Hi everyone! As you may know, I have done the GPT thing for awhile. It's great and all but I found another great opportunity. It's 100% free, fun and legit. Here is some information about it.

I am an independent contractor for ChaCha.  I have done it for almost 3 months now and have already been paid twice! ChaCha is 100% free, fun and legit! ChaCha has received some big rewards for their service and have also had a lot of great press, and they have just celebrated their 2-year birthday! The only risk is being addicted like I am!  Here is some more information about it:

ChaCha is a text messaging/phone service. People send questions to ChaCha by text message or phone. ChaCha guides (which is me), answer those questions online in firefox by doing online searches. We get paid per answer. We make .10-.20 per answer, depending on our performance. Guides average $3-9 per hour. 

Top guides make .20 per question for a week after they find out they reached the top guide status. If you didn't, you will make $.10 per answer until you find out if you made top guide the next week.  In order to make top guide, you have to have completed at least 200 searches in one week (Sunday-Saturday) and have a 95% accuracy rating. 

The first payment I received from ChaCha was for 10 part-time days' work for $128. My second payment I received was for $465. My most recent payment I will get will be for $746! I should get paid any day now!

ChaCha is flexible when it comes to the hours you work. You can work whenever you want and for as long as you want. You do not have to work a certain number of hours per day or week. I usually work when my son is sleeping or my husband can entertain him. The best times to work are at night and weekends because that is when the most questions come in. ChaCha also has weekend contests that can earn you some extra money.

You can get paid via direct deposit or  the pay me now /bank card option. I am signed up for direct deposit. If you choose the bank card option, there is a $2 processing fee each time you request payment but direct deposit is free. If you choose direct deposit, you will get paid monthly.

Here is the link for more information about becoming a guide. http://answers.chacha.com/?page_id=410 . For the application, go to https://guideregistration.chacha.com/registration. For the "How did you hear about ChaCha" part, select friend and then put my email address (mindyannjohnson@yahoo.com). You can catch me on IM (mindyannjohnson on yahoo) or email me when you are ready for the testing.

The sign up process has recently changed. I am not sure if you will get an invite for the initial testing or if you will test right away. For the initial tests, it'll ask you questions about ChaCha after you watch a video, require a typing test and ask text messaging questions. If you pass that part, you fill out a W-9. After that, you will read their procedural guide, watch videos on the knowledge base, and review other recommended materials to prepare for the simulation test. The simulation test is exactly what you will be doing if you get hired by ChaCha.

A lot of my Cafemom friends are working for ChaCha now so they can stay at home with their kids longer. I am hoping it will allow me to stay at home longer too!

If you have any questions, let me know. I know this is a lot of information to process but I like to be up front and thorough about things!

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love_...
Sep. 17, 2008 at 5:13 PM

how to pass the readiness test for the guide

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Maris...
Oct. 16, 2008 at 10:47 AM

I'm sorry, I didn't read this until after I had signed up so I couldn't put your name in. :( I was just wondering if you had any good advice for the training or anything. I finished the first little test of 20 questions and got 80% is that an ok score?

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