Webanswers. A Money Making Guide On How To Get Paid Writing New Answers And Answering Questions.
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How To Get Paid On Webanswers.com
Getting into the guts of the Web with webanswers.com.
The good news is... it work's. This is the 7 month update to my hub pages as promised and I can confirm that webanswers does indeed work.
For those of you who want to know, whether you can, make money writing new answers at webanswers.com; and, is it worthwhile financially, signing up for this thing.
I can now say, as I have been their long enough to comment. It is a legitimate business.
It does work and the earning potential depends on 'you'. Your amount of engagement on the site. More input, more money, that simple.
Is it a top money makers on the internet for this type of activity? It's too early to say, I really have not given it as much effort and time as I should.
I just wanted to prove it worked first. It does. Each of us should give it the effort we feel we wish to put in.
This money making guide, along with the extensive comments section from other hubbers. Cover just about everything you need to know, about how to answer questions to how to get paid on webanswers.
To begin. Sign up with webanswers. The referral link is on this page.
When answering questions on webanswers.com, try to make sure that your answer is over 100 words in length.
I have read on the tutorials that you are paid according to the quality and the depth of the answer. You can also add a photo. Make sure it is copyright free. And attribute the source of the photo.
The sites income is generated by advertisements, alongside the answer that we supply.
We share this revenue with webanswers.
100 Words Makes Sense
The 100 words apparently has an influence on the ranking, given to the answer by web crawlers. (programs that search the internet for Google & Bing, and add your answer to their index pages etc)
You are paid per line.
Currently my answers are averaging slightly over $26.00 PPC. Remember this is based on the mille idea or per 1000 clicks.
These rates vary according to webanswers mysterious ranking algorithm that no-one knows anything about.
I have answered just over 200 questions with answers varying in length from 5 words up to a maximum of 100 words (at most I have answered 10 questions with 100 words) and made £6.50 for November 2011.
I haven't answered a question on webanswers for about 5 weeks now, and I still made £8.40 for December 2012. So it is profitable considering I have done very little work.
I was paid on a ratio of £54 per 1000 hits So it work's. Even when I am not actively working on the webanswers site. I am still earning. You do however have to do a bit every now and then other wise your earnings can drop dramatically.
Now if I were to answer 2,000 questions I can imagine that earnings potential will increase exponentially. There is only one way to find out. Do it. So I am doing it. Slowly but surely.
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How To Get Paid. Keep At It
I have deliberately not been on the webanswers site, as I wanted to test if we still earn with little or no engagement with the site. It does.(Dec 2012)
Unfortunately I am now answering just one or two answers per week. I have other more pressing demands on my time. (March 2012)
The evidence as far as I can tell; is that once you have put your answers on their site. Whether you engage with the site or not. is up to you. It is really that simple. I have been told that if you engage with the site you may make more money? I cannot confirm or deny that claim.
What I can say also, is that it is an experience, worth at least a visit and looking into.
And you get to contribute to the fundamental DNA of the internet. The answers eventually turn up on the search engines.
These are some questions that I have answered and been awarded.
Question on Infra Red Astronomy. Question on Hair Loss In Men
These two answers alone show the diversity of questions you may encounter and chose to ignore or answer. Your answers could potentially live forever in cyberspace. OK enough with the hard sell.
Stay with me now it's gonna get a little repetitive for a minute. I will be as quick as I can.
Quick setup:-
Basically you go to webanswers.com and create a profile. Simple. It has been in Beta since it's inception many years ago. The interface is very simple; you have to ask questions and you have to answer questions. You get paid for both. But you get paid more for answers and long term. So by all means ask questions but focus on the answers.
You will see that other people may have answered the question but that doesn't mean that you cannot answer the same question. You can view their answers. If you think you have a better answer then go for it and submit your answer.
The questions that have been answered are then judged by the person who asked the question and awarded to who they think answered the question best. (take a deep breath)
Being awarded a question that you answered, means that you will get a bigger share of the advertising revenue, from that answer forever (doubtful, don't hold your breath)
So How Do I Earn?
The answers are eventually displayed on sites all over the internet and whatever ads are shown alongside your answer at that time you will receive a percentage of the revenue. Right so you are signed in and the screen is there. Hey what about, how to get paid?
You have to answer 50 questions first
After 50 answers, a new tab appears in your profile where you just click and it links to your Google adsense account (if you have one) or creates a Google adsense account for you if you don't.?
Sometimes this can take a few days or even weeks. Webanswers say that.
The 50 question rule was introduced to deter time wasters.
Just fill in your usual details. It is a secure site so no worries there. So here we are, 50 questions to answer. It did seem a little daunting but I just jumped into it and pretty soon I had answered 10 questions. Then they just started flowing and before I knew it I had done the 50 initial questions.
Now I just drop in every now and again. I answer a few questions. There is no time limit on any of this work.
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Answers To Avoid
It pays to be selective in what you answer. Consider a few other things before wasting your time on a question. This is my opinion, you can of course answer whatever questions you like. If you want to know, how to get paid then follow these simple rules.
These answers are being created and are used by search engines, so misspelled or poor grammar will not be used, I assume.
(1) Don't answer questions that are misspelled.
(2) Some questions may be years old, you can still answer them and earn from these.
(3) Don't answer questions with poor grammar.
(4) Watch out for web bot questions. (you still get paid for these)
Sometimes the system generates it's own questions.
These are usually on a theme i.e. variations on how to get pregnant and what to do if you are and don't want to be (phew!) You still get paid for answering them.
(5) Don't answer questions that are ambiguous.
(these answers are based on value judgements that you may not share, so you will rarely be awarded them)
Whether you are awarded answers or not, you will still earn money. The awarded answers do earn more money as a percentage.
Torrent Of Money Coming Your Way?
The last thing to do, is just sit right back and wait for the flood of money to flow your way?
But hang on a minute, don't give up your day job just yet, and don't tell the boss what you really think.
These kinds of projects take time to develop, to build up your stock of answers and of course. As we know some of these companies, just disappear overnight.
You will have to carry on working, and do this type of project as and when you have time.
I would imagine that this type of work, would appeal to a wide variety of people, and of course it keeps the mind active.
If you like a challenge or need stimulation. Then my advice is to give it a go, but discipline yourself. Don't overdo it.
Take a break for 15 minutes every hour.
That's just good advice for any computer worker. Don't start piling all your eggs into this little basket just yet. I do hope this simple, money making guide, helps your online search for your own personal Eldorado. Not everything in life has to be 'complicated.'
Like the X-files "it's out there somewhere".
P.S. The question are ranked in a variety of categories. You are bound to find something of interest.
I was completely astonished at some of the things that people ask 18+ rated and definitely not for the squeamish.
