CloudCrowd Review: Make Money Writing, Editing, and Crowdsourcing

One of my more recent adventures in making money online was with CloudCrowd. Easily accessed through my Facebook account, this company offers users cash deposits in Paypal for translating, writing, editing, and general crowdsourcing tasks.

CloudCrowd Review: The Good

Unlike many other crowdsourcing companies, CloudCrowd does not require lengthy web forms to apply. The sign up process is quick and easy, and there are opportunities to make money from writing, editing, and researching. Additional opportunities are listed, such as data entry, translation, an categorization, but I have yet to see anything available in these categories.

There is an appeal process for rejected works.

CloudCrowd Review: The Bad

Personally, I spent a lot of time on the Marketing Writer Credential Test. I checked and rechecked my work, and while I had a question as to what person to write in, my answer was nowhere to be found. In addition, there was no place to ask questions, and while there were a number of requirements, there was no example article for comparison purposes.

As you can see in this picture, the primary keyword I was assigned was misspelled! I should have taken that as an early warning sign to avoid wasting my time.

The same day that I completed this credential test, it was returned back to me rejected. I was aghast. Naturally, I clicked on the link given in the e-mail to go to the reasons why.... and found nothing. Only when I accessed the application via Facebook did I find this information, which you may see below.















CloudCrowd did make it very clear that more than 5 Style Guide Violations would result in a rejection. However, as I mentioned earlier, there was no direction in regards to writing in third person. While I did not specifically write "fun fact," in my opinion the fact that I provided regarding the ability to charge a device with sunlight is a rather interesting, and- dare I say it?- FUN fact.

As to the corrupted text, I merely copied and pasted from the instructions, which did indeed result in "weird corrupted text," but yet again, I was left wondering whether I should or should not include the keywords as the instructions were simply inadequate.

Constructive criticism is always welcome in my book. (Seriously, if you notice any typos or whatnot, please let me know!) But CloudCrowd.... not for me.

CloudCrowd: The Link

Check out the CloudCrowd link.

Flying with a Latex Allergy

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Planning a trip?

Check out this checklist for airline travel with a latex allergy over at Grateful Foodie.

Preparation is the key to minimizing exposure and any resulting reactions!

Make Money with Surveys: Global Test Market Review

Global Test Market Review: The Good

Surveys are pretty straightforward, and the screening surveys aren't as lengthy as with some survey sites. When screened out of a survey, you still receive an entry into the daily and quarterly cash drawings.

Global Test Market Review: The Bad

Personally, I seem to be screened out of at least 80% of the surveys, which is frustrating. While there is a refer a friend program, it is only via e-mail. The reward for a referral is only 20 MarketPoints.

MarketPoints may only be redeemed at the level of 1000 points. While outside reports indicate that this is the point at which a cash check for $50 is mailed, the FAQ section of this paid survey website no longer states this (it used to).

Global Test Market Review: The Link

This is the link for Global Test Market.

Make Money from Surveys: TellWut Review

TellWut Review: The Good

TellWut is one of the few paid survey websites that compensate users for making their own surveys. They provide tips on how to make surveys that will gain approval, and list the point value of all activities on the FAQ page.

There are countless surveys to complete, though these are generally user-generated and relatively short. Some businesses also utilize TellWut for their short surveys.

This is one survey site for anyone who considers themselves to be a survey nut. With so many different genres of surveys to choose from, in addition to access to survey results, it will certainly keep the survey aficionado occupied for hours on end.

Rewards are in the form of points, which may be exchanged for a variety of gift cards, including Amazon gift cards. The occasional product may be redeemed as well. Based on the $10 Amazon gift card, 100 points is valued at 25 cents. Users receive 100 points for signing up, 100 points for completing the short profile, 25 points for referring a friend, 5-15 points for answering user-generated surveys, 10-20 points for creating approved surveys, and 15 points or more for completing business surveys.

TellWut Review: The Bad (ish)

In an effort to put a price on my time with this survey website, I timed the amount of time it took me to make 100 points, or 25 cents, completing user-generated surveys of 10 points each. I used the "Next Survey" button to move between surveys, and it took me 7 minutes total. If I did this for an hour, I would make less than $3 per hour.

I suppose the hourly average could be good or bad depending on your viewpoint, as a number of paid survey sites require you to spend 20 minutes on "qualifying" questions before determining you as unqualified for any compensation.

Tell Wut Review: The Link

Here is the link for TellWut.

Make Money with Surveys: Surveys.com

Here's a weird one for you!

I've been taking surveys with Surveys.com for quite some time, now. I hadn't received any rewards, and for the last month or so I've been getting this weird message after taking surveys.

Curious as to my rewards status, I typed in surveys.com into the search bar, and- voila- I get the same page!

So, while this website is happily sending me surveys, which of course have no technical issues to complete, I have no access to the website, contact information, or rewards.

Surely I am not the only one? What are your experiences with this survey website?

Make Money With Surveys: Harris Poll Online

I've been a member of Harris Poll Online for quite some time, but only recently really began hitting the survey opportunities hard. Here's my experience, please comment what yours has been!

Harris Poll Online Review: The Good

I've really been surprised at how many survey opportunities I see popping up in my inbox on a daily basis. There haven't been any technical issues at all, and surveys are clear, concise, and not of a ridiculous length.

There is a wide selection of ways to redeem reward points, including magazine subscriptions, sweepstakes entries, and Amazon vouchers.

Harris Poll Online Review: The Bad

There is no referral program for Harris Poll Online, so referring any friends is done completely out of the goodness (or not-so-goodness) of your heart. I seem to "test" out of the majority of surveys, which seems to be the bulk of my time spend on this survey site. There is no compensation for this time.

Today I made 45 points in exchange for perhaps 30-45 minutes of my time. Using the Amazon gift code as a basis for calculations, it comes out to about 0.008 cents per point. So, I made 36 cent for a minimum of 30 minutes of my time. Ouch.

Harris Poll Online Review: The Link

This is the Harris Poll Online link.

Pure Profile Review

I've use Pure Profile both on my iPhone and on my laptop, and as of today my balance is at 15 cents despite completing the entire profile and 7 "campaigns"...

The Good: 

Pure Profile rewards users with cash deposits directly into Paypal Surveys are quick and simple.

This is accessible via both an iPhone app and your web browser, and there is a $2 reimbursement per e-mail referral that completes two campaigns within the first month of membership.

The Bad: 

The time required to complete a full profile seems disproportionate to the number of accessible surveys. Redemption must be made via the Pure Profile website.

Tips: Complete all of the profile, time permitted, in order to gain access to more survey opportunities.

The Link: Pure Profile Link