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.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
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.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
ClickWorker Adopts Weekly Payments
As soon as I finished posting that Wikio Experts reduced its cashout ceiling, Clickworker announced something better. Clickworker said that at the end of August, it will make weekly payments for all workers who use Paypal as a payment method. Those who opted for bank transfers are unaffected. So even if you have only 1 cent in your account, you are going to be paid at the end of each week.
This is good news for people who don't reach the €10 threshhold each month. Unfortunately, I've been busy with other gigs to do CW jobs. There were writing jobs last week and they were snatched up fast.
In addition, I was not too happy with the way the editing was done on my work primarily because the job description was all messed up (translated from German to English).
For most jobs, the passing scores are the following:
Author for English texts - 75%
English proofreader - 75%
POI address assessments - 92%
Training opportunities - 92%
Address verification - 92%
I'm not too sure about the POI address assessment though as I only did some and did not find them worthy of my time.
As with all qualifications, you can maintain, increase or decrease your ratings. Each job you complete is reviewed by another worker or an editor for the English texts. So if you botched up a job, then your scores will go down. I've had my author score go down from 100% to 96% because of system errors and editor mistakes. If you email support, your ratings could be restored manually provided you justify that it was a system or editing error not yours.
The only jobs I did not try were editing tasks. Again, I feel that I don't have enough abilities to edit someone else's work correctly even if I qualified as a proofreader. Which makes me wonder if others who passed the proofreader's test take on jobs even if they are not really qualified to do so. Besides, the pay is too low for the amount of work I need to put in it. So for the time being, I'm not doing any editing jobs until I have read and reviewed my Chicago Manual of Style.
This is good news for people who don't reach the €10 threshhold each month. Unfortunately, I've been busy with other gigs to do CW jobs. There were writing jobs last week and they were snatched up fast.
In addition, I was not too happy with the way the editing was done on my work primarily because the job description was all messed up (translated from German to English).
For most jobs, the passing scores are the following:
Author for English texts - 75%
English proofreader - 75%
POI address assessments - 92%
Training opportunities - 92%
Address verification - 92%
I'm not too sure about the POI address assessment though as I only did some and did not find them worthy of my time.
As with all qualifications, you can maintain, increase or decrease your ratings. Each job you complete is reviewed by another worker or an editor for the English texts. So if you botched up a job, then your scores will go down. I've had my author score go down from 100% to 96% because of system errors and editor mistakes. If you email support, your ratings could be restored manually provided you justify that it was a system or editing error not yours.
The only jobs I did not try were editing tasks. Again, I feel that I don't have enough abilities to edit someone else's work correctly even if I qualified as a proofreader. Which makes me wonder if others who passed the proofreader's test take on jobs even if they are not really qualified to do so. Besides, the pay is too low for the amount of work I need to put in it. So for the time being, I'm not doing any editing jobs until I have read and reviewed my Chicago Manual of Style.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Quotas (Decoy Mail Agent): My Fourth Payment
I like this job as it requires simple work. I get the mail, go to the website of Quotas and enter the codes on the test letters including date of receipt. Most letters carry transponders and these should be sent back to Germany on postage paid envelopes provided by the company. Since there is a post box 20 meters from my home this is not a big deal (you only have to send the transponders back when you have accumulated at least two).
Payment
Payment is made by gift checks from popular retailers in Belgium such as Hema, Inno, Dreamland, Halfords. Quota is very prompt in sending €10 gift certificates that you redeem from popular retailers. A the end of each month, I get the certificate link that I can redeem for gift cards. To date, I have received my fourth gift certificate (HEMA). I like this part-time mini data entry (hardly) job. It does not need a lot of thought, more like data entry and posting mails.
How the Globoforce gift certificates work
Simply clink on the link and shop for GCs that you are interested in, add to cart, apply your GCs from Quotas and you're all set up.
Payment
Payment is made by gift checks from popular retailers in Belgium such as Hema, Inno, Dreamland, Halfords. Quota is very prompt in sending €10 gift certificates that you redeem from popular retailers. A the end of each month, I get the certificate link that I can redeem for gift cards. To date, I have received my fourth gift certificate (HEMA). I like this part-time mini data entry (hardly) job. It does not need a lot of thought, more like data entry and posting mails.
How the Globoforce gift certificates work
Simply clink on the link and shop for GCs that you are interested in, add to cart, apply your GCs from Quotas and you're all set up.
Appiration - Earn Money Testing iPhone and iPad Apps
I found Appiration on Craigslist Belgium and applied. They accept applicants from most countries.
Registration
To sign-up, you just have to put a valid email address and your iTunes country. You set up your account by providing your username, password and ticking the devices that you want to test such as iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Reviews
Once a new app is available for testing, you will receive an email. You just follow the link and test the app. Reviews must be written within 12 hours.
Payment
You get €0.50 for each app review that you submit plus the cost of the app. Payments are made through PayPal.
Whenever I check on apps, it always says that there are no apps to review at the moment. I did get an email saying that they are still making sure that the use of their website and reviews made are not in violation of any Apple rules. They also want to make sure that app reviews are real.
