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Labeled diagram of a costume silhouette with a pointed hat, a long cape and a lantern, beside four steps: sketch the shadow, pick 3 to 5 details, build one hero piece, and wear-test for an hour.
Design and Build Your Own Halloween Costume
Full Course $4.99
Costumes
From idea to wearable in two weeks. How to design a costume people recognize, build it on a base outfit, make one standout foam or fabric piece, paint and weather it, and keep it safe and intact all night.
Free Field Guide13 chapters · ~24 pages
Hands lifting a jar out of a pressure canner with tongs as the dial gauge reads pressure.
Home Canning Safely, Water Bath to Pressure Canner
Full Course $4.99
Pressure Canning
Which foods go in a water bath and which need a pressure canner, how to run each one step by step, how to check seals and store jars, and the spoilage signs that mean you throw a jar out.
Free Field Guide12 chapters · ~25 pages
A water-bath canner and a pressure canner side by side on a stovetop with a recipe card.
Home Canning Safely, Water Bath to Pressure Canner
Full Course $4.99
Pressure Canning
Which foods go in a water bath and which need a pressure canner, how to run each one step by step, how to check seals and store jars, and the spoilage signs that mean you throw a jar out.
Free Field Guide12 chapters · ~25 pages
Hands smoothing joint compound over a drywall patch with a wide putty knife.
Patch Drywall So It Disappears
Full Course $4.99
Home Repair
Every hole size from a nail pop to a fist-sized hole, the three-coat method that hides the patch, how to sand without filling the house with dust, and how to match texture and paint so nobody can find the repair.
Free Field Guide14 chapters · ~28 pages
Hands holding a code reader plugged into a car's diagnostic port, showing a check engine code.
Read and Fix Your Check Engine Light
Full Course $4.99
Auto Repair
How to read the code yourself, what the most common codes really mean, the simple fixes you can do in the driveway, and how to get through an emissions inspection after a repair.
Free Field Guide14 chapters · ~28 pages
Hands compressing a brake caliper piston with a C-clamp during a brake pad replacement.
Replace Your Own Front Brake Pads
Full Course $4.99
Auto Repair
Every step of a front brake pad job on a typical car or small SUV, from diagnosing the noise to bedding in the new pads, with the checks that keep it safe.
Free Field Guide14 chapters · ~36 pages
Hands checking the silicone seams of a used aquarium for leaks before buying it.
Buying a Used Reef Tank: What to Check Before You Hand Over Cash
Free Field Guide
Reef Tanks
Used reef setups can be a huge deal or a pest-ridden leak waiting to happen. What to inspect, what to ask, and what to walk away from.
Free Field GuideFull Course coming
Hands checking a cloudy water sample against a written test log during a reef tank crash.
My Reef Tank Is Crashing. What to Check First
Free Field Guide
Reef Tanks
A calm, ordered triage for a reef tank that's going wrong fast, including what to test, what to stop doing, and when a second opinion saves the tank.
Free Field GuideFull Course coming
Hands testing salinity with a refractometer on a newly set up, not-yet-cycled reef tank.
Setting Up Your First Reef Tank: The Cycle Nobody Wants to Wait For
Free Field Guide
Reef Tanks
The nitrogen cycle, the numbers that matter, and the one mistake that kills most first reef tanks. When to DIY and when to get a second set of eyes.
Free Field GuideFull Course coming
Diagram of a beginner workout week: strength on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, walking most days, rest on Sunday, and the five basic moves: squat, hinge, push, pull and carry.
Starting a Workout Routine (and Losing Weight) Without Getting Hurt or Quitting
Free Course
Fitness
How to start working out from zero: a simple weekly plan, the five basic moves, realistic weight loss, and when a trainer beside you is worth it.
Free Field Guide
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A smiling mechanic leans over an open car hood in a driveway.
Become an AlongSide Guide
Free
Entrepreneur
From "people always ask me about this" to your first Offer, your first Sessions and your first payout. Six short lessons, three printouts.
6 lessonsAbout 40 min
A trainer kneels beside a man stretching on a mat in a gym.
Start a Workout Routine That Sticks
Free
Health & Fitness
From zero to a routine you keep: a safe start, a simple weekly plan, the five basic moves, honest weight loss, and where a trainer beside you is worth it.
6 lessonsAbout 33 min
Two people work through something together at a laptop.
Run Your First Facebook Ad
Free
Entrepreneur
Know your number, make one good ad, and judge it on day 7. This is how I'm running ads for AlongSide's own garage, gym and kitchen right now — built on published industry benchmarks, not guesses.
8 lessonsAbout 54 min
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11 Courses looking for a Guide
A young woman works under a car on a lift while a mechanic stands beside her.
Guide wanted
Automotive
Weekend Mechanic: Brakes, Fluids and Diagnostics
Teach car owners to do their own maintenance on a real lift, with their own car.
6 weeksAlongSide Garages, Southwest Philadelphia
Hands at work in a trades workshop.
Guide wanted
Trades & Craft
Welding Fundamentals: First Bead to Finished Project
Take people who bought a welder from tinkering to a finished project they're proud of.
6 weeksLocation set with the Guide
A maker workbench with tools and a project in progress.
Guide wanted
Maker & DIY
3D Printing: From First Print to Functional Parts
Help people get past small prints to parts that actually work.
4 weeksHybrid — in person or remote
Tools for home repair laid out in a house.
Guide wanted
Home & Property
Home Electrical Basics, Taught by a Licensed Electrician
Teach homeowners the electrical jobs they can do safely, and which ones need a licensed pro.
4 weeksLocation set with the Guide
A woman holds up a finished drywall patch while her Guide smiles beside her.
Guide wanted
Home & Property
Drywall, Paint and Trim: Repairs That Disappear
Teach the finishing skills that make a repair invisible.
4 weeksLocation set with the Guide
A woman cans tomatoes while an older woman checks the pressure canner gauge.
Guide wanted
Food & Preserving
Home Canning: Water Bath to Pressure
Teach safe home canning, from jam to pressure-canned vegetables.
4 weeksAlongSide Kitchen, Linwood PA
Someone portions food into containers in a commercial kitchen while a Guide checks a recipe.
Guide wanted
Food & Preserving
From Home Recipe to Small Food Business
Help home cooks turn one great recipe into a product they can legally sell.
6 weeksAlongSide Kitchen, Linwood PA
Someone sets up a barbell in a small private gym while a Guide checks the plates.
Guide wanted
Experiential
Strength Foundations: Barbell Basics in a Small Group
Teach beginners to lift safely and train on their own with confidence.
6 weeksAlongSide Gym, Linwood PA
Hands testing salinity with a refractometer on a newly set up, not-yet-cycled reef tank.
Guide wanted
Animals & Nature
Reef Tank Keeping: Setup Through the First Year
Get new reefers through the cycle and the first year without a crash.
5 weeksHybrid — in person or remote
A homeowner tightens a faucet nut while a plumber steadies the pipe.
Guide wanted
Home & Property
Basic Plumbing Repairs: Faucets, Toilets and Drains
Teach the plumbing fixes that save a service call.
4 weeksLocation set with the Guide
A creative workspace with materials and a project in progress.
Guide wanted
Creative Skills
Costume Design: From Sketch to Finished, Wearable Costume
Teach people to design and build a costume of their own, start to finish, in time for Halloween.
5 weeksLocation set with the Guide
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