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myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com1 year ago

Do you work for chacha? What position do you work? I'm an expeditor and my fiance is a guide. Have you noticed a decline in questions coming through? They limited the number of questions to 20 a month now and it seems like it's slowed down a lot on this end. Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same thing.

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 96/100. katsmeow1213 (4896)   ranked 158 out of 180 in chacha.com   1 year ago

I signed in today for the first time in a couple weeks and did notice the questions were coming in very slow. At one time I was doing like $20 a day, and that was in like 4 hours, but today I was on here for over an hour and only made $2.
I probably won't stick with it after this. I earned $150 so far, and that will help with my twins birthday and Christmas, but it's really not worth it anymore. Plus I didn't really like it much, some of the questions are offensive to me, but ChaCha's rules say not to report those types of questions. I am a bit touchy in certain subjects.
Not to mention some of the things I had to look up brought up questionable websites, and my children are always around and have full view of my computer.
It's just not worth it.


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

I agree about the offensive questions. I'm easily offended by them. We did notice that Expiditing is a lot easier and less offensive. You don't have to search any sites so you wouldn't have to worry about the kids seeing anything. We also noticed that Expiditors is actually getting more questions then the Guides. You only make 3 cents per question but you only have one minute to do it. You get more questions. I've been making about $3 an hour sometimes more. He's only been making $1 or $2 an hour as a guide. He also complained about the 20 question limit and how slow it's been in the forum. $150 is really good. I'm sure it will help for the holidays. I report abuse atleast twice a day about some of the vulger questions and they haven't given me any bad feedback on it yet. Maybe you'd like expiditing better, you should give it a try.


myLot reputation of 96/100. katsmeow1213 (4896)   ranked 158 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

I haven't the slightest idea how to change it there. Expediter does seem easier. My friend who signed me up said she easily made $25 a day as an expediter, and I find it very difficult to make $20 a day, and that's making 20 cents a question. I have to push myself to do it, I just don't like it that much. Plus some of the questions are so stupid, or too difficult. It's just not something I like that much.


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

I don't know how to change it either but I'm sure there's a way to do it. I'll try to find out for you also. Good luck.


myLot reputation of 96/100. katsmeow1213 (4896)   ranked 158 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

I've decided I'm just going to quit that site. I'm looking in Ciao now. Now that the questions are coming in slower, it's too difficult to make money. If they change things and the questions come in faster, let me know so I can get back into it, but for now, forget it. I signed on for an hour last night and got no questions at all.


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

It has picked up some, not a hole lot but better then before. Good Luck.

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2. myLot reputation of 94/100. LadyMarissa (2703)   ranked 159 out of 180 in chacha.com   1 year ago

I'm a Guide there. I was earning about $5.00/day until recently. Questions were coming in so fast I had barely finished one when the next was popping up. Now I'm taking naps between questions. I think it's the new 20 questions a month rule. I just wonder wtf they were thinking!!!


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

I think it is too. They probably can't afford to do it for free anymore or atleast they may be using the economy as an excuse. I don't know but it was great way to make money until now. My fiance wrote in the forum about it and never got a response. I guess we'll see what happens.


myLot reputation of 94/100. LadyMarissa (2703)   ranked 159 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

I wish they hadn't changed it. I was just beginning to enjoy myself. I think they are fixing it to where the users will have to watch a commercial before getting their answer. That may be what's slowing everything down. I'd quit using them completely if I had to watch an advertisement every time!!!


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

Yeah, my fiance said that they are sending you text back while you wait telling you that they are working on your question and it will only be a short wait then they'll have an ad from something like dish nework or another sponser of theirs. I like doing it, I just wish it hadn't slowed down so much. Maybe if we all complain they'll do something about it. Who knows. I'd quit if I had to see an ad everytime too.

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3. myLot reputation of 92/100. houdini16409 (172)   1 year ago

I am a exbiditor for ChaCha and my husband is a guide. I think the slowness has a little to do with the 20 question limit, but I am sure the majority of it has to do with their server. They are constantly having problems. It is frustrating for me because both my husband and I make a living online, as we are unable to work. We have other outlets of income, but we made a lot on ChaCha.

I also heard on their forums that they are trying to cut back on what they pay guides, so I am sure that is why they put the limit on ChaCha questions that are coming in a month. I wish they would get more sponsers and lift that limit, or otherwise charge a small monthly fee for those who go over the limit, just so we could stay busy. It makes for a long day if you are trying to make any kind of money.

I was going to use my ChaCha money that I am earning for Christmas for our kids but at this rate I am going to have to shop at the dollar store, lol. It just gets really frustrating!


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

We were just using it for our bills. I hope they come up with something better then what they are doing now or we'll all have problems. I hadn't heard about them wanting to cut back on guide payments. You'd think if they didn't want to pay that much they'd just stop hiring for a while.

