I’ve been a member of SocialSpark for a little while and I have found two particular points that I am not happy with. The first is to do with the selection of opportunities. I picked one because it offered $16.50 for a 250 word post and I thought that was fair compensation, only to find out after completing it that I was only awarded $8. This is because,
When an Advertiser creates an Opp. in SocialSpark, they are now able to set a maximum and minimum price that they are willing to pay for each Sponsored Post. Please note that this price range will not be visible to the public, only the current offer price. Once an Opportunity goes live, the fun begins!
Fun my arse, more like a ripoff.
The problem lies in the fact that a lot of the time when taking an opportunity you are placed in a queue and although you may take the opportunity when it was advertised at say $30, by the time you get that opportunity the price might be only $10 and you have no idea until after the post is completed and you see the amount presented. I feel it would be a lot fairer if they told you the price on acceptance to see if you still wanted the task.
The other problem lies in the sponsorship sector of the site. Some of the popups and tags are bloody ugly and the same rule applies to that as the sponsored posts. I’ve read a lot of negative feedback within SocialSpark itself as well as it’s blog so I will just wait and see if they listen to the general public.
I just joined this place tonight, and the truth is I find it completely confusing.
I was wondering about the pay, etc. Is it even worth it?
Thanks for sharing.
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April, if they were to pay what they promised the answer is yes, but so far it doesn’t look that way at all.
This drives me crazy, too. I’m willing to do a 250-word post for $16, let’s say, but when it comes my time to write it and I see it’s only half that, that’s when I say I’ve been screwed. They call it “bait and switch” in these parts.
Another thing I don’t like is you have absolutely no idea when you can expect to get the email telling you it’s your turn. I got one the other night at 11 pm. What if I had woken up the next morning (before work) that I had this waiting for me, but now couldn’t?
They have some improvements to do.
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Yeah Mark all in all I am not impressed with them at all.