CloudCrowd is Awesome

The first time I signed up with this company, I was not really serious and tried to do the test in a hurry. I failed, of course. That was a translation test and could not be taken again (unfortunately). To those who are not familiar with CloudCrowd, there are some daily tasks you can do on the site. You need a Facebook account, grant access to CC through your FB account and you're in. Well, not quite as you have to pass several ratings or assessment if you want to work on premium tasks. I was brave enough to take the general writer English test and even luckier to pass it. This means that I could do premium writing tasks worth $ 10 a piece with the possibility of a bonus - $ 1.25. The rates for all tasks change daily but I think the tasks are well paid. If you are fast in churning short, high quality articles(most were medical articles) then this is not a bad earning potential. Unfortunately, the write a premium article tasks are dwindling or has come to an end. There will be other tests though and I plan on taking them to improve my credentials. I like the site and concept of CC even though the standards are quite high - your article or work can be rejected if you have a spelling mistake or did not follow the serial comma style. As a strict policy, CC makes sure to provide quality output. Satisfied clients will mean more contracts for CC and then, more tasks for us workers.

So in a way, I love how this site sets high standards for the quality of my work, the fast response in the support forum for help, technical issues and even appeals on rejected work. The nicest gesture of goodwill to its workers is that CC pays daily by Paypal. I do not have to wait till next pay day to get my money. I work today and I get paid tomorrow. What could be better than that?

Update: I recently passed the English Writer Marketing Test. It was reviewed by Admin. It takes the staff around 2 days to return a graded test. I have not yet starting doing jobs on this area because I want to read the new structures and guidelines which were recently released. There are plenty of write product descriptions tasks and more will be posted for the write a premium article task.

Update 03/05/11: There are plenty of jobs right now on CloudCrowd such as review product descriptions, write product description, review write article press release, write article, write blog post, edit and format resumes just to name a few. The drawback is these tasks require credential and credibility of between 40 to 59 for writing tasks and from 65 to 80 for reviewing and editing marketing and English written tests. The ability to do these tasks depends on the credibility and credentials with the exception of a write article tasks for marketing writers.

In addition, there are several translation jobs which are to be translated from English to French (the highest one I saw so far at $20 a piece), Korean and Arabic

I have not been doing any CC tasks in the last three weeks which means that I can only qualify for a few of these paying assignments. I think the best option is to read the official forums and threads on each specific assignments to know the basic guidelines and expectations from the author. The forums also provide insights on what could be done better, where to appeal and the like. There are also specific guidelines for each assignment so you will know what to expect. I don't want to start writing when I have not fully understood what is expected of me. Doing simple tasks will give my credibility a boost and hopefully, assist in getting higher paying jobs. Otherwise, the earning potentials here in CC have more than doubled since I last worked on writing tasks. That was three weeks ago.