Update: There was 1 app available for me for review this week. It costs € 1.79 - € 1.29 for the app and €.50 for the review.
Another app available - Monkey Adventure HD and Bowling Game 3D for iPad. Bottom line is, I get at least 3 apps to test and review each week so it shouldn't be too difficult to earn something from apps testing.
Registration
To sign-up, you just have to put a valid email address and your iTunes country. You set up your account by providing your username, password and ticking the devices that you want to test such as iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Reviews
Once a new app is available for testing, you will receive an email. You just follow the link and test the app. Reviews must be written within 12 hours.
Payment
You get €0.50 for each app review that you submit plus the cost of the app. Payments are made through PayPal.
Whenever I check on apps, it always says that there are no apps to review at the moment. I did get an email saying that they are still making sure that the use of their website and reviews made are not in violation of any Apple rules. They also want to make sure that app reviews are real.
Update: There was 1 app available for me for review this week. It costs € 1.79 - € 1.29 for the app and €.50 for the review.
Another app available - Monkey Adventure HD and Bowling Game 3D for iPad. Bottom line is, I get at least 3 apps to test and review each week so it shouldn't be too difficult to earn something from apps testing.
Wikio Experts Cashout Reduced to €10
Effective today, Wikio writers can request for payment when total earnings reach €10. It used to be €50. Payment schedules (beginning of the following month) remain the same.
On the same note, they have stopped accepting non-native English writers to improve the quality of articles on the site. There were issues regarding 'moderation' of work because lots of published articles have missing articles, misspelled words, hanging sentences and so on - things that should have been caught in the editing process.
Authors also began writing under pen names for fear of earning a bad reputation when their real names are attached to the so called 'butchered' articles.
I share the same sentiment as these writers and when I check on articles that have been approved, I see errors on most of them. Very few escaped reworking and shifting of sentences and paragraphs. I would like to see real editing to take place when articles are reviewed for approval because I am sure that I make mistakes myself no matter how many times I proofread my work or pass it through spell checkers.
On the same note, they have stopped accepting non-native English writers to improve the quality of articles on the site. There were issues regarding 'moderation' of work because lots of published articles have missing articles, misspelled words, hanging sentences and so on - things that should have been caught in the editing process.
Authors also began writing under pen names for fear of earning a bad reputation when their real names are attached to the so called 'butchered' articles.
I share the same sentiment as these writers and when I check on articles that have been approved, I see errors on most of them. Very few escaped reworking and shifting of sentences and paragraphs. I would like to see real editing to take place when articles are reviewed for approval because I am sure that I make mistakes myself no matter how many times I proofread my work or pass it through spell checkers.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Way With Words Group
Similar sites to Scribie.com is the Way With Words Group. Not exactly the same because the requirements and qualifications to become a transcriber are different.
Way With Words is a UK/South Africa company that accepts English transcribers from all over the world.
Essentials:
1. high-speed internet connection
2. computer
3. commitment of at least 20 hours per week
4. MS messenger ID
5. typing speed of at least 50wpm
Types of transcription files:
medical reports
legal transcription
academic files
media files
workshops
training sessions
The most important aspect is that you pass a 2-part test consisting of an English proficiency test and a transcription test (Britney and Justin). The audio test apparently consists of three rounds.
The first part of the test was really difficult and I cannot imagine people would actually speak in such a manner. The homepage states that only 2% to 5% of applicants make it through the first phase. I believe this since I failed the test. It gave me a headache reading and rereading the 12 multiple choice sentences. The paragraphs were even worse and frankly, I did not think at that time that it was the kind of transcription work that I would like to do.
I sped through the exam knowing fully well that I will fail. But then, this is a professional company and I guess, I am not just meant to do transcription work as a source of income.
However, for professional transcribers, this is a good opportunity to earn a decent amount of money. The pay rate is from $30 to $45 per hour of transcribed files. I just thought that this could be an opportunity for others who are already into transcription or have been trained to do specific transcription work.
Way With Words is a UK/South Africa company that accepts English transcribers from all over the world.
Essentials:
1. high-speed internet connection
2. computer
3. commitment of at least 20 hours per week
4. MS messenger ID
5. typing speed of at least 50wpm
Types of transcription files:
medical reports
legal transcription
academic files
media files
workshops
training sessions
The most important aspect is that you pass a 2-part test consisting of an English proficiency test and a transcription test (Britney and Justin). The audio test apparently consists of three rounds.
The first part of the test was really difficult and I cannot imagine people would actually speak in such a manner. The homepage states that only 2% to 5% of applicants make it through the first phase. I believe this since I failed the test. It gave me a headache reading and rereading the 12 multiple choice sentences. The paragraphs were even worse and frankly, I did not think at that time that it was the kind of transcription work that I would like to do.
I sped through the exam knowing fully well that I will fail. But then, this is a professional company and I guess, I am not just meant to do transcription work as a source of income.
