Friday, November 25, 2011

Clickworker: A Brief Review

Clickworker is a crowdsourcing site that I have only just discovered. The site offers jobs that pay anywhere from 10 cents to a few dollars each and require you to find information on various businesses, write short articles, edit short articles and any number of other internet-related odd jobs.

I registered with Clickworker this morning. The process was free and, because payment is through Paypal, limited personal information is asked. They do not ask for your Social Security Number. Once your account is setup you have to qualify for the different tasks by taking and passing "assessments." There are "base assessments" such as tests for writing and editing and more specialized "project assessments" that can qualify you for assignments like analyzing videos.

I took the writing test and passed (which felt good.) The test was graded within an hour and I was able to start claiming jobs. While I haven't actually done work for them yet, I'm excited to start. Their instructions are clear, well-written and easy to understand.  

Judging by the pay offered for the jobs, Clickworker won't give me a really substantial income but the tasks are simple and interesting so it's something to try during downtime. I'll report back when I have more to say.