ClickWorker

A lot similar to CloudCrowd, Clickworker pays you for research, translating and writing tasks. The site claims to have more than 74,000 workers across the world. To qualify as a Clickworker, you have to pass several assessments which will grant you credentials to do certain types of work. These tests are: English text, POI address and verify address research.

I found the tests easy and they were reviewed and approved rather quickly with a corresponding grade point. Retakes are also possible and if you want to increase you scores even if you achieved the minimum score, your dashboard will show the next dates when you can take them.

However, I see no significant tasks for workers. Most of the tasks at the moment are on finding and verifying urls worth €.07-09. The writing tasks are also not plentiful at € 0.35 for texts less than 50 words. However, for all tasks, sufficient allowance of up to 2 hours for research and 3 hours for text writing is given. It is not like you are on a time bind with these tasks which I find less stressful for a change.

Provided there is enough work, this is one website which might be worth pursuing. I just don't like the find url or verify address tasks because the amount of time I put in searching for the info is not commensurate with the compensation. Tasks like verifying a POI in Brazil, Spain are really bothersome and difficult. And, if the work is not correctly done, your assessment score also goes down. Each work is graded and you lose points for every mistake.

Payment is sent through a European bank account or Paypal for those living outside of Europe. The threshold is at € 10 but since there is not a lot of jobs available to English-speaking workers, this can take a long time to achieve.

Update: Clickworker announced all completed work will be "payable" after 7 days. I assume the threshold still applies but wonder what is different about this "change"?

Latest Update: There are 3 available special qualifications tests as a Spanish, French or English website usability tester. The pay is € 1. I have not yet received feedback on the practice test I did several days back.

Still another update: I take back what I said about taking a long time to reach payout. I managed to reach payout due mainly to text writing tasks. I even got one for € 6,50 for a 600-700 word article. There are also short product description tasks similar to what CloudCrowd has on its "available work" tab. POI research addresses are up again.

Payment methods: Clickworker lives to its promise of paying between the 7th and 8th of each month. Or was it the 6th? Anyway, I received my payment on the 8th of June via PayPal and I am happy that the work I did on that website has not gone to waste. I could even print my own invoice to track my earnings better.

In addition, I was experiencing technical glitches in text writing assignment; the keyword counter is going bonkers and I just emailed support for these issues. My point is, the Help Desk responds quickly to any issue you want resolved or clarified.