However, for professional transcribers, this is a good opportunity to earn a decent amount of money. The pay rate is from $30 to $45 per hour of transcribed files. I just thought that this could be an opportunity for others who are already into transcription or have been trained to do specific transcription work.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Wikio Pays
Lately, I have been adopting a wait and see attitude with Wikio Experts. I like writing for the site because the topics are fun and I can choose to write them whenever I have the time. If I cannot meet the 72 hour deadline, I just give up the title or let the timer run. Although article approvals in the last week have been slow, I was content to claim and write a few in the last weeks.
The forum is quite active and even if I know that I could email support for the moderation of articles, approvals are more likely to happen than rejections. At some point, I wanted to wait that earnings made in May would be paid before proceeding further.
Now, I am glad that I continued writing for Wikio enabling me to request cashout the 1st of July. I was PAID today for payment requested on June 1, 2011.
This confirms that Wikio Experts PAY as promised. There is no doubt in my mind that I will continue to provide web content for the site. At the same time, I intend to write trial articles for three categories to widen an article base to claim.
Thank you, WIKIO!
The forum is quite active and even if I know that I could email support for the moderation of articles, approvals are more likely to happen than rejections. At some point, I wanted to wait that earnings made in May would be paid before proceeding further.
Now, I am glad that I continued writing for Wikio enabling me to request cashout the 1st of July. I was PAID today for payment requested on June 1, 2011.
This confirms that Wikio Experts PAY as promised. There is no doubt in my mind that I will continue to provide web content for the site. At the same time, I intend to write trial articles for three categories to widen an article base to claim.
Thank you, WIKIO!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Wikio Experts
Wikio Experts pay you to publish articles on a variety of subjects. The earning potential is encouraging as there are two ways to earn revenue; through page views or as a fixed rate. Each article that you write will have a corresponding value from € 2.50 to € 5. After publishing 10 articles in the same category/sub category, you will be confirmed as an expert in that subject area and will have access to higher paying or €8 articles.
To sign up as a writer for the site, a test article should be written in any of the categories you are interested in writing. Wikio categories include beauty and wellbeing, cooking and food, culture, economics and finance, travel, health and medicine to name a few. Each category has sub- domains. For example, under family and relationships, specific categories are adolescence, sexuality, dating, marriage, elderly citizens and so on. In effect, there are plenty of writing categories which could be of interest to an author. Once an article is approved and published, you can claim titles on the "marketplace". The claimed article should be written within 72 hours or else it will be released into the pool of articles. If you decide not to write the article, you can put it back in the "marketplace".
Writing for Wikio is never boring because there are really a lot of titles to choose from. The articles are geared for SEO but Wikio only asks for 3 keywords to be included in the article. The dashboard though will provide at least 10 keywords so there are ways to incorporate these into the articles without constructing awkward sentences.
The editors are not rude and there are not a lot of rewrites. I had an article returned once for minor corrections but other than this incident, articles I submitted for moderation were published within a few hours or a few days.
The forum on the site also works well. The staff is always prompt in responding to questions on submissions, payment issues, and glitches.
How to Get Paid
Wikio pays through Paypal. At the end of each month, the revenue/royalties (pageviews)are updated. The "ask for payment" button will be activated once your account reaches €50. Make sure that you have already signed the contract.
The downside to this is that payments are processed once a month. So if you earn €50 in May, you have to request payment between June 1 to June 15. The money will be in your account during the first week of July. Wikio is still working on the possibility of increasing the frequency of payments. I am looking forward to this as under the present set-up, I have to wait for my earnings a month after.
To sign up as a writer for the site, a test article should be written in any of the categories you are interested in writing. Wikio categories include beauty and wellbeing, cooking and food, culture, economics and finance, travel, health and medicine to name a few. Each category has sub- domains. For example, under family and relationships, specific categories are adolescence, sexuality, dating, marriage, elderly citizens and so on. In effect, there are plenty of writing categories which could be of interest to an author. Once an article is approved and published, you can claim titles on the "marketplace". The claimed article should be written within 72 hours or else it will be released into the pool of articles. If you decide not to write the article, you can put it back in the "marketplace".
Writing for Wikio is never boring because there are really a lot of titles to choose from. The articles are geared for SEO but Wikio only asks for 3 keywords to be included in the article. The dashboard though will provide at least 10 keywords so there are ways to incorporate these into the articles without constructing awkward sentences.
The editors are not rude and there are not a lot of rewrites. I had an article returned once for minor corrections but other than this incident, articles I submitted for moderation were published within a few hours or a few days.
The forum on the site also works well. The staff is always prompt in responding to questions on submissions, payment issues, and glitches.
How to Get Paid
Wikio pays through Paypal. At the end of each month, the revenue/royalties (pageviews)are updated. The "ask for payment" button will be activated once your account reaches €50. Make sure that you have already signed the contract.
The downside to this is that payments are processed once a month. So if you earn €50 in May, you have to request payment between June 1 to June 15. The money will be in your account during the first week of July. Wikio is still working on the possibility of increasing the frequency of payments. I am looking forward to this as under the present set-up, I have to wait for my earnings a month after.
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