Approved by Amazon Mechanical Turk
By Ms Rae
@carebear29 (32002)
Wausau, Wisconsin
November 28, 2016 2:15pm CST
So I am trying to figure out ways to make money on the side and I put my application in yesterday at the Amazon Mechanical Turk and today I got approved. Can't wait to start working again. May not be much but every cent helps. Has anyone heard of this? What do you think of it? We will see how it goes. I even work at another site but waiting for work there. Well, gonna go. Later!
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
28 Nov 16
Mturk is legit. Its the requesters you have to watch out for. You have the option of sending your money to a bank or adding to your Amazon gift card balance. Some sources that may help
A subreddit focused on Amazon's crowd work platform, Mechanical Turk (MTurk)
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
29 Jan 18
@lovebuglena A requester only has to pay for work done according to their instructions. However, there are those who will falsely claim something was done incorrectly in order not to pay you. One thing to look out for are high paying hits that only require a few minutes of work. There are many addons and scripts that can be used to help you on Mturk. One of those(if you use Chrome or Firefox) is Turkopticon. It puts a drop down menu beside each requester with ratings given to them by other workers.
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@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
28 Nov 16
Thanks. It does pay in Amazon gift cards which I don't mind. They will help. Might do the bank too. Not sure yet
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@lovebuglena (52182)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jan 18
@cupkitties Can some requesters not pay you for the tasks you do?
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@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
28 Nov 16
I am still learning. Will keep people posted though
@yukimori (10192)
• United States
28 Nov 16
Basically little piecemeal tasks--tagging or moderating images, helping with educational surveys for colleges and universities, transcribing information from pictures, and the like. Most tasks are fairly low-paying, but once you build up your reputation as a worker you can qualify for a lot more that pay better.
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@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
29 Nov 16
I have to phone fax my proof of address and then wait but otherwise I am good
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
7 Dec 16
They can't get my payment stuff right so I am done there
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
28 Nov 16
@carebear29 Keep us updated =) Hope it works out for you!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Nov 16
I have been at MTurk for years.
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@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
28 Nov 16
I am waiting to see how I can submit my proof of address since I don't have fax before I can even start HITS
@yukimori (10192)
• United States
28 Nov 16
@carebear29 Most grocery stores are able to send a fax for you for a small fee. There are also some programs that let you do it online, but I've never used any of them. Amazon might have a place in the dashboard where you can upload the documents as JPG files, too. The exact information should be available in their FAQ.
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@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
28 Nov 16
@yukimori I emailed them to see if i can email a copy to them
@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Nov 16
Good luck to you. Never heard of it. What do you do ?
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@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
28 Nov 16
Still learning. Will keep people posted
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@lovebuglena (52182)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jan 18
I just filled out the form. They did not ask any proof of address from me. Awaiting approval.