If you are open minded and realise these are genuine people, asking genuine questions, then it is just another online writing job, with some interesting aspects on how to get paid for writing answers
I hope my money making guide helped. If you liked it. Vote it up and share it with your friends. Thanks
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They have never ONCE emailed me back. Webanswers doesn't seem to care about you until you GET approved . From what the support pages say only the ones who have been on there for years get replies. And "support" is somewhat of a joke. They know nothing of the way Google works or how they accept anyone and they I am just a peon to them now. Yet "support" sits and speculates on HOW you get accepted when NONE of them really know. They all like to pretend they have inside knowledge when none of them know crap. If they did I would know what adsense wants to get accepted. You wont find exact answers just vague speculation.
What TOTALLY disheartens me is some guy just said in an answer that he got accepted , and he signed up AFTER me. His answers are awful --very short two lines, very vanilla and plain. AND his last answer doesn't even answer the question. I am beginning to think it is not what you answer but WHO you know to get on there.
Hi Allison,
I have heard that it can take a while to get the adsense approval sorted out. There is a discussion in these comments on this very issue.
Have you emailed webanswers about this yet? That would be the first thing to do.
I have over 100 high quality , decent length posts and many awarded answers with an invitation from Webanswers to apply to adsense. I did that. It has been nearly 3 weeks with NO word in my email from Adsense.
It STILL says that my account is under review on my account page. I am about to give up posting on Webanswers. I'm down to two to four posts a day since I'm now VERY discouraged.
I really don't want to put any more time into it if I'm not going to get accepted by Adsense.
Hi MelKL,
Thanks for leaving a comment. Go for it. Good luck.
Great hub! I need extra cash, so I am going to give this website a shot! Thanks for the advise :)
Hi Lisas-thoughts101,
Thanks for reading and leaving your comment.
I have been more active on webanswers.
My awarded answers have gone up quite a bit, as a percentage of my overall answers.
I expect to be making more money from now on.
Glad you found this money making guide helpful.
Let me know your webanswers name and I will answer your questions too.
Molometer, Your hub gave me hope. I have been on webanswers about a month. I didn't know about the 100 words. I have answered 100 questions but only a few are very lengthy. I haven't started earning any money yet. I have only been awarded 3 answers though, so far. I guess it just takes time. I appreciate your tips. I am going to read the other hub you suggested and more of yours. Great writing. Voted up and useful and will be following.
Take care,
Lisa
Hi Lyn.Stewart,
webanswers pays but you have to put the effort in to get it rolling along.
Don't forget to ask questions too.
I will answer them. If you let me know.
Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.
Thank you for writing this informative hub.
It's good to know what is actually worth trying as there are so many sites that end up being a huge waste of time.
Hello thesingernurse,
Don't forget to ask some questions too while you are on webanswers.
We need well written thoughtful questions as well.
Good luck.
Hello thesingernurse,
Thank you for your wonderful comments. I hope you have a good time over at webanswers.
I have just been going through my own answers with a view to use them as back links.
I have done a few already and only have 200 + left to go lol. Have fun.
Indeed, Hubpages is a helpful family and community. You are a living proof to that! And I am very pleased to be part of your wonderful network. Not everyone is generous enough to share these types of valuable information about opportunities on earning extra bucks on the side. Thank you very much my friend. Will be checking on the site ASAP. Rest assured that this is another breakthrough stint worth the try. :D
Voting up and sharing!
Hello Kiwi Max,
Thanks for dropping in and leaving a comment.
Average time on site is difficult to predict as it takes in too many variables. Typing speed, knowledge, value of the answers.
I can tell you that another hubber Brett Tesol has answered 2000 questions and last I heard he was making 50 bucks a month. Hope this helps.
Check out Brett's hub on webanswers too.
Hi Molometer,
I'll add webasnwers to my favourites and when I get the time I'll definitely try it out. Currently I'm studying at University, hubpages, and playing sports outside my studies - I'm afraid I won't be able to commit to it just yet.
How much time do you recommend to spend on this website if you want to make an extra 10-20 a month?
Hi Rajan,
It is a very simple and quick way to make money.
It does take strong discipline.
I know that there have been some issues with certain countries, not being on the approved list.
I'm not sure why or what the situation is now.
Hopefully India will be okay.
Molometer, this is another interesting way to earn. I applied today. They say they will get back in 48 hours.
Very useful hub. Voted up.
Hello sandrabusby,
Thanks for the follow. It can be a steep learning curve. Just stick with it and remember to have fun too. That's the point really, enjoy this time.
Thanks for sharing this information. I'm following you along on your hubs, because the technical aspects of writing on line are definitely my learning curve.
Hello AudreyHowitt,
It pays far more than anything else I have come across so far on the web.
I am still getting paid a little every month and I haven't been as active as I should, for ages.
It just seems to get pushed to the bottom of the list every time.
I must get back on it. It is so easy and fast too.
Maybe that is the problem. It is not challenging enough.
I should set a goal of say 200 answers a week and stick to it?
Thanks for reading. Glad you found it interesting.
This is the first that I have heard regarding this site--it is great to know that you have had a good experience there. Thank you for sharing this information with us all.
Hello vimier,
I don't quite understand your comment but I posted it in the hope that you will clarify your thoughts.
Thanks for reading.
I have been a individual of this web page for a few many months and I really like it but I reaction all issues such as spiders and old ones. Why would you not want to reaction those questions? Most income that people generate are from non provided alternatives.
Hello vespawoolf,
It works and I have made money quite easily here.
It was another one of my experiments into the online work business.
I really have not had the time to devote to it lately.
I have more pressing demands.
Good luck and let me know how you get on.
This is the first I've heard of "webanswers". I'll check it out and let you know what I think! Thank you for sharing with us.
Hello Horatio,
Glad you found it useful. Once you get going on webanswers it goes pretty quickly.
Good luck and hope you make a million.
Another great article. Thanks Michael
Hello lamika,
Sorry about the delay in replying.
I have see click bank but didn't think to investigate it further. I may give it another look. Time permitting.
Check the various affiliate programs as well. They work well, look at click bank.
Thanks for SHARING alocsin and thank you for all for commenting. I am pushed for time sorry.
To answer Keri's comment I rarely get emails from webanswers and then only about my account and never spam.
Hi Molometer. Thanks for a great Hub bringing attention to this op. I checked out WebAnswers and their privacy policy, and I'm curious to know whether you get flooded with marketing emails? Up & interesting.
V. interesting. Must take a look.
Great info! I'll check it out. Thanks for sharing this hub!
I am going to go check this opportunity out. I had seen the name WebAnswers bandied about but I just hadn't taken the time to look into it. Thanks for a thorough and detailed Hub on the subject! - Sarah
I'm always on the lookout for additional web moneymaking opportunities. This is new to me so thanks for pointing it out. Voting this Up and Useful and SHARED.
