I looked around for the best board to post this and decided this 1 might be the best. If the Admins feel it needs moved, please feel free to do so. I noticed the
QUALITY POSTING GUIDANCE thread by the admin in this section, so figured this is relevant.
Anyways, this is in response to all the applicants that applied for a recent campaign I launched. I realize that nearly everyone is here looking to make a dollar, myself included. I have no issues with that and I don't feel like anyone else does either. The issue is, don't make it look like that is all you are here for. This is a growing community and it has more value than chasing the dollar.
So, what the hell am I talking about right? When I open up a persons profile I look at everything. I'm looking at how active they are, karma earned, posts, etc. So below I will list everything I look at when going through applications.
What I am looking at in your profile- How active are you?
- How much karma have you earned
- Are you a spammer?
- Are you burstposting
- Are you posting regularly, or do you just post in sig campaign threads, giveaways, and other various bounties?
- Are you posting multiple days per week?
I opened multiple applications. Nearly 100 different applicants applied in the campaign. While opening these applications I saw users that
only posted in sig campaign threads, users that had not been active for weeks/months, users that were posting every 2 minutes. It was really sad to see. I know the forum is just starting to become active, but we have had 3 months to get active and accustomed here. If you people are expecting to earn money here, you will need to change your ways. No manager is going to give half of you a chance, I actually considered starting a blacklist because the quality of some were so bad. Below is a small guide of what to change.
- Try to take your time when posting. Its not a race to get done. You have all the time in the world when not in a campaign, to make posts and grow your persona. If in a campaign, you have the week to reach your goals obviously, but it's still not a race. Average a post every 30 minutes or more. an occasional back to back post is ok, but not 5 in a row every 3 minutes.
- Post all over the forum. Don't limit yourself to 1 or 2 boards and all of them revolving around making money. Mix in different boards between your bounty posts, signature applications, or other money making opportunities.
- Try to be an active poster. Login at least a few days a week and make posts, even if not in a campaign. Active posters are going to get looked at more than users that post once a month.
- Make sure what you are posting is relevant information. Don't just post to post. Be helpful, read other replies, and be on topic. You get a spammer tag and its basically game over for you earning anything here.
- Earning karma is not a requirement so far, but if you are posting like I stated above and staying on topic, trying to help or whatnot, then you will likely earn karma. Users who are earning karma and getting noticed on the forum when they post are going to have no problem getting hired in a campaign,
It's not illegal to want to make some money, but respect the community while doing so. Don't be a cancer!!!
If anyone feels I need to add anything, send me a pm with your suggestion and i'll take your suggestion into consideration.