Microworkers FAQ

 What is Microworkers?

Microworkers is an innovative, International online platform that connects Employers and Workers from around the world. Our unique approach guarantee Employers that a task paid is a task successfully done, while at the same time guaranteeing Workers that a job completed is a job paid.

Just as its name suggest, the tasks assigned to Workers and paid for by Employers are simple and quick, mostly completed in a few minutes, thus, are called “micro jobs”. These tasks include simple sign-ups, social bookmarking tasks, forum participation, website visits, rating videos or articles, voting up contest entries, adding comments, suggesting leads, creating backlinks, writing reviews or articles, downloading applications and so much more. Joining Microworkers is free, and as an International site, anyone from any country can be a member.

Who are the Employers?

Anyone can be an Employer. If you own anonline business  a blog, a contest entry or simply need referrals for your favorite programs, Microworkers is definitely the place to come and have your small tasks assigned to tens of thousands of active Workers who are always ready to complete your job.

Whether you need traffic for your website, comments or a fresh post for your blog, a review for your new product or put your article to the front page of popular bookmarking sites, hiring Workers from our program ensures you affordable, quick and top quality results.

Who are the Workers?

Anyone can also be a Worker. You can be a stay-at-home mom, a student who needs extra spending money, or if you simply love helping others while making some extra cash alongside, this is the place for you. Joining Microworkers as a Worker does not mean you are employed by the site. Instead, you will be working as a freelancer. With that, you can work as much or as little as you want. At the same time, your potential for earning is also limitless since you can accept all the jobs you believe you are capable of completing, and get paid for it.

Can I be a Worker and Employer at the same time?

Absolutely. Signing up to Microworkers allows you take “micro jobs”. At the same time, when you have job campaigns you wish to run, you can use the same account to do so. You simply have to click on the Start a Campaign option, and post your job. What’s more, you can use your earnings as a Worker to fund your campaign as an Employer.

I am a Worker…

Can I have more than one account?

No. There is no need to maintain more than one account and it is against Microworkers’ Guidelines. If you’ve lost your login information, you can request to have it sent to your Email address. If you are caught having more than one account, your account(s) will be terminated, your IP address(es) will be banned, your payments will be forfeited and you can no longer participate in Microworkers’ program in the future.

How do I earn money?

Upon signing up for the Microworkers program, you automatically receive a $1 sign-up bonus to your account.

If you wish to look for “micro jobs”, click on the Available Jobs link and browse through the hundreds of listed tasks. Each task will display a set of instructions, the time to complete it and the amount you will earn for finishing the job. If you believe you can finish the task, click on I accept this job and the page will display a form where you can enter the proof required by the Employer. Otherwise, click on Not interested in this job.

What is a Success Rate and why do I need to maintain it?

The Microworkers Success Rate ensures Employers that they get quality results from the campaigns they are running. The feature prevents workers from posting spam or fake proofs, and low-quality output of the tasks they perform. As a Worker, you must maintain your actual Success rate (1) above 75% at all times.
Temporary Success rate (2) is real-time rate used to determine how many jobs you can accept per day.

Poorly performed tasks will give you a not satisfied rating and will pull your Success Rate down. To maintain a high Success Rate, make sure to accept only tasks you can finish.

I have been misrated by my Employer. What should I do?

If you believe you have been misrated for a job properly completed, let us know and we will look into the issue. Just open task details page and click on the “Submit a Complain” link. After reviewing your claims, we will credit your account with the amount due to you. Otherwise, if the Employer misrated you for an appropriate reason, you will not be credited. Microworkers will maintain a fair approach in dealing with work disputes and will be looking after to what is best for both Employers and Workers.

Where can I view the jobs I have completed?

Once the Worker submits a proof, the job will appear in the list of Tasks I finished. Tasks not yet rated by Campaign owners (Employers) will show a gray icon. Tasks rated with Satisfied appear with green icon. Tasks rated with Not satisfied will display a red icon.

Where can I view my earnings and account activity?

If you want to view your account transactions  click on the My Account tab. The page will display your personal information, account details, current balance, referral bonuses and the transaction history which lists all the payments for your finished “micro jobs”.