It takes time and consistent effort.
Many are making a good second income and some a real living there already, they are very helpful.
Good luck and go get it!
Voted up.
Thanks for the tip here, mate.
Now off to get "rich"!
Hi Brett,
I have been active again on webanswers and you are right when you say about earnings being maintained.
This seems a little at odds with the idea of a 'passive' income? passive being inactive. Why should earnings go down if inactive?
What do you think?
That was quick lol
Hi Brett,
Thanks for confirming what I had observed too. I think I will follow your example and aim for 5 answers a day and make it a habit.
I have tended in the past, to answer questions on 1 or 2 topics, but find that I am now just answering general questions and it's just as good.
Thanks for sharing.
Extremely informative and useful, full of very good advice for anyone considering this website.
I can confirm that you do continue to earn when you are not active on the site, so long as you put in a lot of effort first. However, your earnings will often decreased dramatically. Then when you start again, they will pick up to where they were quite quickly.
At the moment I don't answer more than five questions per day, I am still pulling in around $40 per month stop when I do put in lots of effort, I tend to get between two and five dollars per day. However, I will try your 100 words tip ;-).
Voted up, awesome, and socially SHARING.
Hi Brett,
I was pleasantly surprised too. I actually stopped for about 5-6 weeks just to see what would happen? I still made £8 doing nothing.
I am doing more answers now and aiming for 2000 answers as a target. Thanks for Sharing too.
Hi Molometer,
Pleased to read that you are making money there too. I've made money almost everyday for about 6 months now, I'm really glad I joined!
Thanks for SHARING, this has expanded a lot since I first read it.
Hello davenstan,
I am very impressed with my earnings on webanswers. I wasn't expecting to be making this amount of income so quickly. I may have to devote more of my time to it.
Hey I am on webanswers too. I love it! You brought out some key points that I need to remember llike 100 word answers. I don't like to write novels for something simple. I can answer a question in two sentences. I will definitely take your advice.
Micro update. I just checked my webanswers earnings for December and I still made money. I haven't been active on the site for 5 weeks. I am going to get more active now! See you soon.
You are most welcome Olivia.
That is the great thing about working online at hubpages or webanswers or wherever.
We are in charge of our lives and our own time. Enjoy.
Thank you so much! I will read it.
Hello Olivia,
I have just dropped you a little help, so you get hubpages down pat pronto lol check your fan mail.
webanswers can wait, it ain't going away. lol
Maybe after I get the Hub Pages down pat. I don't overwhelm myself too quickly.
Hi Olivia,
No time like the present lol webanswers is very simple site. Many hubbers work on the webanswers already.
Have fun and enjoy yourself.
This is a very interesting article and something I might look into in the near future.
Hi CZCZCZ,
That is exactly the right attitude to have.
My motto is:-
'Do what you enjoy and you will never work a day in your life.'
Webanswers is a pretty cool way to make money online. It's the simplest thing I have found so far.
Hello ukbusiness,
Thanks for dropping in.
Have you tried webanswers yet. I guess I have answered just over 200 questions myself of varying length.
I only answer things questions that I know something about and so get quite a good ratio of awarded answers.
I don't count the number of words I write, I just answer the question as clearly as I can.
The objective for me is to get awarded. Then these awarded answers are used as strong back-links to hubs that I write.
I checked out your hubs and your directory in Bristol, it must be exciting working on a new project like that.
I like the design of your friends site too.
Webanswers online money making from writing is a key element, in any SEO strategy, as you probably are aware, so it all ties in nicely and I enjoy it too. Bonus.
Interesting hub about webanswers. I enjoy talking with others and providing my opinion on specific subjects and so will check out the website and see if I can make money too on webanswers.
Hello Whidbeywriter,
I trust you had a great holiday season. Webanswers is a fun site if you enjoy asking questions and answering them too. I hope you like it too.
Hi Rain Defence,
I do know of yahoo answers, but never worked on it myself. Now you can do the same thing on webanswers, and get paid. Ka ching! lol
Have a great time and make sure you read these comments. It will save you hours of time.
Happy New Year and thanks for this great info - I will have to give it a try in 2012!!!
Awesome to find out about this, I had a mild addiction to yahoo answers for a while, I cured it by stopping going on there, the knowledge that there is something like it that I can make money from is great!
I'm going to sign up now.
Hello punamdharkar,
I have heard that some parts of the world are not covered by webanswers and I have asked a question on your behalf in the webanswers forums.
I have added the answer to your question below for you to read.
http://www.webanswers.com/webanswers-general-quest
Have you heard from Google yet?
Let us all know how you get on. I am sure there are other people, that would like to work on webanswers and have similar regional issues.
Thanks jainismus,
Glad you liked it.
Hello GoodLady,
Thank you for your great comments. I am happy to have been of assistance. Webanswers is fun too, as well as a money maker so make sure you enjoy the experience.
Hi tammyfrost,
Thanks for dropping in again. Glad you found it helpful. Webanswers is worth doing apart from the money, you get the backlinks too lol
Hello ytsenoh,
Thanks for the wow, I like it when someone really 'gets it'.
Making money online is quite straight forward if you follow the simple ideas. You cannot get much simpler than webanswers, and it works a treat.
Thank you, molometer. I look forward to some answers from webanswers. If they would want to know precisely what they said in their mail, here it is: "After reviewing your account we have decided that we are unable to enroll you into WebAnswers at this time.
Please do not create any additional accounts. All subsequent attempts will be blocked and removed from the platform.
Thanks for your understanding."
molometer. thank you for writing this great hub. Voted up.
A gem of a Hub. Bookmarked. Voted up. And Useful.
So glad to have you, and your knowledge,
and your very well put together,
easy to follow,
nicely written words - in my life.
Thanks
This is worth checking into. Thanks for all the tips.
Wow on this hub. Very, very informatve and put together in a concise manner. Thanks for all the information. Thumbs up.
Hello punamdharkar,
I don't know the answer to this particular question; so I have asked the question on your behalf in the webanswers forum.
I will let you know what and when they reply.
On the Google question I am sure it will be fine once you produce more content.
Just make sure that you produce the content based on the new things you have learned, from here and my other hubpages tutorials in this series.
I have heard from other hubbers that sometimes Google just take a while to sort out new accounts but they will eventually get around to it.
Keep plugging away, it will all come right for you I am sure.
Hi molometer,
Sadly, my webanswers account is rejected, as was my google adsense account. The reason given for rejection of google adsense account is insufficient material. So I'm building my hubpages and hope to reapply for google adsense after there's enough material. I am wondering if I could reapply to webanswers, later? I don't expect you you have all the answers, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
One of the advantages of webanswers.com, is the potential to link your awarded answers on webanswers.com to hubs you may write, or may have already written, on hubpages.com or other places where you write.
