Category Archives: Writing at Home

CrowdSource Worker Profiles

By suzanne.obszanski | Published: May 2, 2012

If you’ve received an email invite from CrowdSource to set up a Worker Profile and are wondering what it is all about, this blog is for you. The benefits of creating a profile offer a more enriched writing-for-CS experience. What exactly does the profile show you? How can you use it for a better experience or to improve your writing? The answers are best shown through what makes the CS Worker Profile helpful in the eyes of other Turkers like you.

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Enhancing Your CrowdSource Experience with Turker Nation

By | Published: November 17, 2011

Whether you are new to writing for CrowdSource or a seasoned pro, using Turker Nation can enhance your experience by providing an invaluable resource that allows you to communicate with, ask questions of and get to know or complain to other CS workers, and other general turkers.

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Phrases to Avoid in E-Commerce Writing

By | Published: November 17, 2011

The ability to write good descriptions for products is an integral part of writing e-commerce pieces for CrowdSource. While there is much more to creating excellent copy than choosing your words carefully, it is a great place to start. Many words and phrases are overused, inappropriate or fluffy. Keep your e-commerce writing free of the following, and you are sure to produce stronger and more engaging content with substance.

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Read It Here!

By | Published: November 3, 2011

There are a few things that are overused by some writers in writing e-commerce style paragraphs, sometimes in articles as well. Referring to “here” within the content of writing product or brand information multiple times and using too many exclamation points.

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Effective Time Management to Maximize Your Earnings

By suzanne.obszanski | Published: October 10, 2011

As a freelance writer for CrowdSource, your earnings are limited only by what you put into your work. The best thing you can do to maximize your earnings is to embrace effective time management. As a writer, your biggest asset is time. The more time you set aside to write, the more your earnings grow as a result. Writing ability aside, the ability to effectively manage your time is a skill with the potential to make your earnings go from middle of the road to beyond your expectations. Follow these tips for effective time management to maximize your earnings through CrowdSource on mturk.

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