02/04 - TechnoBabble Thursday!

[UKCats]

How many hours are you putting in a day though?

I was just b/s'ing you, I'm retired and turk when bored and for the extra income, I don't have to have it. And yes, I'm sure I put in a lot less time at it than you do.

 

[Blue]

Are you telling me there are people that would pay me for this?

Yes, there are. You would not believe some of the commissions I've had.

 

[Lepi]

Well, I happen to find Kryssyy quite nice.... (and post HITS at warp speed)....

Blink twice if she's standing behind you with a gun to your head.

 

[catnapped]

Well, I happen to find Kryssyy quite nice.... (and post HITS at warp speed)....

SELLOUT

 

[Curious_Yellow]

Just takes time.
I was at $30 a day when I started, then $50, then $80, now $100 most days.

Thanks for the encouragement. I tend to average $20-40 per day depending on how long I work and the quality of HITs posted. I could probably tack on another $10-20 a day if I started work earlier (I like sleeping in) and maybe another $10 if I was less distracted during the day. Aside from the time management angle I probably just need to utilize more batch specific scripts and maybe learn how to AHK. Masters would be helpful too but I'm not holding my breath for that.

 

[Princess Gina Marie]

Why can't someone pay me $100 a day to lay in bed and eat marshmallows?

They don't pay princesses well these days

 

[Shadowsbane1988]

How many hours are you putting in a day though?

^ The secret to most of my big days haha. No sleep shift ftw. >.>

 

[Jaded]

Yes, there are. You would not believe some of the commissions I've had.

/me goes to look for marshmallow enthusiasts.

 

[El Pablo]

If you eat them sexily, I'll throw in $5.

If I'm paying she is doing more than eating them.

 

[Kuddish]

Title: Emojis and Organizations | PANDA Requester: Michel M. Haigh [A3BN46073AJP50] (TO) TO Ratings: No TO (Submit a new TO rating for this requester) Description: Give us your opinion about organizations using emojis in social media Time: 30 minutes Hits Available: 1 Reward: $1.00 Qualifications: Location is US

 

[MisterEgo]

Why can't someone pay me $100 a day to lay in bed and eat marshmallows?

I'll talk to Lepi about it and see if we can hire you on, but first a couple questions: Whose bed? Are you camera shy? Can the $100 dollars be paid in marshmallows/monopoly money/a combination there of?

 

[lobo925]

I grab a .50 survey, blah blah then see

" In exchange for your time, you will be paid $0.50 plus an additional $2.00 bonus upon completion of the study."

 

[Jaded]

Can the $100 dollars be paid in marshmallows

What a silly question, everone knows the answer to this.

 

[MerryLou]

Yea, I'll be looking into what the whole panda thing is now, I know it's pretty much preview and auto accept, and you can auto-accept ones from certain requesters, but but doesn't it harm your account if you don't catch them and they just expire? I know there are some videos and tutorials out there, so I shall educate myself soon. I just wanted to reach my first 1000 before going nutters ^^

http://www.mturkcrowd.com/forums/mturk-resources.2/

Start with the top three threads here and then work your way onto tutorials/questions if you still need it.

 

[Curious_Yellow]

doesn't it harm your account if you don't catch them and they just expire?

Not really. They'll count towards your abandonment rate, but that's hardly ever used as a qual by requesters these days; I can only think of two off the top of my head, Special Euclidean Group and (I think) ProductRNR.

 

[Acoolcow]

Has anyone got the "Kathleen Garrison" qual yet? It had a screener that said I qualified and they would send email for the survey which is up now. But no email yet

 

[Itsmee]

I grab a .50 survey, blah blah then see

" In exchange for your time, you will be paid $0.50 plus an additional $2.00 bonus upon completion of the study."

I fall for that same line every time....

 

[Ken_Kaniff]

Why can't someone pay me $100 a day to lay in bed and eat marshmallows?

You can it's called working for the government

 

[jan]

Title: General Public Views About the Role of Psychologists in National Security Interrogations and other Non-Traditional Settings | PANDA Requester: Alice Thornewill [A1QGN4WHVP83TL] (TO) TO Ratings: No TO (Submit a new TO rating for this requester) Description: Within the last year, there has been a lot of debate about whether psychologists should be involved in the interrogation of suspected terrorists. We are interested in your opinions on such questions. Time: 60 minutes Hits Available: 1 Reward: $0.50 Qualifications: Location is US

about 5 minutes

must be over 25

 

[C to the J]

Thanks for the encouragement. I tend to average $20-40 per day depending on how long I work and the quality of HITs posted. I could probably tack on another $10-20 a day if I started work earlier (I like sleeping in) and maybe another $10 if I was less distracted during the day. Aside from the time management angle I probably just need to utilize more batch specific scripts and maybe learn how to AHK. Masters would be helpful too but I'm not holding my breath for that.

Quals are the real difference maker.....at least they were for me.
That and getting your turkmaster and HS settings just right.

Masters would be nice but it's not needed to put up big numbers.