page two.

does this really work?

3/2/2009 2:49:53 PM

nah

one of TWW's most upstanding members is running a scam on all you bastards
You have no business trying to do chacha, since you can't read.

3/2/2009 3:06:53 PM

^ lol, thanks I think.

^^ Yeah, it works if you follow the rules and don't fuck around. You have to take it seriously and focus while you are doing it. It's been pretty slow today, but it will pick up after dinner. My goal is to be at $200 by the time I get back to work next week.

3/2/2009 3:36:26 PM

I just finished the readiness exam, I know I answered all of the questions right and I added a little extra to them all, BUT I forgot to say "ChaCha" or "ChaCha again", etc. on my first two submissions. I put it on the last 8, so hopefully that doesnt bite me too hard

3/2/2009 5:57:35 PM

^ nah, you should be good. About how long did it take you to answer each question?

3/2/2009 6:00:04 PM

most of them were under 3 minutes, I think I had 1 run over the 3 minute mark

they asked me a bunch of simple sports questions, and asked me the same question twice (how many medals did Mark Spitz win in 1972). I know I answered it right both times

3/2/2009 6:39:43 PM

They aren't accepting new registrations

3/2/2009 7:24:24 PM

where'd you learn that?

3/2/2009 7:27:58 PM

I wish this could be hooked up through aim some how. I'd do it b/c i don't get free texts then it would also be easy to copy and paste answers from google.

3/2/2009 8:37:10 PM

^ have you not read the thread at all? I have said numerous times that you don't have to have text messaging or even a phone to do this. The CUSTOMER texts in the question and YOU answer it via your computer.

3/2/2009 8:48:43 PM

Update from ChaCha:

Quote :

"Mon Mar 02 18:10:35 EST 2009 We have closed Guide Registration down this afternoon. Everyone who entered the system before this afternoon is still eligible and welcome to become a ChaCha Guide, but for the time being we are not allowing any new individuals into the system."

So it looks like they are not hiring new guides, unless you registered before this afternoon. Sorry guys.

3/2/2009 8:56:30 PM

damn, looks like I mightve got in right before the end, finished my test around 5:45 and that notice went out at 6:10

^and I put you down as my referral, btw

[Edited on March 2, 2009 at 9:05 PM. Reason : asd]

3/2/2009 9:05:22 PM

Yeah, but you probably registered way before that. I am pretty sure they count "Registration" as when you first fill out the W-9 form and take the initial test.

Thanks for the referral by the way

[Edited on March 2, 2009 at 9:19 PM. Reason : a]

3/2/2009 9:18:48 PM

i registered about a month ago but it will never let me do anything....

it just says "we are not accepting guides"

3/3/2009 11:53:45 AM

I'm a ChaCha guide now

3/3/2009 12:14:27 PM

^ awesome! There is some sort of glitch right now it seems, because everyone (including myself) is complaining about not getting any questions. I was getting them back to back all weekend, now I am lucky to get 4 or 5 per hour.

3/3/2009 1:58:09 PM

Uh. I haven't gotten an email yet, but I signed in to edit my interests, and I'm getting questions.

I DO have a question though. Say someone asks you for a chain store near a certain city and there are tons of answers, I put a few and then should I say submit answer, or Customer Clarify? I'm not sure what the clarify button is used for.

3/3/2009 2:01:27 PM

clarify button is only for shit that you have no idea what it says. you always want to try to come up with some reasonable answer, mainly b/c you don't get paid unless you answer.

"what does sdfhjkl mean in chinese?"
= [clarify]

"what color is red?"
= "red is a color of light with wavelength blah blah blah"

3/3/2009 3:06:49 PM

I read that you aren't supposed to use clarify unless you HAVE to.

Also, earlier I got a question about in America what is more valuable, diamonds or oil?

I just put the amount it costs for a barrel of crude oil and then said but it depends on the quantity of each. I really had NO idea how to answer. Do ya'll get a lot of these?

3/3/2009 3:08:25 PM

yeah, somebody the other day wanted to know how to convert grams to liters

3/3/2009 3:11:07 PM

Quote :

"I DO have a question though. Say someone asks you for a chain store near a certain city and there are tons of answers, I put a few and then should I say submit answer, or Customer Clarify?"

Put in as many as you can fit, then put "...MORE?" on the end. If they want more, they will respond with "MORE" and another guide will pick up where you left off. I recommend visiting the forums and doing some research, especially since it will be slow for the next couple days. You can have all your questions answered in there.

Quote :

"I just put the amount it costs for a barrel of crude oil and then said but it depends on the quantity of each. I really had NO idea how to answer."

That is a great answer actually. I do that quite a bit when I get vague questions, but make sure you try to answer everything you get. If you just have NO idea then abort, because a bad answer could affect your quality score. But yeah, I get a lot of very vague questions, and some of them are just comments.

Example: I got this yesterday: "I am outside playing in the snow and building a snowman"
My Response "Awesome! I was just doing the same thing earlier. What did you use for the eyes and nose? ChaCha again!"

Then I used a "How to build a snowman" link as my reference. I got 100% on that one.

[Edited on March 3, 2009 at 3:21 PM. Reason : a]

3/3/2009 3:18:41 PM

I watched one of the videos in the search u, first of the required 4. It was so boring, I ended up playing minesweeper. How many videos are there, total time?

3/3/2009 3:24:06 PM

How do you see your percentages? Do i have to wait til 3-5?

