FAQ
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What is get88?
get88.au helps you look for regional work in Australia without sending every application yourself. Approve your message and CV, connect Gmail and start individual applications to available employers. The free tier includes a shared library of up to 500 employers with available contact details, a preview of 5 employers for Automation, and 100 automated applications in total at up to 5 a day, without a card. The Get88 Method is A$49 AUD once for lifetime full-roster access and six-week sending campaigns at up to 100 a day, subject to employer availability and Google quota. You can manually start another campaign at no extra cost.
Can I use get88 if I do not need 88 days?
Yes. You do not need a working holiday visa or an 88-day goal to use get88.au. If you want regional or backpacker-type work, check that the available employers match your role and location. Coverage varies by sector and town. You need the appropriate permission to work before starting a job. get88 does not arrange visas or sponsorship, and an employer contact does not confirm a vacancy.
What do I get for free?
A shared library of up to 500 employers with available contact details, state and town browsing, a preview of 5 employers prioritised for your saved Automation preferences, and 100 automated applications in total at up to 5 a day. Add your preferences, approved message and CV, then connect Gmail. No card is required. Your free credits do not renew and sending stops once they are used; your shared free list, account and application history stay available.
Do I need a card to start free?
No. Your shared free list, account, application setup, test email and 100 automated applications at up to 5 a day require no card. Returning users sign in with a code sent to their email. You only enter payment details if you choose to buy the Get88 Method.
What changes if I pay?
The Get88 Method is A$49 AUD once. It unlocks lifetime access to the full employer roster in Automation, plus six-week sending campaigns at up to 100 applications a day. Your approved message and CV send from your Gmail. Start another campaign at no extra cost, and request a full refund within 30 days for any reason.
Is the paid list unique to me?
The shared free library is the same for everyone. Automation separately ranks eligible employers using your saved preferences on both plans. Free accounts have a fixed allocation of up to 100 applications; the Get88 Method includes the full roster and six-week sending campaigns. Recently contacted employers cool down before another account can send to them.
Where are these employers?
Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and New South Wales. We check hospitality employer locations in the regional directory against the official 88-day work areas. Browse regional work in Western Australia and hospitality venues in Broome to plan where to apply. The specified work guide explains the visa rules.
How fast does it start sending?
Finish your preferences, approved message and CV, then connect Gmail and check the test in your inbox. You can start your 100 free applications at up to 5 a day without paying. The Get88 Method unlocks up to 100 a day. Available employers and Google quota determine the actual batch size; your dashboard shows sending status.
Does it use my email, and will it hit spam?
Applications send from your Gmail, one at a time, with your approved message and CV. Our service cap is up to 5 a day on the free tier or 100 a day on the Get88 Method, subject to the quota Google makes available to your account. New campaigns with the Get88 Method target new employers by default; contacting previous employers again requires your explicit choice. No service can guarantee inbox placement.
Why do you cap it at 100 applications a day?
Free accounts can send up to 5 employer applications a day until their 100 total credits are used. The Get88 Method can send up to 100 a day during an active six-week campaign. get88 also respects the quota Google makes available to your Gmail account, and batches depend on available employers.
Do venues get spammed by get88 users?
get88 does not run every user's campaign through the same first 100 venues. The roster is ranked per user, and recently used venues cool down for 48 hours before another get88 campaign can send to them. That protects venues from a pile-up and keeps applications looking like normal one-person outreach.
A venue replies. Where does that go?
Straight to your own Gmail, because you are the sender. get88 was never given permission to read your inbox, so the engine can't open that reply and neither can I. Answer the same day. Give a start date and a phone number, and say yes to the trial shift.
What am I approving when I connect my Gmail?
You authorise get88 to send email from your own Gmail, under your name. Its permissions do not include reading your inbox or contacts. Every permission it asks for is written out on the privacy page, and you can disconnect from the engine page whenever you want.
Do I need a Gmail account?
For automated applications, yes, on both the free tier and the Get88 Method. You can sign in with any email address, but applications send from a Gmail you connect. It can differ from your sign-in address. You can browse the shared free employer library, set your preferences and preview Automation employers without connecting Gmail.
Does get88 require clicking every night?
After you finish setup, approve your application and connect Gmail, get88 can send daily batches at up to 5 a day on the free tier or 100 a day on the Get88 Method. Free sending stops at 100 applications in total. Campaigns with the Get88 Method last six weeks and you can manually start another at no extra cost. Replies reach your own inbox.
How did you build this list?
Employer contacts come from published business sources, including official sites and attributable public profiles. We check the business relationship and mail-domain routing where evidence is available, and keep uncertain activity or contact signals visible for review. These checks do not confirm mailbox delivery or a current vacancy.
Are the emails current?
Published contact details can change. We check the business and email details against public sources where available. These checks do not confirm that an email will be delivered or that the employer is hiring. Bounced or complained-about addresses are excluded from applications. Report an outdated contact to hello@get88.au.
Which employers does get88 cover?
get88 helps you find and contact regional employers across sectors where coverage fits your role and location. Check the available employers for your search; contacts do not confirm vacancies.
Will the work count for my 88 days?
We check hospitality employer locations in the regional directory against the official 88-day work areas. Whether the work you accept counts also depends on your role and visa. See the official 417 and 462 specified-work rules for your subclass.
Is this legit, and will it work?
You can browse the shared free employer library, preview Automation employers and use 100 automated applications without a card. The Get88 Method is A$49 AUD once through Square and includes a 30-day refund for any reason. Applications send from your own Gmail and name each employer. Employer contacts are not confirmed vacancies and I cannot promise you a job. Email hello@get88.au before paying if you want to ask anything.
Refunds?
Email me within 30 days of paying for the Get88 Method and I refund the full amount you paid, for any reason. There are no partial refunds on a campaign that has already run. A refund closes access to the Get88 Method and stops paid sending; your shared free list, account and application history remain available.
Visa rules live in the guides
This page is about get88. The rules that decide your visa are ten separate guides, each written against the Home Affairs page it describes.
- What counts as specified work: which postcodes count for hospitality, and how one day of the 88 is counted.
- The second working holiday visa: the 88 days from start to finish, including the work, fee, application timing and UK exemption.
- The age limit: 18 to 30, or 35 on ten passports, and what changed on 1 July 2026.
- Visa conditions: 8547 and 8548, the 12 months from first entry, and no dependent children.
- The 6 month rule: why hospitality is exempt from condition 8547 anywhere in Australia.
- Medicare: which passports get reciprocal cover, and when that cover runs out.
- ABNs and starting a business: when you are entitled to one, and when a venue asking for one is a red flag.
- Processing times: how long the 417 and 462 take, where you must be when you apply, and the BCC number.
- Permanent residency: why the visa is not a PR pathway, and the two routes that are.
- Is it worth it: the wage, the flat 15% tax, and the 65% withheld from your super when you leave.
Came here asking whether a working holiday visa can be extended? It can't. The second working holiday visa guide covers what you do instead.
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