This has the added bonus of giving you a well respected sites, back-linking potential and reinforces your hubpage or other works.
For example here is one I made earlier.
http://www.webanswers.com/_yzh6e0rm/answer/2656640
This way you have the benefit of creating links in both directions.
This will give your work a significant boost in terms of ranking your online work elsewhere on the web. Google likes webanswers BTW.
Most definitely! :)
You are most welcome, see you over at webanswers sometime no doubt.
Thanks Molometer :).
Hello rlaha,
You are welcome and good luck on all your endeavors.
This hub 'Webanswers. Your Going To Pay Me To Do What? Make Money Writing New Answers And Answering Questions Online'
With the addition of all of the great comments from other hubbers has been so helpful to so many people. I am glad it has helped you too.
Ah okay. Thanks again for the information.
hello rlaha,
There is no minimum as such. Apparently 100 words is something to do with the web crawlers that collect info for the search engines. Under 100 and it is ignored. This is speculation of course but I read it somewhere.
Thanks for the information. I was not aware that there was a word minimum for 100 words, but I will do my best to answer questions that need a detailed explanation. Thanks again!
Hello rlaha,
The trick to making money online at webanswers is to write good quality answers of at lest 100 words.
If you read through these comments just about everything has been covered and it is if fact a tutorial on webanswers, writing at webanswers is great fun and in terms of time, much more lucrative than some other ways of making money online. Good luck.
Hi Molometer.
Thanks for the information. After reading your hub, I went to webanswers and before I knew it, had answered 10 questions. This doesn't seem too difficult, but I wonder how it will pay off once I start answering or asking enough questions?
I was going to write a second hub on webanswers, but this hub has so much useful information, from everyone and great links, that I decided to do a major update on it. Here it is with my latest findings.
The speech software I tried is called TASTI. A free download and it does work but not in text boxes. It works on everything else except where I wanted it to work on WA lol.
I suppose I could use it on a word-processor and then cut and paste it in to WA? I may give it another go but I can type faster really.
Hi Brett,
I know what you mean in terms of awarded answers. I asked a question in the WA forum about the statistics pages (they show the wrong number of awarded answers} The reply was that it has never worked and not to worry about it. So I don't.
I have no idea which answers are being clicked as the analytics just shows the totals and nor individual questions or answers. It is a little irritating but that is how WA works. It has been a bone of contention since the site started years ago.
Other issues I raised in the forum included why is it still in Beta after so many years.
No one seems to care about that either as it is constantly evolving and their algorithms are in constant development. I suppose they figure if it works why change it.
Oh, about the speech to text software, which did you use? Have you done extra training? (I read a story that took about 30mins) Are you speaking in a neutral tone?
As I now find that I can almost speak at full speed. The program won't show all the words, but is processing them (storing in memory temporarily), and then catches up as soon as you pause for the next sentence/paragraph.
Hey Molometer,
I have to agree. Compared to what I earn here (at least for now), I get at 10-20 times that from Webanswers. Mind you, I find it easier to answer questions than to think of interesting hubs to write, so the amount of content is probably not comparable either. I'm at about 1900 answers now, so nearing the 2000 as I expected for December.
Oh, with awarded answers, sometimes questions get banned, edited or re-awarded (yes, it does happen) ... which can also affect the amount of awards. Personally I don't worry, as I earn jack all from awarded questions and lots from unawarded answers/questions.
Hi Brett,
I did a few more answers and if you consider time for reward (short term I mean)
I think webanswers is the highest paying site that I have found so far. What do you think?
Hi Brett, I was over there the other day and the server went off for maintenance so I haven't been back yet.
Went past 200 last week sometime and I have set up separate custom url's to track progress and it seems to be recording OK.
I did ask a question in the forum about the awarded answers that didn't show up in my accounts page.
I have 15 or so and only 7 appear on the account? Apparently it has never worked properly and not to worry was the advice lol.
You have been cracking on, way past 2000 now hey? I tried some voice software as you know but wasn't too impressed, I can type faster.
Hey Molometer,
Saw you crossed the 200 mark, that was when I started to see more regular clicks. How are you finding it? Did you set up a custom URL for Hubpages and Webanswers so that you can follow your earnings?
Hello formosangirl,
Thanks for your visit and detailed comments.
The aim of this hub is to share knowledge and as you have found it has saved you a lot of time.
I am glad that it helped you and I am sure it has helped many others as well.
I like popping in there and answering a few questions a day, for people as you point out, may not have the money to seek professional help.
There are so many people that could use some advice and I think it is a useful forum; for that reason alone it is worth a little of my time.
Like many things it is not for everyone.
Thanks for the explanation about how it works, and your hub has saved me a lot of wasted time. It is really sad to see the number of people who needed legal advice in my field of expertise. It seems that they are trying to get something for nothing, and they wouldn't even know what is good legal advice even if it hits them in the face because sometimes the truth is hard to stomach. That is why so many people are duped by schemers who promise solutions and cheap way out. Or, the blind is leading the blind. It is good to know that I'll be glad to just stay here and stay away from that kind of forum because if you truly need professional advice, I surely doubt you can get it on the internet, unless you are on a legal forum, and legal professional eventually want you to visit their office.
Hello Charlotte,
It takes a little time to get ones head around the webanswers concept but it gets better the more we work at it and learn about what to do with it. Glad to have been of assistance. Enjoy.
I was glad to read this - although I am on webanswers, I have earned hardly anything. Now I am trying to use some of your strategies! Thank you for sharing this!
That's great news, they took their time hey?
I am getting more awarded answers now that the mad rush of the first 50 is over.
I am over 200 answers and I don't really spend much time over there really. The answers are great for back-linking to your hubs so it's a win win.
I am actively hunting economics questions at the moment which is right up my street.
Good luck, well done and remember have fun!
I FINALLY have google adsense on Webanswers! Whoooo hooo! YES!
Hello Brett,
Just do what it says on the packet.
Read, comment, publish, follow.
Read, comment, publish, follow.
Read, comment, publish, follow.
Simple but it actually works!
Your welcome Brett old chap. It's more efficient don't you think?
Wow 2000 already I am on 200 answers so far but I am now disciplined to doing at least 5 answers daily, and the awards are coming quicker. 6.5% so far.
Oh, maybe you could write a hub on how you got so many followers instead? You have an amazing amount for being here only 2 months ... I'm still trying to break the 200 followers level after a year ...I'm sure you have some interesting tips!!
Thank you for the link to my hub "How to Make Money with Webanswers.com - Part 1" - MUCH appreciated.
I hope that it helps your readers make more money there! I'm getting about $50 monthly already for very little work, however I expect that to increase a lot as I break the 2000 answers barrier :-) and we move into the shopping months of December and January.
