Amazon Mechanical Turk

I'm going to start this off by saying this is not a source of livable income. This is a way to make a small amount of extra money. Think two-digits per month, maybe three if you have a lot of time to devote to this. I'm using this as a way to save for a family trip...next year. Once you register (using your Amazon account), it takes a day or two to be approved. You can immediately begin working, but you cannot withdraw funds for 10 days after starting.


Company Name: Amazon Mechanical Turk
Company Website: www.mturk.com
Job Title: Mechanical Turk Worker
Set Hours?: No, work at your own pace
Work Location: Exclusively at home
Compensation: Per completed task (tasks typically range from $0.00 - $0.20)


This is the easiest job ever. I've been at it for about a week now, and so far, just about everything that I've done has been really easy, almost mindless. Basically, this website is a place where companies post tasks (HITs) for users to complete. These HITs can be anything from transcribing product/price info from receipts, typing the information provided on scans of handwritten forms, or finding contact information for professionals within a company. Really, it's everything.

I log onto this website when my husband is home from work and playing with E, or when she is napping.

Again, remember that this is not a quick way to make a lot of money. Typically I've spent about 30 seconds to 1 minute completing tasks that pay me anywhere from $0.01-$0.20. Some of the HITs will pay bonuses that help up that amount. For example, I worked on an assignment where I typed the USBN, product name, and amount from grocery receipts. The base pay was $0.03 per receipt, but I got a bonus for each 4 items past the first 20 items.

Another thing to note is that starting out, you will not "qualify" for some of the tasks (most of which are higher-paying). These tasks are allowed to be accepted by people who have a lot of experience on the website, or have a high accuracy rate.



And save yourself some frustration and hit "Accept HIT" before working. Ugh.