In the fall I signed up for Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. When I first heard about it, I thought it was a pretty odd sounding name. What’s a Turk? Lol. (Unrelated side note: A Turk is a native or inhabitant of Turkey.)

Ok, back on the subject. Amazon Mechanical Turk is a listing of various tasks that people need completed. The work is submitted right there on the site. You sign in and can browse a variety of task postings including sorting photos, inputting data from scanned materials and writing articles.

The pay ranges from 0 cents per task (Who would take that?) to $30 per task. Perhaps more. Some tasks are more involve than others. The tasks are called Hits, which you can accept and begin working right away. If your work is accepted, you’re paid. Your work could also be rejected so keep that in mind when selecting a task.

Do what you’re comfortable with and what you think is worth your time. I haven’t done much of this because many of the tasks are low paying, but I thought I’d pass this info along in case any of the readers are interested. If you want to check it out you can visit www.mturk.com.

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