Hi Brett,
Lucky I went back to your hub, I was about to write almost the same thing again.
I have included your hub here for everyone; to save time and in the interests of efficiency.
It's a great hub and sorts out a few niggles. Well done. Saved me doing it lol
Hello klurbauer,
Your welcome and just remember to have fun while you take a look at these additional opportunities. There is a wealth of information in the comments from other hubbers that should help you too.
Welcome to the crew.
Hey,
Thanks for the information here. This is really interesting. I have been looking for more online opportunities like this and will be sure to check this out. Thanks again!
Will do!
You have holidays? lol
Writers... especially online writers do without holidays, sleep, food and drink lol
Enjoy yourself it really is supposed to be a fun activity, not work.
Yes - I'm glad to know - thanks! Regardless, it was a fun hour that I spent yesterday answering questions. Hope to do more over the holiday. :-)
Hi capricornrising,
The 50 answers rule is to discourage time wasters. You do not have wait until you have been 50 awarded answers FYI just thought you might like to know.
Hello capricornrising,
Unfortunately the t-shirts are at the printers lol, soon as I get them I will put one aside for you. They are in high demand ;)
Wow! Do I win a t-shirt for being the hundredth comment? :-)
Hi videogameviking,
Your welcome, glad it helped.
Thanks for the helpful information & advice!
Hi capricornrising,
Thanks for the info.
I haven't heard of that, so thanks for sharing it with us.
Have fun over there and keep us posted on your progress.
Every little helps.
Hello capricornrising,
Thanks for dropping in and congratulations.
Your comment takes it to the 100th comment on this hub.
I am glad that you found my hubs useful and good luck to you in your writing career here on hubpages.
Have fun and enjoy.
Incidentally, I don't know whether this is useful at all, or matters at all, but I got this message when I confirmed my email address on Webanswers:
"Receive 50 awarded answers and start earning money - Once you earn 50 official awards (which means the person who asked the question selected your answer as the best answer) your account status will move to beginner level. Once you reach this level, you will be able to earn ongoing advertising revenues from all of your awarded threads."
Thanks for both the welcome and the follow, Molometer. I've enjoyed reading your smart, humorous, and informative hubs, and look forward to reading more of what you have to share! I also plan to sign up for Webanswers (thanks very much for that tip!).
Hi scsunshine,
Glad you liked it and welcome to the crew lol there is a bunch of us over there now.
We all pop in and out when we feel the urge to answer something.
Don't forget to have fun and read all these comments as there is stacks of good info right here from other hubbers as well.
Thanks for coming to visit.
Great post. A lot of good advise. I just signed up for webanswers.
Hi Adrienne,
They take time to award answers I have noticed but you have 2 out of 50 already that's pretty good I think.
I have 9 awarded so far but they come when you least expect it. I got 4 in the last 4 days?
Well I have answered 50 questions, but only earned 2 awards. Oh will have to check the page to see how well other folks are doing. See ya around the hub. : )
Hello Adrienne,
Me too, How are getting on over there? I have been getting a few more answers awarded to me which is nice.
Some of the questions are fascinating and I have to restrain myself from going on too long.
I try to stick to around 100 words that seems to force me to focus and I get better results that way.
There is a page on the site that outlines what people are currently earning.
Don't forget to ask questions too! have fun.
molometer, I am loving webanswers cant wait to see how the earning go.
Hi hailei,
Have you asked them why? might be helpful for you to know.
Let's us know how you get on hailei as it's all useful information.
Webanswers rejected my profile. :( I have no idea why... Kind of disappointing
Hello family2010,
There are many sites that pay webanswers is just the simplest that I have found so far.
Webanswers rewards good quality answers and also the more answers you have produced the more chance you have of someone asking one of the search engines that particular question.
Be aware that I am not advocating any particular site just reporting what I find and where.
Earnings are related to quality of answers and involvement in the community like many similar sites including hubpages.
Hope it works for you and remember to have fun, if you look at it as work; it may not be for you.
It has to be something you want to do and enjoy otherwise it may feel burdensome.
Many people I have spoken are there instead of watching TV. They find it more interesting.
Hope this helped you.
@Adrienne2
As I learn the finer points I will continue add to this hub.
I never heard such a site existed, I have tried many online websites to get some extra $$ for the family income, even with the hub pages, it seems at first so hard to get the first $20.00 so Sure I will give it a try and I do thank you for that.
Going to check it out right now.
I have just added a Micro update to this hub. I hope that it will be off interest.
Hi Adrienne,
Wow you don't waste time hey?
Have fun
All signed up! I think it is a really a neat way to earn, and it is kind of fun. Thanks again.
Hello Adrienne,
welcome to the team, this hub has so many great comments and many hubbers are also working on webanswers. So you won't be alone there.
Nice of you to join us.
If you need any additional info just about everything has been covered in this comments section. Feel free to drop back and ask for anything that has not been addressed already.
I am doing more answers over there daily now and it really is fascinating.
Molometer you are way outta-sight with this hub. BTW thats a good thing. I am going to try the webanswers. Always love reading about a site were there is some earning potenial. (Who doesnt) So happy to have you here as part of the HP community. You rock! Voted up!
Hi Ghaelach,
Well done on almost reaching the 50 mark. It takes a little bit of time I guess to get going.
The trucks haven't quite started dropping of loads of cash but in time who knows. lol
I will do an upsum next month of my first experiences on the site.
See you over there.
Good evening Michael.
Just to let you know i'm now up to 43 so have just 7 to go then i start earning.
I've just seen homesteadbound over there so your hub is working. For me it means a bit less time on HP but that's how things go.
Take care Michael and have a good evening.
LOL Ghaelach (Jimmy)
Hi carol3san,
Thanks for dropping in. Simply ask questions at webanswers and choose the answer that best matches and award it to that person.
Molometer, thanks for the info. I never knew about the questions. How does that work?
Hi MikeNV
Would you like to tell us your experience?
In the interest's of balance.
Unfortunately for me WebAnswers has been a very poor time investment.
Hi homesteadbound,
You are right. the comments have just about covered most aspects of webanswers.
The more the merrier I say as new questions are generated by the public each day.
As I mentioned, I think one could do as much as you liked.
The questions just keep on coming so the only person you are competing against is oneself.
Thanks for popping back and leaving a useful comment.
I came by this time to read the comments! You have been busy with the comments here! WOW! I am glad that I did though because it answered alot of questions for me. I think I will check this out this weekend. It looks even more interesting that it did. It seems you have done a good job at generating competition for yourself over there with this hub! Maybe I'll see you there! Thanks so much again for the great information.
Well well well Ghaelach,
8 questions already well done. The first 50 rule irritated me but I can see why they imposed it.
Once you do the first fifty answers you be able to link up your adsense account to get paid.