To view your withdrawal history, click on the Withdraw tab from the top menu. All withdrawals with the corresponding Date, Withdrawal method, Status and Amount will be listed in the page.

How and when do I get paid?

Once the Employer reviews your submitted task and approves it, the amount assigned for that particular job is automatically credited to your account balance. If Employer forgets to rate tasks, they will be automatically closed by the system in 168 hours and will be rated “Satisfied”. Likewise, the money will be deposited in your account. No task will remain open for a long period of time.

When your earnings reach $9, you will be allowed to place a withdrawal request. To do so, click on the Withdraw tab from the top menu, then click on the Place a new Withdrawal Request link. You can choose a withdrawal method between PayPal  Moneybookers or Alertpay, as well as the amount you only wish to withdraw.

Payments are processed within 30 days after placing a withdrawal request. More payment options will be available in the future. Announcements will be made once they are implemented.

Is there a benefit to inviting others to Microworkers?

When you refer someone to Microworkers through your referral link, you will receive $1 in your account balance once the same Worker earns a minimum of $25. The more you invite, the more referral earnings you get!

To find your unique referral link, click on My Account and look under the Referrals & Bonuses section.

Can I use my earnings to run my own campaign?

Certainly. Simply go to your My Campaigns page, click on the Start a Campaign option, and post your job.

What’s the best way to stay up-to-date on what’s new on Microworkers?

You can join us on Facebook or follow our tweets on Twitter. We also have a Microworkers newsletter with interesting jobs, weekly tips, news and more.

I am an Employer…

How do I start my Campaign?

Go to your My Campaigns page, click on the Start a Campaign option, and post your job. You can choose to run your campaign to US Workers or International Workers. Then, select a category for your campaign, put in the number of minutes a Worker must need to finish the job and the number of positions you are willing to pay for. The page automatically displays the total cost of your campaign for you to make adjustments, if necessary.

To describe your campaign, put in an appropriate Title, a list of instructions for the Workers to follow and the proof you require to ensure the job is completed.

All campaigns submitted are reviewed for approval before displayed to the Workers. Be sure to include all details about the campaign with clear and easy to understand steps.

What is a Campaign Speed?

The “Speed” box is where you can indicate how fast you want your campaign to run. This is one of the best features of Microworkers. You can choose values between 1 to 1000 (1 being the slowest and 1000 as the fastest), which you can modify anytime during your campaign. This feature gives you more control over your campaigns and the results you expect.

To make sure your campaigns run just how you want it to, Microworkers even implemented a Pause and Resume option.

How do I fund my campaign?

Click on the “Deposit” link from the top menu. You can fund your campaign using any of these available payment processors:

- PayPal
- Alertpay
- Moneybookers

There is no deposit fee.

Money will be available in your account immediately after you confirm the transaction.

I wish to add more positions to my currently running Campaign

No problem. Microworkers has a wonderful feature that allows Employers to add more positions to their campaign even while it is on progress. That will save you a lot of time and trouble of having to begin another campaign and wait for it to be approved.

Simply access your campaigns page, choose the campaign you want to add positions to and click on the Add positions link. Then, you can type in the number of positions you wish to add.

How do I Rate my Workers?

Microworkers has implemented a system that allows checking and rating campaigns more manageable for you.

Go to your campaigns page and choose the campaign you wish to review. A list of all submitted proofs will be displayed in a single page. To view all submitted proofs in one screen, click on Expand. You do not have to individually open each task to check the proof.

With the Select All box, approving tasks by the hundreds can be done with just a single click. However, should you prefer to approve each task one by one, you can always do so.

A “Satisfied” rating automatically transfers the fund you have set aside to each individual Worker’s account. You would only be paying for tasks you rate “Satisfied”.

No tasks should remain open for a long period of time. If you forget to rate your Workers’ tasks, they will automatically be closed by the system in 168 hours and will be rated “Satisfied”.

What happens if I decide to stop my campaign?

Should you want to end your campaign even before all available positions has run out, simply click on the Stop link in your campaigns page. When that happens, funds for the unused positions will be credited back to your account.