I am new to MTurk, on day 5 and I have completed a little over 200 HIT's so far. I am in between jobs right now, so I am giving MTurk a try, hoping to generate some kind of an income. It looks like there is a bit of a steep learning curve for beginners, so I will be going through the forum learning as much as I can. I will read up before posting the usual newbie questions. Thanks to all those who keep this site going and contribute to it, hopefully it won't be long before I am doing the same.
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