If you haven't already got an adsense account the site will take you through the set up stage.
Have a great time and enjoy yourself sorting out the bowels of the internet lol See you over there.
Hello Inspired to write (Dale)
Thanks for the read and votes. Many people over there just love it and it is very interesting.
It's not to everyone's taste. But I, like many others there feel that it can compliment hubbing as you get to see and do what is being asked not just by the community and some would say more importantly, the general public.
Of course I battle to drag myself off hubpages but I try to do a bit everyday on webanswers.
Glad you found it helpful
Hi Jen,
it's nice to get nominated.
I like webanswers as you can just drop in and answer whenever you feel like it although really I am trying to be a bit more disciplined and answer at least 10 whenever I'm there which is quick enough. Can't get off hubpages. lol I'm addicted.
Thanks for dropping in and chatting Jen.
Sláinte and your welcome along, for the craic'.
Hi again Michael.
Well i went over to WebAnswers and signed up. Already answered 8 questions, so we'll see how it goes.
Thanks a mill.
LOL Ghaelach
Hello Ghaelach,
I'm glad you found this hub and enjoyed reading it. I am still building up my answer bank at webanswers and have been awarded a few already so pretty happy about that. I will do an update in December.
Thanks for reading and hope it helps.
Hello homesteadbound,
I know you are a prolific writer and webanswers can be a real hoot. It may be right up your street.
There are so many topics to choose from. I'm sure anyone can find something they can answer.
Thanks for popping in.
Hi malometer interesting hub topic & well presented, I will be looking into your findings so thanks for sharing. A thumbs up & a top vote from me, bookmarked also.
Regards Dale
Hey great hub! And congrats on the nomination. I am signed up for this and I just remembered I was after I read this, your information was spot on and it inspired me to go back and give it a whirl.
Morning Molometer.
Great hub with very interesting info. I've heard of this site but after reading your hub will be popping over and see what's what.
Your hub is over three weeks old so i'm glad we have HP news letter because i'd have never seen your hub other wise and i'll be dropping by your page in a while to have a little nosey.
Take care and have a nice day.
LOL Ghaelach
molometer, what a great hub! I will be checking this out, and I'm bookmarking it also. I'm looking forward to reading your updates. Good luck!
Hi Brett Dooh! should have figured that one out. I swear the longer I am online the dumber I get. Must check in today and see whats on today's menu.
See you over there maybe.
Hi tebo,
Thanks for your comment.
Hello Sharyn's Slant
Glad you liked it and thanks for reading it.
Hey,
lol .. Great British Pounds (guess it should be capitals really, as in GBP). I put that as many on here and on Webanswers deal only in US dollars.
They are a good bunch over there, but are also very protective of the site. A lot of lazy writers join and internet marketers spam the place, so they are pretty quick to report issues. However, this also leads to more earnings for everyone that puts a bit of effort in! :-)
Hi Molometer. This sounds interesting to me and I will check it out. Thanks for the information.
Hi Molometer,
Thanks for the great information and comments here. I look forward to checking this out.
Sharyn
Hi Brett,
Yeah they are a twitchy bunch but cool if they know it was a genuine mess up.
Excuse my ignorance but gbp? what is it as I have no idea. lol
Man I have still a lot to learn, and I thought I had it sussed. Just shows you hey?
Hey,
No worries, just didn't want you to get a ban, as it has happened before. Yea, I tend to post about 5-40 answers a day. I aim for 10 per day, but don't always reach it. Last month was great, my earnings were 27gbp after only a few months there. I hope to get that to 50gbp per month over the next 6 months, but will see what life throws at me along the way lol.
Glad you realized in time. I think I made one post at the start too and QUICKLY got told a clear NO!
Hi Brett,
Boy did I mess up big time. I read their tutorial and completely misunderstood it. Newbie error.
Luckily I only did 13 Q & A's but wow did I get chirped by the others.
It was fine once I explained the error of my ways but jes it was freaky for about 15 minutes and they were very helpful after they realised I just messed up.
And there was me thinking I had webanswers sussed out. Shows that just when you think you got it you don't got it lol
You have been busy over there haven't you? Well done.
I am determined to set aside time everyday now to build up my answers.
See you there dude and thanks for the heads up.
Thanks Jeannieinabottle,
OMW I made such a bo bo today. I put links back to hubpages on a few questions and anyone would have thought I strangled a cat. The comments I got well I can't repeat them they make me blush lol.
Thanks gryphin423,
Much appreciated. I am not holding my breath though. The competition is pretty good compared to my little offering.
Just a word of warning; Be careful with your back-links. You are allowed to put 'promotional links' for you blog, Hubpages account and websites in your profile page, but not in questions or answers.
If you want people to check out more info, you can mention you have written about it and say that the link is on your profile page.
I just thought that I should mention this, as users have been banned after a lot of hard work, just because they hadn't seen that in the T&Cs and had been putting links in answers.
Other than that, it is an amazing site for earning, so long as you follow the rules. I got my Google check last month after just a few months on there!
Good luck everyone, see you over there.
I break all the rules! I answer old questions and bot questions. I even answer some questions with terrible spelling. It is just how I roll. :-) I am sure that is why others make more money per day than I do, but whatever. Voted up and awesome!
Voted up and voted for the hub nugget award! Good luck!!
Thanks for your comments Flora, I have never been nominated for anything before?
On webanswers,
It's a very simple to use site doing a truly amazing job and many people that I have spoken too actually prefer to sit and ask and answer questions and have stopped watching TV altogether.
It is there new recreationsl activity. Which is pretty cool. It keeps the brain active and working which must be a good thing. And you make a bit of money too. Win Win as far as I can see so far.
Hi Wes,
I can't believe that you could possible have said something inappropriate.
You are the epitome of decorum.
Maybe you signed up under one of your non de plumes and forgot?
As I understand it.
All of the answers are moderated by the people that asked the questions.
So for example if the question was:-
'how to make a genuine Apple Pie'
and you answered it with
'kinky stuff is fun'
It is possible that not only would the answer be rejected, you may even get reported and banned from the site.
have fun!
Congratulations on your nomination. Thanks for pointing out both pros and cons.
I'd started an account there and had answered several questions......and then missed a week or so, and when I tried to log in there was no record of an account by that name, email address, etc, etc, etc.
I can only assume that I got banned for some reason or another - I'd imagine that my personal advice would never always fall in line with "societal wisdoms and convention" .....but hey, whatever. LOL!
Here is what the referral link looks like without the HTML encoding. You can click this link and it will take you to the webanswers site.
PS missolive you haven't appeared on my tracker list yet. So I assumes that you must have signed up with someone else. No matter. You should be able to see who you signed up with in your accounts page. Good luck
Hello missolive, Thanks I'm sure I saw you mentioned on the HubNugget nominations too congratulations.
