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Lizj87 Average Pace
Parking Sign Transcription - $0.08
Low
Unrated
Approved
$2.97 / hour
00:01:37 / completion time
Pros
I like these. I have a soft spot for them because this was one of the first Quals I got when I really started to understand mTurk.Previous batches of these were well paid. The same 8 cents per hit, but the cities had fewer restrictions and the same hours all over. You could pretty much copy and paste just tweaking details. Previously I averaged about 45 seconds per HIT. This batch is 2 mins.
The hits generally approve quickly and I've never had a rejection, even though a couple I've hit submit and then realized something was wrong.
Cons
This latest batch (Philadelphia) works out wildly underpaid because the city just loves their parking regulations! At least 4 sections to each sign, different times during the week and on weekends, and different times all over the city. This batch is hard!I also really hate the interface for the pictures. I've started opening the image in a separate and working split screen - that's much faster.
Advice to Requester
Adjust the fee when cities have outrageous numbers of restrictions per sign.
Jun 5, 2019 | 4 workers found this helpful.
MechaTurk Average Pace
Parking Sign Transcription - $0.08
Fair
Excellent
Approved
$9.93 / hour
00:00:29 / completion time
Pros
Made about $10 per hour cherry picking 122 of these HITs.Edit: The auto-approvals stopped and I had 90ish left, which went unapproved for going on 24 hours. I reached out to see if there was an issue, and they responded right away.
Cons
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION; THEY WILL REJECT. The first batch I participated in earned me 1 rejection, which I was able to have overturned, due to an error on their end. This last round I received two rejections, but I was completely at fault. 2 out of 122 isn't bad, I guess, but it's difficult to maintain 100% accuracy, given how fast one must speed through these to make any kind of decent hourly.
Apr 24, 2019
dgrochester55 Average Pace
Parking Sign Transcription - $0.08
Unrated
Unacceptable
Approved
$ / hour
00:00:45 / completion time
Pros
Approval within minutesCons
Pay is low overall, a few can be done at around 12 an hour but most are 2 to 6 and some have as many five signs.More importantly, I had one rejection in my 30 hits for something where I thought I followed a rule in the instructions(write on signs only). No communication after two emails.
Very surprised since this is a closed qualification
Advice to Requester
1) Pay more in general, at least add bonuses for ones with multiple signs or people will cherry pick2) You are missing the point of a closed qualification. If you have low pay, are reject prone and do not communicate, what makes you any better than the batches that people avoid every day?
Jul 18, 2019 | 1 worker found this helpful.