To date, Populis Create has always paid on time, 10:00 a.m. CET, Tuesdays. I don't understand why other freelancers still on the site complain all the time about the punctuality of PC yet continue to write articles for them?
Thank you for the payment, PC.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Scribie Files Up
I got at least 4 notifications today that there are new files added for transcription. It has been a long time since I transcribed files for them but I might just do that now. If anyone is interested, there are 44 files for transcription and 33 files for review at the moment.
Other experiences that I have learned while working for Scribie:
Is it possible to change your PayPal address?
I submitted this query to Support and indeed, it is possible to modify your Paypal address that is on file. You can also give an alternate or secondary email address. Just go to the settings page and update your PP account. However, when I tried to withdraw funds to my new PP address, they were returned. Charges were also applied so be very careful when changing your payment options. Each dollar that is declined will cost you $.02 That left me puzzled and I will contact Support again to check this issue.
Are Scribie email notifications working?
Definitely. I get emails from them all the time for available files and when I check, there is always work.
Other experiences that I have learned while working for Scribie:
Is it possible to change your PayPal address?
I submitted this query to Support and indeed, it is possible to modify your Paypal address that is on file. You can also give an alternate or secondary email address. Just go to the settings page and update your PP account. However, when I tried to withdraw funds to my new PP address, they were returned. Charges were also applied so be very careful when changing your payment options. Each dollar that is declined will cost you $.02 That left me puzzled and I will contact Support again to check this issue.
Are Scribie email notifications working?
Definitely. I get emails from them all the time for available files and when I check, there is always work.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Quotas (Decoy Mail Agent): PayPal Now an Option
I completely forgot that since August 2011, you can redeem your survey participation points in exchange for a PayPal transfer. For 2,450 points, you can receive €10 to your PayPal account. Requests have to be made before the 4th of the following month.
For example, points that accrue at the end of this month will be deposited to your account on October 31st. You then have the option to redeem your rewards either as PP or gift vouchers. If you choose PP, you will get the amount in your account between the 5th or the 6th of the following month or in November.
For example, points that accrue at the end of this month will be deposited to your account on October 31st. You then have the option to redeem your rewards either as PP or gift vouchers. If you choose PP, you will get the amount in your account between the 5th or the 6th of the following month or in November.
Populis Create Bonus Payments Sent Out Today
Just a quick update to those who are waiting for PC's write 5, earn 6 bonus program. Payments were sent out today. I believe they were planning to transfer monies only tomorrow, October 7.
So I guess, this settles every concern about non-payment of bonuses. A pity, I could not enjoy the promotion the whole summer.
Thanks, PC!
So I guess, this settles every concern about non-payment of bonuses. A pity, I could not enjoy the promotion the whole summer.
Thanks, PC!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Accepted at Populis Create
While I was busy at Wikio, I also submitted an application to Populis Create. I just sent them a link to one of my published articles. Imagine my surprise when I received the acceptance letter and the log in details.
Now, I'm the type who tend to concentrate on one site because for me it takes time to learn the style of writing required plus I'm not a fast writer.
Wikio was disappointing because of their rev-share policy only once they switch to the Overblog site. I will still check the revamped site to see if changes are interesting even for passive income. Most of the articles I've written for them are on upfront payment so there's very little chance that I will get a lot, if at all. Offhand though, the earnings in cents that I got from Wikio are higher than what I get from another rev-share site.
Since I was not really interested in this type of payment, I decided to switch to PC. Even when I was writing for Wikio, I would check my dashboard to see if there are any titles at PC. And, there always were. The problem is, I am a slow writer so there is no way I could do an article for 1 hour including the research. Besides, I still had to study the guideline of PC and between chasing my €5 articles and meeting the deadlines, I never got round to it.
Wikio's decision to switch to rev-share just made the decision for me. I started to write for PC and it was not easy to find myself around since everything was unknown.
How it works:
You choose from titles where you are confirmed. The dashboard will show this in the form of available assignments. PC assigns you to categories and I really don't know how this was done.
