Amazon Mechanical Turk a good idea?

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Hey warriors...

I'm sorry if this sort if topic was already posted and exhausted but there is just so many posts to look up. I hope this is new-ish...

Is the Amazon Mechanical Turk worth it? And has anyone had success with it? Or received good results? I have been reading up on it and curious to know if it works well and worth the effort.

I know for fun sites such as www bicyclebuiltfortwothousand com is worth it, but how about for business and marketing? (or is it not for that :confused: )

I know I know, I could prob set up a survey on Turk to find out :rolleyes:
but would rather ask here.

Thanks!!!

-Dave
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  • Profile picture of the author zeeawk
    Worth it in what way?

    You set a rate to pay Turk people to do stuff for you. I guess it really depends on what you are having them do and how much you are paying. Article writing? Back linking?

    If someone agreed to backlinks for $0.10/link I think it would be worth it.
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  • Profile picture of the author stevemorrison
    The one thing you have to be worried about with Mechanical Turk is that there are some restrictions. I highly recommend reading the Terms and Conditions before you start posting jobs. They are fairly restrictive and you can get banned if you do something wrong. Stick within the guidelines, and it is a great option for some cheap labor (within the guidelines).
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin Marshall
    I wouldn't outsource your articles there. I've done that and the results were horrible. I designated that I only wanted American writers to complete the work, but I got people who obviously weren't native English speakers writing the articles.

    I also had many people copying and pasting articles from other websites. I would say I was only pleased with one out of every four articles I received there.
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  • Profile picture of the author Eddie Spangler
    I tried it out and got a stern warning to not do what I was doing. Was following a WSO from a popular author and found out that technique was against rules. Upon reading the rules a boat load of stuff is not allowed. I dont even know what I need that can be done here, possibly transcribing. I still need to use up about $8 in credit!
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  • Profile picture of the author Mascots2Go
    Thanks!! This is what I wanted to hear (er, read). I was just not sure what it's purpose or results were. For business, not so much I guess but for experiments (like the link I posted) It can be fun or interesting.

    Thanks!
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    • Profile picture of the author marchenzo
      Dependent on what you are looking for of course, but I personally have had poor results when I used to use them. You are better off looking in the WFH section here or even fiverr, plus stay well Well away from those "Mechancial Turk Arbitrage" things
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  • Profile picture of the author sameerjoad
    I use to work there 2 years ago, to me its personally inhumane because all sorts of idiots go there to take the best out of workers at pathetic prices, i even wrote an article once for someone for 50 cents [400 words, that was long time ago before i knew squat about IM] & he rejected that, that same article i posted on my blog & earned $12 in 1 year via adsense.

    Its worth it if you are a buyer & you get crazy people like me but don't expect for it to last for long. And for the sake of being human please don't buy on that site, it needs to be reported to some human law enforcement firm lol
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    • Profile picture of the author Mascots2Go
      Originally Posted by sameerjoad View Post

      you get crazy people like me but don't expect for it to last for long. And for the sake of being human please don't buy on that site, it needs to be reported to some human law enforcement firm lol
      Ha! I like crazy people but this topic was helpful. I'll stay clear and do more good for humans

      Has anyone seen/heard the creeepishly (yes, it's a word! ) Bicycle built for two thousand? Don't listen to it at night after eating Pizza in bed... Just sayin'
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