Writing sites often make serious demands on writers time but they can also provide a steady source of income if they are used in a manner that is sensible. In our last section, we discussed Textbroker and explained why it works for a writer who is looking for quick and easy assignments to fill in larger gaps of time. However, what happens when you have only short periods of time available to you? Some writers can benefit from using Crowd Cloud. Before you get too excited about this, I want to point out that Crowd Cloud is a site for micro-tasks. They are simple tasks that generally take less than 10-15 minutes (and sometimes less) to complete. The pay is comparable to the time you are spending so it’s not necessarily a good option if you are seeking full-time income.
The good news
Once you register with Crowd Cloud which is simple to do, you can take a writing test and an editing test. Neither of them are particularly difficult and will help you land various assignments. The other good news is that you don’t have any minimums to do, you can complete one assignment or you can complete forty if you prefer. The other good news is that they don’t leave things pending for long periods of time so in general, within a couple of hours your work will either be approved or rejected.
The pay scheme
Getting paid from Crowd Cloud is an interesting proposition. When you first register, you’ll be asked to provide your PayPal account information. They pay every day. This is regardless of how much (or how little) you do during the day. I’ve had payments of as little as 1.42 from them (one proofreading task). This is pretty good if you don’t mind getting paid in dribs and drabs, it’s a bit more challenging to keep track of though so I recommend that you keep track of your payments in a separate spreadsheet.
The tasks are different
I have not done any writing assignments at Crowd Cloud, I stick mostly to editing. It is important to note that if you are editing, that you follow the directions exactly as they explain them or you’ll get your work rejected. I’ve been lucky to not have any rejections but I know plenty of people who have. The good news is that if you snag an assignment and after reviewing it decide that it’s not worth bothering with you can simply go back to the screen and skip it. Fair warning: You can spend a fair amount of time rejecting work if you do this (I know I do it all the time). Sometimes it is worth biting the bullet, after all, none of them are rocket science!
Overall, Crowd Cloud is worth the time if you go into it with the understanding that it’s not a long-term solution, but it’s great if you want to earn a quick $10 when you have a spare hour.
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