Written articles should contain the keywords given in the title that you have to create yourself, abstract, and body. These keywords must be mentioned 2x in the main text.
A photo needs to be added in specific dimensions, 355 x 120 and you have to put tags and categorise your article.
Areas that you can write about:
Entertainment
Video
Travel
Music
Sports Scene
Digital Edge
Fashion Junkie
Weather
Travel
Jobs
Rate: €6 per approved article as of 04/10/11 (used to be €6.66)
Payment: Weekly, usually Tuesday morning.
Delivery: 96 hours
Comment:
I like writing here and I think you can make decent money provided your articles are reviewed and approved quickly. I had 2 or 3 articles that sat in my queue for 2 weeks. I did not email support because I could see them in my submitted list. Eventually, they all cleared. Payments were always on time (at least since I started).
Update:
The site is experiencing "glitches" in their system. A lot of writers have lost their positions lately. Even authors who have already produced tons of articles were deactivated. I am quite new with them so I do not know what my chances are. Probably zero. My next post would be something like, booted from Populis Create.
When I started I could only claim 5 articles at a time including those submitted and in draft. Or maybe, I just thought I could only take 5.
This ceiling was raised to 20 with the usual 96 hour delivery time. However, today it seems that this cap is brought down to 5 again inclusive of submitted and returned articles. They are tightening on the quality of the articles they publish and there were (in their words), "abnormalities" last month. As such, they are reviewing all articles submitted and approved in September.
Assignments are available at the start of the week according to the latest news.
Now, I'm the type who tend to concentrate on one site because for me it takes time to learn the style of writing required plus I'm not a fast writer.
Wikio was disappointing because of their rev-share policy only once they switch to the Overblog site. I will still check the revamped site to see if changes are interesting even for passive income. Most of the articles I've written for them are on upfront payment so there's very little chance that I will get a lot, if at all. Offhand though, the earnings in cents that I got from Wikio are higher than what I get from another rev-share site.
Since I was not really interested in this type of payment, I decided to switch to PC. Even when I was writing for Wikio, I would check my dashboard to see if there are any titles at PC. And, there always were. The problem is, I am a slow writer so there is no way I could do an article for 1 hour including the research. Besides, I still had to study the guideline of PC and between chasing my €5 articles and meeting the deadlines, I never got round to it.
Wikio's decision to switch to rev-share just made the decision for me. I started to write for PC and it was not easy to find myself around since everything was unknown.
How it works:
You choose from titles where you are confirmed. The dashboard will show this in the form of available assignments. PC assigns you to categories and I really don't know how this was done.
Written articles should contain the keywords given in the title that you have to create yourself, abstract, and body. These keywords must be mentioned 2x in the main text.
A photo needs to be added in specific dimensions, 355 x 120 and you have to put tags and categorise your article.
Areas that you can write about:
Entertainment
Video
Travel
Music
Sports Scene
Digital Edge
Fashion Junkie
Weather
Travel
Jobs
Rate: €6 per approved article as of 04/10/11 (used to be €6.66)
Payment: Weekly, usually Tuesday morning.
Delivery: 96 hours
Comment:
I like writing here and I think you can make decent money provided your articles are reviewed and approved quickly. I had 2 or 3 articles that sat in my queue for 2 weeks. I did not email support because I could see them in my submitted list. Eventually, they all cleared. Payments were always on time (at least since I started).
Update:
The site is experiencing "glitches" in their system. A lot of writers have lost their positions lately. Even authors who have already produced tons of articles were deactivated. I am quite new with them so I do not know what my chances are. Probably zero. My next post would be something like, booted from Populis Create.
When I started I could only claim 5 articles at a time including those submitted and in draft. Or maybe, I just thought I could only take 5.
This ceiling was raised to 20 with the usual 96 hour delivery time. However, today it seems that this cap is brought down to 5 again inclusive of submitted and returned articles. They are tightening on the quality of the articles they publish and there were (in their words), "abnormalities" last month. As such, they are reviewing all articles submitted and approved in September.
Assignments are available at the start of the week according to the latest news.
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