Well done on the webanswers.
It does take a little time getting your head around what the site is really doing.
Once you get it though it makes so much sense.
All those answers that the search engines throw up have to be written by someone and with the explosive growth of internet users; the need for people to create those answers grows everyday.
I tend to go on and do between 10 to 20 at a time on a particular topic and so you get into a kind of flow.
Don't forget to put a referral link on your site somewhere (profile page)so that people can sign up through you. That reminds me I better put one on my profile. Dooh!
You know that they still earn the same as you but you get a little extra from webanswers end of the revenue.
Glad you liked the video and thanks for coming over and leaving such a lovely comment.
See you soon either here or in the boiler room of webanswers lol
Hi molometer - I've been slowly working my way through the the webanswer ranks - keyword slowly. I'm trying to at least answer 3 to 5 a day. In fact - I'm not sure, but I may have even signed up through your link - unsure. It was through a hubber though.
You have provided great information and useful tips in this hub. I'm going to bookmark this as a reference. Thank you for the "just for fun" video at the end - that is one of my favorites.
Congratulations on your HubNugget nomination - best of luck
Hi there wanzulfikri,
Yep it works so far, you just have to crack on and get the work done. Simple really and interesting work.
I tend to answer a lot of philosophy questions as that is my interest.
The choice is yours to make.
Have fun and don't forget to sign up on the link above as I might make a little more from webanswers.
You still get the same money but I get a little more of the revenue split from their end.
Also make sure you use 'your' link to sign up other people. It's a win win for everybody.
Never thought that there are website such as Webanswers! Thank you for the suggestion. Checking it now
I know. lol
BTW - please do NOT believe everything you Read on here about online marketing, SEO & the like.
As a 20 year veteran (yes, BEfore WINdows) - I can totally tell you with utmost confidence that 98% of what you read about it is crap, crap, crap.
Best regards, Melanie
Hello privateye2500 Melanie,
Thanks for the rapid response.
I did think that it may have something to do with those pesky little spiders that crawl the net looking for pages to index. Thanks.
I will amend my ways forthwith lol
Thanks for your input very useful.
Hi - you asked me about hub profiles and that many are very long and were you *missing something* and as I cannot find a manner to simply reply to you - I am just replying here.
I suppose that your profile page should contain some keywords on the things you write about - especially if you want your pages to be SE friendly.
If that doesn't matter to you then I would say no - it doesn't matter how long your profile is.
That's all really.
Best regards, Melanie
Hi Brett yep been busy all day today. Getting to be a habit. I checked out Dragon looks interesting I remember using something years ago called via voice by Microsoft. Bit flaky but I guess they have come on a bit since then?
I really must set aside some time tomorrow and get stuck in to webanswers as you are right they do compliment one another. I just have to get on with it.
thanks for the call back see you soon.
Hi Molometer,
Thanks for your update and comments. Seems like your hub is proving pretty popular. I'm loving the interaction on Webanswers, but won't give up Hubpages. I see them as being complementary to each other, except that so far (for me) Webanswers is paying far more in a fraction of the time. However, I hope as my hubs increase, that my natural search engine views will increase on Hubpages too. Someone once told me you need a year and 80+ Hubs to really start earning here ... so long as you market too.
Hello Frugalfamily, your welcome.
The more I visit webanswers the deeper my understanding of the way the whole of the internet and the search engines work.
Considering I have been teaching people how to use computers for over 20 years. This has been very educational for me too.
I truly love it when I learn something new.
It really is quite fascinating.
And you and your descendants get paid eventually and technically forever. lol
Not a bad deal for a few minutes work, hey?
Always up for a new question! Thanks for the great tip:)
Thats OK we aim to please Tina lol
Good luck with the study at college.
Hit those books hard.
Yes I get it now, thanks for a very detailed answer! Good hub!
Hi Tina,
A web bot is a small program that is used to trawl the internet to gather information to add to a search engines index pages.
In terms of webanswers it is a bit of a misnomer.
Basically it's a question that has been generated by a computer program rather than a human being.
However it makes no difference apparently you get paid for answering these questions as well.
Hope this helps you?
What does "web bot questions" mean? I`m not sure I understand. Could you please clarify it a little? :)
Hi Brett, and thanks for the great info update.
I have been asking questions and answering questions although not on a daily basis yet but I will get around to it...sooner rather than later.
It's pays to be methodical.
I agree it is good fun and interesting work and don't worry that you found contradicting ideas in the hub contents. Interpretation can be a bugger sometimes.
There is a lot of info to take in on webanswers and I'm sure your comments will help clarify these areas of any doubt.
On further reading I believe that "we do also get paid for bot questions as well"
It's just the amounts vary.
60/40 for awarded answers and 40 for unawarded answers that you have answered.
You are right to just answer whatever you can as they all pay.
Thanks for pointing us all in the right direction Brett That is the benefit of having multiple inputs, we all save time and help each other to make the right decisions.
For anyone thinking about doing work on webanswers I'm sure this information will help them decide if it is for them.
See you over there Brett and thanks again.
Hi Molometer,
You are right, it does take time to build up, but not too long. I started off slow, just answering 5 question everyday. The main reason I did this was so I wouldn't 'burn out' too fast.
I am now answering 10+ questions a day, as I find it fun. 4 months in, I just earned around $40 this month. However, I am quite sure in the next 3-4 months I will be nearing the $100 mark (if things keep increasing as they are).
One thing I will say (sorry, it contradicts a little of your advice) is to answer any questions you can. People search with spelling mistakes and although bot questions don't award, you should find that all your money will come from unawarded questions. Those open questions really pay! Also, old questions may have been missed, as many questions get posted. If you answer these, it brings them to the front page and will earn your views.
Hope you enjoy it there, there are many great questions and it is quite easy to make some extra money. I started to notice steady earnings from about 180-300 posts, then it has just increased steadily from there.
OK update time.
I have answered 100 questions so far and asked 30+ questions.
From what I can see most people who are successful on webanswers have in excess of 4000 answers with only about 20% awarded answers.
So just keep plugging away. It is still interesting work.
Hi Urbani thanks for the visit.
So you have tried Webanswers too. I think it's a case of keep plugging away at those types of sites.
The statistics seem to indicate that one would have to generate at least a few thousand answers awarded or not to see a consistent return.
Let me know how you get on and thanks for the great comment. I liked you work on becoming an elite. I am sure you will make it soon.
Wow! This is a fantastic piece. I ve used webanswers before, answered a couple of questions but don't seem impressed. Great work anyway. Voted useful, interesting and awesome.
Hi Samsons1 and thanks for the vote and the visit. Glad you like the hub.
Interesting Topic :)
up and funny! Great job, and good information. Love this dialogue...
