I don't have anyone else atm.

27!

[Edited on May 18, 2009 at 7:53 PM. Reason : ]

5/18/2009 7:53:18 PM

excuses.

5/18/2009 8:11:41 PM

so what exactly do you get when you have people signed up underneath you?

5/18/2009 8:13:57 PM

^you get 10% of their total earnings. the 10% does not come from their earnings, and it is not taken away from the money they earn, it is just a bonus to the referrer.

^^I really don't dude.

5/18/2009 8:30:40 PM

If I lived in Raleigh, I would put up flyers all around campus.

I am considering doing that here at UNCG in the fall

5/18/2009 9:13:45 PM

^ haha. you might want to find out if there is a max number for people on your team first.

5/18/2009 10:07:45 PM

there is no limit. if so I will remove all but 3

5/18/2009 11:07:41 PM

Did you guys get this e-mail? Looks like a lot of the categories are going down in pay.

Quote :

"We've just completed our quarterly review of the Guide Program, and the results are overall very positive. Thanks for your hard work! ChaCha continues to grow, while we also address challenging business conditions. For Specialists & Generalists, part of our review is a close evaluation of answer times -- that is, how long it takes you to answer questions in different categories. We do this gauge the appropriate pay level for categories, so Guides are compensated accordingly. The latest review has yielded a number of changes to the Category Pay Rates. Some are going up, because our analysis of the data shows that these categories require more time to provide good answers. Others pay rates are going down, because answer times have actually decreased, some by significant margins. The overall pay range is $0.10 to $0.20 per question. If it appears to you that more categories are decreasing than increasing, that is indeed the case. There are 47 categories that are staying at the same pay rate or increasing, and 72 where the pay rate is decreasing. But we've noticed a few things in the 3 months since Category Pay was rolled out: * The multi-part messaging capability in categories such as Directions & Traffic and Diet & Nutrition has sped up time and made writing longer answers much easier. Cutting and editing to fit answers in a single message in these categories no longer eats up valuable time * Guides are using Quick Links to the tune of 10 million hits per month, taking advantage of the time-saving resources and high quality links there * The changes to our Answer Quality Standards have made it faster and easier than ever before to format, write, and cite answers. These Guide-friendly changes have contributed to faster guiding times across the board These adjustments don't necessarily mean every Guide will feel a reduction in pay. Or that it will be the same experience for all Guides. Each of you have your own sets of preferred Categories and answering techniques. Moreover, with a number of recent (and coming!) enhancements to system speed, Quick Links resources, and useful third-party websites like Wolfram Alpha, it will be possible for many Guides to shave off 10% or more of your searching time. Here are a few more notes about the adjustments: * The changes run from $0.04 increases in Entertainment & Arts (root) and Movie Showings, to $0.05 decreases in a half-dozen categories. * Some of our highest traffic categories actually pay more than $.10, because they involve more work. * The most common pay rate is $0.12. * Query traffic saw several records set during April! So traffic to ChaCha continues to grow unabated. * We will be redoubling our efforts here to provide the tools and training to speed up our side and your side of the Answer process. Together, we'll keep ChaCha rolling forward on this sometimes bumpy road to full profitability! The new Category Pay Rates will go into effect at XXX a.m. on Wednesday, May 20. The updated Guide Policy (version 1.2) document, where the new rates are specified, can be found here in the KnowledgeBase. Thanks again for your dedication!"

5/19/2009 8:31:45 AM

Yea. Sounds like simple category pay rate changes. I dunno why they gotta spice it up.

Okay, wow. I just checked in the new Guide about new prices. I think that e-mail was just a fancy way to say "we're lowering the pay rates." Son of a bitch. Looks like Mass Transit is now the only thing paying .20. Even Math was lowered from .20 to .16!

Thanks ChaCha!

[Edited on May 19, 2009 at 10:52 AM. Reason : ]

5/19/2009 10:41:10 AM

rabble rabble rabble.

5/19/2009 11:10:42 AM

Damn they lowered math!? Damn, that was my fav category, I rock that shit. What about science/tech?

Here is the solution. Get every guide you know to find the answer to the math question, but wait 5 mins before submitting it

You can have multiple ChaCha windows open and answering questions at the same time.

[Edited on May 19, 2009 at 2:26 PM. Reason : ]

5/19/2009 2:25:42 PM

My boss needs to hurry up and leave so i can ChaCha my beer money for tonight

5/19/2009 4:42:46 PM

5/19/2009 5:06:51 PM

sounds like you need

1) New Boss
2) Lower beer standards

5/19/2009 5:10:42 PM

I call upon you my team, to help me make it to Miller Lite, and not have to settle for Milwaukee's Best Light.

5/19/2009 5:46:22 PM

Go with the silver bullet.

5/19/2009 6:03:22 PM

maybe dj should concentrate on doing his regular job .....would hate for that to come up as a issue.....chacha

5/19/2009 6:45:28 PM

maybe you should mind your own fucking business

and my boss knows that I ChaCha when there is downtime. i was just trying to be dramatic

5/19/2009 9:12:50 PM

burn, yet again from DJE

5/19/2009 9:50:02 PM

Do any of the categories pay less then 10 cents now?

5/20/2009 9:52:49 AM

The price changes are listed in the Guide Policy.

http://knowledgebase.chacha.com/questions/372/

5/20/2009 12:51:14 PM

once i watch the vids and take the test (assuming i pass) how long til i can expect an email saying "yay you're hired" ?

5/20/2009 12:54:19 PM

3 weeks.

5/20/2009 2:14:13 PM

^^ 1 - 3 days. A close RL friend of mine got applied Monday and found out today he got accepted.

[Edited on May 20, 2009 at 2:22 PM. Reason : ]

5/20/2009 2:20:25 PM

Boss just left. It's ChaCha time

5/20/2009 3:21:43 PM

I'm tryin to make u some money today.

5/20/2009 3:38:47 PM

I see that. I had to settle for Beast Light last night, and I won't let that happen again.

5/20/2009 3:41:25 PM

gross

5/20/2009 3:49:52 PM

When they say 'searches,' do they mean questions answered?

5/20/2009 5:14:18 PM

yes

5/20/2009 5:59:09 PM

without looking at your "current" and only your summary, can you tell a difference in pay?

i sure can

5/20/2009 6:29:40 PM

yes.....................

5/20/2009 8:37:32 PM

fuck this shit. i am turning in my 2 week notice to ChaCha.

5/20/2009 9:36:57 PM

why do you say that?

5/20/2009 9:45:40 PM

I am going to organize a ChaCha strike. Who's with me?

5/20/2009 10:11:48 PM

i gotta get hired first

5/20/2009 10:27:13 PM

Maybe I should start a ChaCha union. You all can pay me monthly dues and I will fight for better question pay rates

5/20/2009 10:32:55 PM

Theres a contest on Memorial Day. everyone get that e-mail?

[Edited on May 20, 2009 at 10:58 PM. Reason : ]

5/20/2009 10:58:03 PM

BOYCOTT THE CONTEST!

WORKERS' RIGHTS

I'll be the ChaCha Jimmy Hoffa

5/20/2009 11:04:30 PM

dude it aint that bad... it def sucks... but fuck it. its still something i can do when im bored/drunk/watching tv

[Edited on May 20, 2009 at 11:38 PM. Reason : ]

5/20/2009 11:20:36 PM

I'm getting a Connection Interrupted thing again, like it did a few weeks ago. Is anyone else? I can log in to the Underground but not the Guide console!???

btw, registration is closed again.

Okay, now i'm signed in.... but no questions coming through. anyone else having problems?????

[Edited on May 21, 2009 at 12:36 AM. Reason : ]

5/21/2009 12:08:29 AM

nvm. guess my shits just weaksauce.

5/21/2009 12:40:06 AM

I was just kidding, I love ChaCha

5/21/2009 11:26:45 AM

damn straight.

5/21/2009 2:37:55 PM

Doing my marathon again tonight. I need gas money

5/22/2009 11:31:41 AM

So yeah, if we aren't supposed to quote About.com, then why are the majority of the quicklinks About.com articles?

5/24/2009 9:32:04 AM

heh...i use wiki, wiki answers, about, and all the other black listed sites like a champ

5/24/2009 10:02:42 PM

There's a blacklist?

(I know there's a blacklist and you aren't supposed to use wiki, ask, yahoo, etc, but fuck it)

5/24/2009 11:33:37 PM

Memorial Day Contest Today.

5/25/2009 11:13:40 AM

^rather quiet this mornin...

5/25/2009 11:57:00 AM