ADPList in 9 slides

A global mentorship community where designers, product people, and engineers offer free sessions. Anyone can apply to mentor, and booking a session costs mentees nothing.
- Mentorship community
- Mentorship platforms
- Based in Singapore
What you do on ADPList
How the money is made: expert consulting
- Apply as an expert
- Clients book a call
- Share your know-how
- Paid per session
A global mentorship community where designers, product people, and engineers offer free sessions. Anyone can apply to mentor, and booking a session costs mentees nothing.
Founded 2021 · next to 10 other mentorship platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What ADPList takes
Guess first: how much of every $100 you earn does ADPList take?
Free - mentors volunteer
From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign upFree
- Application and vetting
- Do the work
- First payoutNever (volunteer)
1 way to withdraw
- Unpaid volunteer mentorship
Can you join?
Yes, if you pass its application and you live almost anywhere.
First payout: never (volunteer).
What you need
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Application and vettingHow sign-up works
Open in 200 of 200 countries and territories
What people actually earn
ADPList's homepage lists 36,000+ mentors serving 400K+ members in 160+ countries. Many sessions are free, so this is not a pay figure.
Source: adplist.org ↗How it scores
Strong on fees and access. Weaker on getting paid.
- Fees5.0
- Getting paid2.3
- Access5.0
- Track record3.0
- Proof of earnings3.0
- Verified earnings
- Open worldwide
- Free to join
- Clear fees
- Low cut
How much we know
We have 8 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts