in the address: `weirdrequests.com/es/discover` for Spanish, `/fr/` for French, and so on.

## On a phone: the five tabs

The floating pill at the bottom of the screen, left to right:

1. **🏠 Home** — your [dashboard](/dashboard): your requests, your applications, and what needs attention right now.
2. **🧭 Discover** — the [public feed](/discover) of every open request. The **Filters** button at the top opens category, price, sort, and location controls.
3. **➕ The big plus** — post a request. Opens the composer right there on the spot.
4. **📥 Inbox** — your [messages](/messages). One chat thread per application, so deals never tangle.
5. **👤 Profile** — your [settings hub](/settings). This is also where **Saved**, **Earnings**, and **Billing** live on mobile, under "Your stuff."

## On a computer: the sidebar

- **Browse** — Home, [Discover](/discover), [Hall of Fame](/hall-of-fame).
- **Your stuff** — [My requests](/my-requests), [My applications](/my-applications), [Messages](/messages), [Saved](/saved), [Earnings](/earnings), [Billing](/billing).
- **Post a request** — the big button up top. Hard to miss. That's deliberate.
- The top bar has **search**, the **theme toggle** (light/dark), and your **avatar menu**.

## Every page, one line each

| Page | What it's for |
|---|---|
| [Dashboard](/dashboard) | Everything that needs your attention, both roles, one screen. |
| [Discover](/discover) | All open requests. Filter, search, bookmark, apply. |
| [Search](/search) | Full-text search across titles and descriptions. |
| [Hall of Fame](/hall-of-fame) | The community's most-upvoted requests — daily through all-time. |
| [My requests](/my-requests) | Requests **you posted**, with status: applications, in progress, delivered, done. |
| [My applications](/my-applications) | Requests **you applied to**, with where each one stands. |
| [Messages](/messages) | Every chat thread. The paperclip attaches files; "Make an offer" proposes a price. |
| [Saved](/saved) | Your bookmarks and saved searches with alert settings. Private to you. |
| [Earnings](/earnings) | Money coming **to** you: escrow with your name on it, lifetime payouts, tips, receipts. |
| [Billing](/billing) | Money going **from** you: every charge, its status, printable receipts. |
| [Notifications](/notifications) | Everything that happened, newest first. The bell icon, top of every screen. |
| [Settings](/settings) | Profile, security, notifications, payments, connected apps — and on mobile, the door to Saved/Earnings/Billing. |
| `/u/yourhandle` | Your public profile — what strangers see. Stats, ratings, public fulfillments. |
| `/r/...` | A single request: full brief, price, deadline, the apply button. |

## Recipe: post your first request

1. Tap the **➕** (phone) or **Post a request** (computer, top of sidebar).
2. **Title** — one vivid sentence. "Whisper my grocery list in French" beats "Audio needed."
3. **Description** — what, exactly, does "done" look like? Write it like instructions for a smart stranger, because that's literally what it is.
4. **Category** — pick the closest of the 12. Don't overthink it.
5. **Delivery format** — what you want back: video, photos, audio, writing, a digital file, a physical thing, a live call. Tick all that apply.
6. **Price** — between **$25 and $2,500**. What's it worth to you? ($50–$250 is the sweet spot for most creative asks.)
7. **Deadline** — how long the post stays open for applications. Default is 14 days.
8. Hit **submit**. A human moderator checks it (usually well under a day), then it goes live and applications start landing.

**It costs nothing to post.** You're only charged when you pick someone — and the form will ask you to add a card first so any fulfiller you pick knows the money's real. Add or change cards any time in [Settings → Payments](/settings/payments).

## Recipe: land your first gig

1. Open [Discover](/discover). Tap **Filters** and narrow to categories you could actually deliver.
2. Found one? Tap the card to read the full brief. Read it twice — the description is the contract.
3. Tap **Apply**. Write 2–4 sentences: why you, and how you'd nail the hard part. Quote their weird specifics back at them — it proves you read it.
4. Keep their price or **propose your own** — a thoughtful counter signals you scoped the work.
5. Send it. You'll get a notification if they message you or pick you.
6. **Before you're picked**, set up payouts in [Settings → Payments](/settings/payments) — a short identity + bank verification through our payments partner (or add a crypto wallet). Do it now; future-you, holding an accepted delivery, will be glad.
7. Picked? Their money is already in escrow. Deliver within **7 days** through the delivery form on the request. Then they accept, and the money (minus the 15% fee) heads to your bank or wallet.

While you wait for the perfect request: **bookmark** candidates with the 🔖 on any card, and **save your search** (the "Save this search" button under the filters) so the site emails you when new matches appear — instant, daily, or weekly, your call. Both live on [/saved](/saved).

## Recipe: negotiate with a custom offer

Haggling in prose gets messy. Offers make it one tap:

1. Open the chat thread (Inbox → the conversation).
2. Tap **Make an offer** above the message box.
3. Enter the price and, optionally, a note ("Throw in a second take and it's a deal").
4. Send. The other side gets an offer card with **Accept** and **Decline** buttons.
5. If they accept, that price **is** the application's price now — picking charges exactly that. If they decline, nothing changes; counter away.

Offers only exist **before** the pick. Once money's in escrow, the price is locked (a tip at acceptance covers "you went above and beyond").

## Recipe: request someone specific (direct request)

Found your weirdo and want *them*, not the open market?

1. Go to their profile (tap their @handle anywhere) and hit **"Request @them directly"** — or, on a job they already completed for you, **"Request @them again."**
2. The composer opens with a banner confirming it's a **direct request**: private, never on the public feed, only they can see it and apply. (Changed your mind? Hit the × on the banner and it becomes a normal public request.)
3. Write and submit like any request. Same moderation, same escrow, same protections — different audience: exactly one person.
4. They're notified the moment it's live. If they're in **away mode** you'll see a heads-up that replies may be slow.

## Where do I…?

| I want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Change my avatar or bio | [Settings → Profile](/settings/profile) |
| Turn on dark mode | The sun/moon toggle in the top bar |
| Turn on 2FA | [Settings → Security](/settings/security) |
| Add a payout method | [Settings → Payments](/settings/payments) |
| Mute some emails | [Settings → Notifications](/settings/notifications) |
| Tell people I'm on holiday | Away mode, in [Settings → Profile](/settings/profile) |
| Block someone | The **Block** button on their profile; manage the list in [Settings → Profile](/settings/profile) |
| Find a receipt | [Billing](/billing) for charges, [Earnings](/earnings) for payouts |
| See my saved stuff | [Saved](/saved) |
| Revoke an AI assistant's access | [Settings → Connected apps](/settings/connected-apps) |
| Report something gross | The flag icon on any request, profile, delivery, or chat |
| Download all my data | [Settings → Security](/settings/security), "Export my data" |
| Delete my account | [Settings → Security](/settings/security), the danger zone at the bottom |

Still lost? The [FAQ](/docs/faq) answers the hundred most-asked questions, and the [glossary](/docs/glossary) decodes every word we use. For the full deep-dives, start at [Getting started](/docs/getting-started).