3/3/2009 3:40:16 PM

^^roughly an hour

^stats update on thurs.

3/3/2009 3:46:00 PM

^^ plus, you get random updates. Mine updated twice in the past 3 days. Whenever another guide clicks "wow" next to one of your previous answers. I have had 113 searches rated and I am at 100%.

3/3/2009 3:52:57 PM

Quote :

"You have no business trying to chachacha, since you can't read.dance"

fixed

3/3/2009 4:00:09 PM

The first couple days I was doing this (started last week) I was getting back to back to back questions, making like $40 a day. Now I don't know if they've hired too many people or what but I've made about $1 in the last two days, I'm getting a question about every two hours.

3/3/2009 5:23:56 PM

^ PM sent

Also, anyone else experiencing the slow-down (which is pretty much everyone right now), feel free to PM me and I will give you my insight on it. My sister has been a guide for 2 years so she gave me the low-down. Basically, it happens every time they open the registration window for new guides, but only lasts a week or so. Then it returns to back-to-back questions

3/3/2009 5:44:09 PM

so basically it will slow down when all of the new guides lose their enthusiasm or get weeded out for bad scores?

3/3/2009 6:11:46 PM

^ no, the opposite. the addition of all the new guides bogs down the servers and it gets slow. Once they start weeding out or they upgrade the servers, it will pick back up again. It happens every time they open the registration window.

3/3/2009 6:32:17 PM

i will join if you will teach me to dj

3/3/2009 7:48:57 PM

^ they closed the new guide registration for now, but I will let you know when they open it back up

3/3/2009 9:49:42 PM

I got 2 questions in the last like 4 mins! Hopefully it will keep up!!

3/3/2009 10:34:48 PM

2 questions...and I'm aware I'm double posting but I need my questions answered and not looked over.

1) I've gotten 2 questions about celebrities phone numbers and how to call/text them and didn't know how to answer that. Thankfully it was one that was under my category so I got to accept/decline and I declined.

For these do you just write something comical? Let's hear it.

2) Does ChaCha punish you for declining answers? For instance, wait longer to give you another question or lower your 'score'?

3/3/2009 11:07:27 PM

I usually just write something comical like "Don't you think if I had the number I would have called them by now?" or something like that. But be careful not to be insulting.

Then I would use that famous person's website as the source. IMDB is usually really good for those types of sources.

I am not sure about "being punished" for declining questions. You should definitely check the Guide Forum because I am sure that is in there somewhere. Declining questions is definitely better than giving wrong answers, because your Quality Score is a main factor in how many questions you get.

But again, don't start freaking out about not getting a lot of questions right now. It is slow for everyone. I will get spurts of like 5 or 6 back to back, then I won't get shit for 10 minutes. Earlier today I only got 5 questions in 2 hours.

[Edited on March 3, 2009 at 11:13 PM. Reason : a]

3/3/2009 11:10:52 PM

i did awesome on all the prequalifying tests but they denied my application

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

3/3/2009 11:29:17 PM

here is a website I found on the forum about famous people's numbers! hope this helps some people

http://www.saynow.com/people/all

3/4/2009 12:02:57 AM

Well, officially a guide. And definitely have no been experiencing slowness issues. Any time that I've logged on, I've usually gotten questions back to back, with no break or breaks up to 30 seconds.

I can't see my scores yet though. And still haven't gotten an official email, but I'm earning money nonetheless.

^ And thanks for that. I think the most questions I get are Business look ups. Though, I was very excited when I got my first horse related question!

3/4/2009 12:23:16 AM

Dangit, I wished I saw this earlier.

3/4/2009 1:51:51 AM

^^ yeah, I got drilled with NBA and NHL score questions last night, which are the best because they are so easy. I recommend going into your categories and putting in every professional sports team so you get score questions.

3/4/2009 9:22:25 AM

i think i'm going to have to re-register....


and that sucks ass

[Edited on March 4, 2009 at 9:53 AM. Reason : i never get my verification key ]

3/4/2009 9:48:13 AM

i got lots of Lakers questions last night which was great. If i had room I wrote how much Kobe had scored so far I'm going to watch him play in less than a month. woop woop.

3/4/2009 12:04:09 PM

Yeah, sports scores are the best because they only take like 30 seconds to answer and you will always get 100% on them. If you haven't yet, make sure to add NASCAR and all the drivers, since the season just started. You should get a bunch of NASCAR questions on Sundays.

[Edited on March 4, 2009 at 12:49 PM. Reason : a]

3/4/2009 12:48:43 PM

I am now a guide, will start tonight

3/4/2009 3:39:07 PM

^ good luck. it has been really slow the past couple days, so my advice is for you to take the time to set up your categories so you get mostly specialist questions. I just redid mine today and it took me about 3 hours. The rule of thumb is to pick 5 categories and fill them up as much as possible.

3/4/2009 4:43:24 PM

I have been on all day and had like 5 questions. booo

3/4/2009 4:45:19 PM

I wish registration would open back up

3/4/2009 4:59:03 PM

Quote :

" So it looks like they are not hiring new guides, unless you registered before this afternoon. Sorry guys."

I want registration to open back up.

3/4/2009 5:11:56 PM

It will probably be at least 2 months before they open new guide registration again. They have too many guides as is right now

3/4/2009 6:09:44 PM

what time do they do the updates for quality control? i feel like i'm waiting to get a test back and nervous about how i've done haha

3/5/2009 1:28:31 AM