About Ciao's Premium Fund...
By kaliyha
@kaliyha (591)
Philippines
December 10, 2008 6:11am CST
Apparently, you'll be eligible for the premium fund if your review is rated exceptional. So even if a lot of people would rate your review as very helpful, you still won't have the chance to win the $20 prize.
Well that's pretty sad. I do hope they'll make a better ratings system for this. How about a point system instead? For every rate that's exceptional, you'll get 5 points. 3 points for very helpful and 1 point for helpful. The reviews with the highest points will of course win the prize.
5 responses
@kaliyha (591)
• Philippines
10 Dec 08
I think its trying to stop those who write poor, "instant" reviews who just wants to earn a lot of money. Its really sad that my earnings depreciated. I use to earn more than a dollar everyday but now, I only get an average of 40 cents. But still, I would go on writing for Ciao.
@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
10 Dec 08
I think the main reason why the ciao admin decided on a premium fund is because of all those copied and not so quality reviews... there are a lot of them there... and they are getting ratings that they do not even deserve...
The thing with ciao is that there is a "scratch my back... i'll scratch your back" thing going on... so even if one writes crap reviews... they will get very helpful ratings because that is what they do to others...
@rainmark (4302)
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10 Dec 08
Yes i do agree with you, maybe that's the reason why they change thier system. Will as for those cases of poor review and copy paste and sabotage in ratings, i;ve seen lots of that happening there. So now if you are a serious and good in making reviews you'll going to earn from ciao.
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@rainmark (4302)
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10 Dec 08
It's a good suggestion of yours. But unfortunately the ciao admin do different creteria to choose the winner. And getting the exceptional ratings is a hard work specially when you are busy and so impossible to win that $20. Maybe if your friends rate your review exceptional maybe you have a chance to win.
Me im slowing down now in ciao as im too busy sorting personal things.
Happy posting.
@rberon1985 (5359)
• Philippines
10 Dec 08
That is actuallya good suggestion. It would be actually unfair if you will not be getting any thing for writing. I know for you to get an exceptional rating, you have to write a very long review at the same very meaningful review. And foe you to achieve it, you have to think on what you are going to put on your review. I don't know if I'm going to continue working with the site.
