| Ever heard of ChaCha? If you are a work from home | | | | that we get a lot of nonsense queries. "Are You a |
| mom, you've probably stumbled across the job | | | | Guy or a Girl" or "Tell Me a Joke" but for the most |
| opportunity from time to time. Its a quite interesting | | | | part, people who use the service seem to get alot of |
| concept, perhaps worth considering. | | | | benefit from it. Its like having access to the internet |
| ChaCha started out as a human powered internet | | | | even when you are away from the computer. |
| search engine. Users could submit a "query" or a | | | | Cha Cha guides are paid by the search. So whether a |
| search term and live researchers called "guides" would | | | | search takes 1 minute or 6, you will receive a flat rate |
| respond with the answer. The presentation was similar | | | | of pay. You won't get rich working for ChaCha but it is |
| to an online chat and in my opinion it was very slow. | | | | a legitimate job. The best part is that the hours are |
| Sometimes the guide asked for clarification, then you'd | | | | flexible. You sign on whenever you want, for as long |
| have to type in your explanation. Answers could easily | | | | as you want. Ten minutes or 5 hours, its completely up |
| take 3-5 minutes. In that time you could have hopped | | | | to you. |
| on over to Google and get the answer yourself. | | | | Another cool think about ChaCha is that they have a |
| It seems that model didn't work out well because they | | | | debit card that you can get when you start working |
| have shifted their focus to mobile text searches. Say | | | | for them. Anytime you want, you can chose the "Pay |
| for example you are in Phoenix AZ and you want to | | | | Me Now " feature and the funds you've earned will be |
| find the new Childrens Museum. You would text | | | | instantly deposited on the card. So if you need a few |
| ChaCha at "242242"( which incidentally spells ChaCha | | | | extra dollars for gas, and you have some money in |
| ) and submit your question. Within a matter of seconds | | | | your ChaCha account you can have the money |
| the guide responds with a text message to your cell | | | | available on your card within minutes. The other option |
| phone with the locations and possibly directions too. | | | | for payment is standard direct deposit to your bank. |
| As a ChaCha guide myself, I can attest to the fact | | | | |