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4. myLot reputation of 97/100. guss2000 (1055)   1 year ago

I've been working there for a little over a month and I've made almost $500, just by doing it in my spare time. I'm a Guide there as well.
The last three or four nights for me have been really slow, and supposedly that is due to a system issue. I really hope that IS why it's slow and not the 20 question limit that they just put in place.


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

I hope so too. I hope whatever it is it gets fixed soon.

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5. wittymomma (79)   ranked 176 out of 180 in chacha.com   1 year ago

Hi!! I was just notified today (well yesterday I guess... as it is 2 in the morning now LOL) that the only position they have available is the expeditor & for me to go do the tests...

I watched the videos & downloaded all the material as well as took notes threw the videos. Not sure if I am ready to take the plunge & do the tests though LOL.

How do you feel about expediting? I am kinda nervous about it lol. I am only hoping to make 20-50 a month so anything would be great LOL. I figured aim low & cheer when it hits high;-)

Any info or tips you have would be wonderful! I so do not want to mess up on the test lol. they already have my w-9 so I cant just create a new name and try again LOL.

tyia!! Oh and I am mistyrusty over there if you want to befriend me... I cant seem to get into the forum so I am standing in shallow water by myself over here lol.


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

Don't worry about the tests, there easy. You should have no problems making $20- $50 a month. I like expiditing, it's really easy and doesn't take much time to make money. All you do is look at the question, reformat it so it's a proper sentence, pick the catagory that the answer should be found in, and send it to a guide. It gets easier and easier as you go. It seem s overwhelming at first but it will be so easy after the first few. I'll add you as a friend and if you have questions you can PM me. Good luck and have fun.

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6. myLot reputation of 87/100. summoneddestiny (291)   ranked 38 out of 180 in chacha.com   1 year ago

I don't think that the 20 question per month limit had much to do with it. Everything was working fine for me up until they introduced the Specialist system. When the glitches turned up, they had to take the Specialist matching system offline. THAT'S when I started getting very few questions. I was online when it happened, and it was like traffic just died.

I logged in earlier this evening. They've reactivated the Specialist matching system again, and I'm back up to nearly back-to-back searches. It's just in time, too. I was really starting to worry about being able to finish the 200 searches I need this week!


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

I was on last night from about 6 til 9 and hardly got anything and I couldn't check my earnings. I hope whatever they were doing is done. I hope your right that it's fixed now. Thanks for responding.


myLot reputation of 87/100. summoneddestiny (291)   ranked 38 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

You're in the Eastern time zone, right? I signed on at about 8pm MST, and I was getting steady questions. That was a few hours after you signed off, I think. Maybe things were still working slowly at that point?

I hope things have picked up for you by now. It's so hard to earn anything when system errors keep interfering!


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

Yes, I'm on the East Coast. It has picked up a lot since I last heard from you. I was on yesterday off and on all day and made some decent money. He was on when I wasn't and he did the same. I'm actually on right now as I'm mylotting and can only type one sentence at a time between questions for ChaCha.

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7. mthomson (15)   1 year ago

I'm a guide at ChaCha, and there has been a decline in questions, though I don't believe it's related to the 20 questions a month, but to the specialist system as well as bugs that were introduced when it went into place.
If you don't do categories and interests right, you don't get queries.

the bigger problem right now, though, is that questions get routed into black holes. I use ChaCha in addition to being a guide, and often the questions never get answered, and some of them are never even replied to with the "wait for your quesiton" text. I think once the kinks are worked out of the new specialist system, everything will go back to the way it was.


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

I agree. They also have a new expeditor addition, We have to answer some of the questions now instead of sending them to guides. I think that's also why there's a decline in guide questions. Supposedly it makes it faster for the customers. It takes me longer to expedite the questions with the new system. I also see a lot of complaints coming through. I think maybe after all the holiday specials, like Palm, are done things will get better.

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8. VF1Jtrainer (46)   1 year ago

Just went there. they aren't accepting new people right now.


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

Well, that's just poopy!!! You can make some decent money there.

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9. myLot reputation of 77/100. Kittykarina25 (157)   1 year ago

I work for ChaCha as an expiditor. I love it, its so easy. It had slowed down for a bit but it seems to be picking up now. There are some times when the questions are back to back, it just depends when your on. I really hope it does pick up though cause I enjoy doing it and the moneys really good considering...


myLot reputation of 84/100. camomom (3533)   ranked 99 out of 180 in chacha.com  1 year ago

It's picking up for guides also. I like it too but I haven't been on much with Christmas so close. I got bored with it for a little bit. I plan on getting back into it though after Christmas, when we aren't so busy at home.

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