Hi Tuesday75 your welcome.
Have fun and let me know how you get on with it.
Thanks for your comment.
Hi doodlebugs thanks for your comment.
It's good to hear from someone who is working on the webanswers program and is making some money.
If you follow my hubs you will notice that I am researching e-commerce in general; trying to establish whether it is financially viable.
Obviously it works for many suppliers of a wide variety of goods and services but I am particularly interested in the growth and development of the internet and how the "content" is created.
Writing online.
Early indications are that apart from the fun and joy one can have from writing on these sites.
You also get to meet many interesting and particularly on hubpages very supportive fellow writers.
And yes you can make money but as with webanswers the quality is so important.
As to your question 'how revenue sharing is done' that is a very good question. Why not put on webanswers? If you don't I will. lol
thanks for the visit.
Very interesting. I might have to check that out. Thank you.
I actually make a few dollars on the site each month. Seems legit, but how revenue sharing is done isn't explained very well.
Thanks Minnietonka, it is early days so far.
I will let you know if there are any new developments.
Just seems like quite a fun thing to do.
Its like being on your very own Mastermind show but without the audience lol.
Thanks htodd sweet.
Thanks for the review about Webanswers. Your the second hub I've read this weekend that is talking about this site. So far, you both like it.
Great post...nice
Hi Arlene,
I've got to the point where my time is too important to me to waste on frivolous things like the dross that is today's commercial TV.
I must say though that the BBC still makes award winning natural history shows with David Attenborough and I do have time for those shows.
The rest of my time when not being with my children and grandchildren I spent writing which I love.
Those "gabfests" are just brain rot.
Thanks for coming over.
Thanks for this Hub, and I will look into this. I am like you. Other than for noise when I write, there's nothing for me on TV. I don't care to watch fluff, and I don't like the morning gabfests. Good point!
Hi kmackey32 and Amy.
I thought I should get clarification on the whole awarded not awarded answers issue. So I went to webanswers and asked the question.
It is a bit long but makes a lot of sense and clearly lays out the whole method of attribution.
I hope this helps anyone considering webanswers. I think its great fun. And thanks to slipfallguy.
Answered By SlipFallGuy
"The original concept when this site was launched in 2007 was that the person who asked the questions was also the same person who awarded the best answer. If you dig around for awhile in the really old content, there are question and answer exchanges that explain how the site owners originally studied questions that had been answered, and issued the awards themselves if they had not been awarded within 48 hours. There are also exchanges shortly after that where they discovered the volume of unanswered questions was so great that they simply could not keep up that effort.
From the very beginning, something around 85% to 90% of all questions asked have never been awarded to anyone. Since awards rely on visitors and members rather than the site owners, there really is not much of anything they can do to change that situation.
That is why they spent the time and effort to create the Quality Score Algorithm. That program actually grades every entry based on proper spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure and scans to make sure the content relates to the topic of the question. There are other factors involved that are considered proprietary secrets that the site owners have not revealed to the members.
Your future revenue is keyed to the quality score more than anything else. As long as you strive to always provide the very best answers, you build a high quality score at the same time you build a large personal library of answers. A high quality score earns added ad placement to provide you with more opportunities to share revenue even in areas where you never answer questions. A low score removes your ad exposure. Members who consistently write poor content find that their quality score is so low that their accounts end being closed.
The awards are mostly an ego trip. They indicate that someone else felt your writing was good enough to earn an award. As long as you gradually build to somewhere around 10% or more of your answers being awarded, you are doing just fine. You may not see it average out to that level until you have posted something close to 1000 answers.
Concentrate on a high quality score. As you produce excellent answers, the awards will follow. You actually earn most of your revenue on unawarded questions and answers on this site, and that is due to the quality score, not the awards"
Hello kmackey32,
Thanks for the visit a 2 very good questions.
The old questions have probable been set by someone who no longer uses webanswers and so the question will never be awarded to anyone. therefore will never be incorporated into the database.
The bots questions are OK as long as they are current and not so old that they have become orphans in the system.
This is just my personal opinion in terms of the efficient use of my time.
If you enjoy answering all types of questions and many people do, please enjoy.
Thanks for 2 great questions and for letting me have the opportunity to clarify my view.
I have been a member of this site for a few months and I love it but I answer all questions including bots and old ones. Why would you not want to answer those questions? Most income that people generate are from non awarded answers.
Hi Amy I'm with you on this one.
I think it is brilliant that you may write an answer that some pregnant kid is going to find 10-20 years from now.
Your answer will give comfort and sound advice on what to expect from her circumstances.
I picked on pregnancy as I answered about 20 questions on the topic and was astonished by the lack of knowledge that is out there.
We forget that these people don't know what we know.
It is a case of our experience has value again.
I vote up. lol
Hello Arlene V. Poma and thanks for coming over.
I agree with you but would say that a retired person (I'm semi) is more valuable and the demands on our time is great; what with kids grand-kids and life in general.
But for me there is nothing on TV worth my time and in the winter evenings I like spending my time "on the laptop" and webanswers is hysterical.
Some of the things are unprintable but funny non the less.
I thought I was shock-proof but I have been surprised by the questions on there.
I'm sure it will become dull after a while but it's entertaining at the moment and if I make some cash doing it, I'm not going o complain.
In the immortal words of the song "Enjoy yourself it's later than you think"
Glad you liked it and thanks for the vote Up.
I am a member of webanswers.com, molometer. I have been awarded a fairly high percentage of "best answers" for the questions I've responded to. I think it is great fun and can be very thought-provoking. It is less time-consuming, for the most part, than most of the paying websites. I pop on and off the site between other online endeavors, peruse the questions and often find one or two that peaks my interest or experience that I answer. Like many of the websites, the "quality" factor is a bit mysterious to me, but I always strive to give my best, keeping in mind, that cyberspace is forever. One of the online websites that sends me a monthly "writing tips" email, paid me to write an article on webanswers geared toward those contemplating joining! So, I'd say webanswers has been "bery, bery good to me".
I am retired, molometer, but I don't know if I could venture out on this idea and answer all of these questions. I do try to balance my time in retirement. Although I do like writing, I try not to spend my days in front of my laptop's screen. Nothing gets done if I do. I become a hermit. Yes, retirement gives a person plenty of time, but that time is just as valuable than the person who is working. In retirement, the time is YOURS. Voted up and interesting. Bookmarked.
Hi stayingalivemoma and gee wiz thanks for the great response. I had a lot of fun putting it together.
I aim to please lol.
What a clever and well put together hub! I will be checking this out! Voted up and awesome, useful and interesting!!
molometer Hub Author 65 minutes ago
Hi Alison,
So sorry to hear that you are having these issues. I hope they can be resolved them soon. Good luck and keep your chin up.