Saturday's booked twice
Your shifts are in one calendar, your side jobs are in your texts, and the family barbecue is in neither. Sync TradePlanr with your personal calendar so everything shows up in one view.
For weekend and evening work
Day job in the week. Side jobs at the weekend. Keep them straight.
Jobs for mates, neighbours and friends of friends add up fast, and so does the paperwork. Keep the diary, the quotes, the receipts and who's paid in one app on your phone, so your side jobs don't eat your evenings.
Free to start · No card · No download needed — works in your browser
Where side jobs go wrong
It's usually not the work. It's everything around it.
"Just charge me what you think"
Then they think it's too much. Send a written, itemised quote they accept on their phone, so the price is agreed before you start and there's nothing to argue about after.
Cash in hand, no paper trail
When it's a few jobs it doesn't feel like a business, but HMRC may still need to know. An invoice and a receipt against every job means you've got the records if you need to do a tax return.
Mates who "forget" to pay
Chasing a friend for money is awkward. A pay-by-card link on the invoice makes it easy for them to pay straight away, and you can see who still owes you without having to remember.
Built to fit around a day job
Everything happens on your phone in a few taps, so the admin doesn't take your evenings.
One diary for everything
Two-way calendar sync with Google, Apple or Outlook. Your side jobs show up in your phone's calendar, and your shifts and personal plans show up as busy blocks in TradePlanr, kept private to you.
Let them book you
Share your free booking page and customers request a date and send the job details. Nothing goes in your diary until you accept, so you're never committed to a Saturday you didn't pick.
Quotes and invoices from your phone
Itemised quotes with digital acceptance, and invoices built from the finished job. Send them by WhatsApp, SMS or email before you've packed the van.
Receipts against every job
Snap the receipt at the merchant and it's attached to the job, with materials and VAT split out, so you know what each side job actually made you.
Card payments
Customers pay from the invoice link and the money lands in your bank via Stripe. The invoice marks itself paid, so you don't have to keep track.
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Common questions
Do I need to tell HMRC about my side jobs?
Possibly. At the time of writing, if your gross income from self-employment is more than £1,000 in a tax year (the trading allowance), you need to register for Self Assessment and report it, even if you're employed as well. That's general information, not tax advice, so check the current rules on GOV.UK or with an accountant.
Will my employer know?
Not from us. Your TradePlanr account is yours alone. It is worth checking your employment contract, though, because some contracts limit outside work or doing jobs for your employer's customers.
Is it worth paying for if I only do a few jobs?
Start free with no card, set up your details and build your quotes and invoices. Pro is £9.99 a month with a 7-day free trial when you want to send them, take card payments and use SMS reminders. For most people that's less than the margin on one small job, and you can cancel any time.
Can I keep it separate from my day job?
Yes. It's your own account on your phone. Your work calendar can show as busy blocks in your TradePlanr diary, but those are read-only and private to you.
What if the side jobs take off?
Then you're already set up. Same account, same customers, same records. The going-self-employed page and our first-year checklist cover what changes when it becomes your full-time job.
Get your side jobs sorted
Start free on your phone or in your browser. There's no card needed, and your next Saturday job can be quoted in minutes.