ChaCha Gets Serious About Revenues. Stops Paying Its Guides. Hah
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- ChaCha is a human powered version of what AskJeeves was 5 years ago.
- Users submit a search (most often a question) via web or mobile , and get a response from a living human who is getting paid to answer questions.
- They use a distributed strategy of employing the ‘guides’, paying them per response they provide.
- As of last month, ChaCha has stopped paying ‘guides’ and their forums have since filled up with complaints of people who hope to see a paycheck.
- Maybe we will see Scott Jones or Brad Bostic, co-founders of ChaCha, this week at the 50.
Finish the sentence: If I ran into these guys, I would tell them to……………..
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September 7, 2008 pm30 3:26 pm
I would tell them that they are embarrassing themselves
September 7, 2008 pm30 3:30 pm
I would tell them that with their shitty business model and ethics, they are comprimising the user generated community and slapping everyone in the face who has contributed to this revolution.
September 8, 2008 pm30 9:27 am
I love using ChaCha but they are definitely gonna need to come up with a different plan of attack.
September 13, 2008 pm30 8:19 am
I can probably top all of the not being paid stories.I started as a Cha Cha Guide in late May. I have my debit card and pin.They owe me 803.40. It is now Sept. 13. I have sent email after email. I have gotten one response telling me they were contacting FIB and should get paid very soon. That was 10 days ago.I wonder what they consider to be very soon.Ten years?
I realize these things can sometimes take awhile.But it’s been almost 4 months. I feel like I’ve been ripped off.
November 7, 2008 pm30 3:42 pm
I barely became a guide, im owed $170, just got my card and started to look around for this pay me now button. Does it exist? Is it supposed to be there now? Reading all this has got me horrified! Are there any pro-chacha stories?? Should I continue to guide, or is this all a scam? It seems legit, but all I’m seeing is people who are dissatisfied or unpaid!! Help! If anybody can help me, please email me at lilybugme@neomail.com!! Thankyou!!
November 8, 2008 pm30 8:07 am
I Just tried to sign up as a guide, and password and user name would not go through for the learning University, Is this a scam? Seems they ask for your personal info and then you can’t get on to site. When I called cha cha for info on this, I was told to reboot-LOL
November 10, 2008 pm30 9:05 am
I have been working at ChaCha since the beginning of May and I have always gotten paid. I just go to the dashboard and hit the PAY ME NOW button and POOF it is there.
Are you sure you guys know where the button is? I have found that many of the people that say they do not have one just do not bother LOOKING.
There are VIDEOS, PICTURES, and PDF files that tell where to find the button, and they are in the knowledge base.
November 13, 2008 pm30 7:40 pm
I’ve been a ChaCha guide (and expeditor) for six months now, and I’ve never missed a paycheck.
November 13, 2008 pm30 11:16 pm
@Klif - great to hear klif. we hope to hear more of these positive reports!
November 14, 2008 pm30 1:37 am
@glu - doubtful…
November 14, 2008 pm30 11:56 am
I became a guide in July, I have never experienced and problems getting paid. For the past week they have been having some technical difficulties, but it no way does that mean ChaCha “stopped” paying their employees. This article and the source are bogus.