Part of the problem is trying to learn all kinds of scripts and stuff, along with learning mturk. Learn mturk, by itself with minimal scripts(just the necessary ones), and you'll have a foundation to build on. Otherwise, it's like trying to put together Ikea with no instructions. Too many parts that aren't required to start.
I think it is an impossible question to answer. How can you put a time frame on something with so many variables? How many hits have they completed, and how many of those are from various requesters? How much time, has the person been turking for 2 years with no tools in their routine (some have), is this person tech savvy and up to date on all the jargon and lingo. it really is an individual case measurement IMO, and even those in the know can find out something and learn something new from time to time.
It took me months (maybe 3 or 4) to figure out how scripts worked best for me, to get into some kind of routine...but I only could do maybe 6 hours a week in the beginning. And now I'm starting a new routine/schedule - officially next week so...hmmmmm. We'll see how this goes. And this week I have hardly made any money turking it's mostly from other stuff. Even my side hustle has a side hustle. But I would like to make some turk money in the next 30 minutes or so here.
Totally depends on how much time you can devote to turking, imho. I do it part time so it takes me a bit longer to become proficient with new things.
That is exactly what it feels like to me! I did spend a lot of time trying to work without the scripts in the beginning (Before I knew they existed) and now I'm kind of just trying to get to 10k and playing with all the scripts and trying to figure them out. But still learning about new stuff on Mturk all the time.
| Title: Feedback on tracings | Accept Requester: Stanford Social Learning Lab [A3PZ2H8N0TO3AE] Contact TV: [Hrly=$12.13] [Pay=4.18] [Fast=null] [Comm=null] [Rej=0] [ToS=0] [Blk=0] TO: [Pay=3.32] [Fast=4.87] [Comm=4.20] [Fair=5.00] [Reviews=34] [ToS=0] TO2: [Hrly=10.52] [Pen=0.00 days] [Res=null] [Rec=75%] [Rej=0] [ToS=0] [Brk=0] Reward: 0.80 Duration: 3600 Available: 1 Description: Watch videos of teachers providing feedback Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) GreaterThanOrEqualTo 95; Location EqualTo US [tr][td] HIT exported from Mturk Suite v2.3.7 |
@Despairagus
And just like Ikea, a lot of what the instructions "say" are there (Amazon, I'm looking at you!) aren't actually there.
@stuffalleysays Was it you who was talking about a soft block from the Noah movie rec hits? I just received one myself 
. Did you reach out to them/get it overturned?
"How do we fit the wooden peg into the non drilled hole?" she asked with tears in her eyes as the pieces of her dresser lay strewn on the apartment floor.
You're doing fine. Just make sure you know why scripts are working, and not just 'that they work'. Then when they stop working, for whatever reason, you'll have alternative methods of achieving your goal.
I explain things to you and they make sense. That's good enough for me.
| Title: Academic survey on financial decisions(~ 8 minutes) | Accept Requester: Arnoud Plantinga [A2R475JG8BRZJB] Contact TV: [Hrly=$20.90] [Pay=4.63] [Fast=5.00] [Comm=null] [Rej=0] [ToS=0] [Blk=0] TO: [Pay=3.88] [Fast=5.00] [Comm=5.00] [Fair=5.00] [Reviews=26] [ToS=0] TO2: [Hrly=10.80] [Pen=null] [Res=null] [Rec=0%] [Rej=0] [ToS=0] [Brk=0] Reward: 1.20 Duration: 1800 Available: 1 Description: An academic study requiring you to describe a situation and answer questions on financial decisions Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) GreaterThanOrEqualTo 90; Exc: [92818287-102123] DoesNotExist ; Location In US [tr][td] HIT exported from Mturk Suite v2.3.7 |
I've gone through those but I think I'll do again. Scripts are DEFINITELY my big prob right now but I'll keep trying to figure it out. Ty <3You're doing fine. Just make sure you know why scripts are working, and not just 'that they work'. Then when they stop working, for whatever reason, you'll have alternative methods of achieving your goal.
I say, make sure you know your basics and keep plugging away. Slow and steady wins the race. Even if you only do $40 a day but, do it every day. Then on the days that you would normally be off, on a regular job, you can still make a bit. Best advice I can give anyone is make sure you know this stuff by heart. Then everything else you add will make sense and you'll know why.
https://www.mturkcrowd.com/threads/your-first-1000-hits.23/
https://www.mturkcrowd.com/threads/start-here-guides-for-getting-started.11/
https://www.mturkcrowd.com/threads/mturk-resources-guidelines.6/
NP. I don't use a ton of scripts/extensions. Just what I need to get it done.
