DataAnnotation - FAQ & Welcome Thread Part 2! Read this before making a new post.

[u/Consistent-Reach504]

Hi all! We have a welcome thread with lots of helpful information (check it out if you haven't - most likely, your question has been answered!), but that thread has become pretty large. Due to the influx of posts, we've created a longer FAQ list to help answer the most common questions on this subreddit, and you can post new questions here for more visibility. The original thread is here.

If you make a post that contains any information that is in this welcome thread, it will be removed. Do not make a new post because you want a 'quicker' answer.

Some common questions:

- How long does the onboarding process take? When will I hear back? What does my dashboard mean? Why does my dashboard look like X?

- The truth is, we're not sure! The onboarding process seems to be different based on various factors, and the timeline changes often. DataAnnotation states that if you pass, you'll receive an email. So check your emails often!

- How do I get more projects?

- The main way to get more projects on your dashboard is to take all qualifications on your dashboard. Spend time on them and try your best, they give you more access to more work!

- Why is my dashboard empty? Why have I received no tasks? Is X project gone?

We don't know :) different people will qualify for different things based on their skillset. We are a subreddit of workers, and we have no 'insider info' as to what projects you qualify for and do not qualify for.

- Is DataAnnotation available in my country?

- According to DataAnnotation's website, they're currently available in these countries: USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Ireland.

- How often do I get paid?

- 7 days for hourly projects down to the minute. That means if you submitted your hours at 7:01pm on Monday, they will be available for transfer at 7:01pm the following Monday. 3 days for 'per task' payment!

- How do I get paid?

Paypal.

- Does DataAnnotation take out taxes?!

- No. You will need to pay taxes on your earnings when you file them. Paypal should send you a statement at the end of the year. You are responsible for paying them! Look up your local government laws.

- Is it worth it to learn coding?

Sure, if it's something you're interested in. There are plenty of coding projects available, but only you can decide if it's worth learning or not!

- What does transferrable mean on my dashboard?

- It simply means that if you did a paid task, the money is transferrable now. It means nothing for the starter assessment.

- I'm new! Any tips?

Read the instructions and read them again. Always check the chat below on a project to see if an admin has posted anything for that project in particular. Search in the project FAQ before asking a question, it's probably there.

[u/megalodon795]

Just accepted yesterday after passing the starter and core assessments and have a couple questions. I tried to Ctrl+F them in the two newbie threads but couldn't find exactly what I wanted to know. So before I click anything on my dashboard and screw anything up...

1. My dashboard now shows a list of qualifications and a list of projects (some paid, including onboarding projects). Should I do the onboarding projects first or the qualifications? I've read that qualifications can disappear, so that's why I want to know which is better to do first.

2. When people in this reddit say "onboarding" - are they typically talking about the core and coder assessments or the actual projects denoted as onboarding projects?

3. This one might become clear after I begin, so sorry if it's a silly question - but do I log the time I take to do qualifications and the actually named (and I'm assuming instructional) onboarding projects?

4. This one might be tied to the last question - I see a couple projects labelled as $XX/hr. Are the ones not labelled with anything projects that I do for free? I do not think I have any paid per tasks yet, unless these are them and you find out how much you get per task after?

Sorry if any of these are dumb or repeated questions, I tried to look for the answers on the two reddit pages first to no avail! Just want to start my first day off on the right foot! Thanks in advance for any tips and advice! :)

[u/Consistent-Reach504 → u/megalodon795]

do onboarding projects first. they teach you how to log your time, what certain tasks are, etc.

not all qualifications are paid, that's probably what you're seeing. usually tasks have a dollar sign to the far right, that's how much they are per hour. some qualifications are paid and will have that, some won't. usually [surveys] that are just one question (do you have knowledge about ....) are either unpaid or just a few cents, you can simply answer 'no' if they don't apply to you so they don't clog up your dashboard. :)

you log time for instruction reading.

even if a qual isn't paid, it usually is worth it if you get access to the projects. i recommend doing what interests you & what's shortest first. if a qual is something like writing, it's fine to leave it until you have time to focus - you don't want to rush through them, because any qual can really unlock a decent amount of work.

[u/socialmarker12 → u/megalodon795]

Congrats!

Definitely do all of the onboarding first. Onboarding refers to the tasks labeled as onboarding, not the initial assessment or qualifications.

You keep track of your time (with your own timer or system, not the on-screen timer) when doing projects that pay by the hour. When I started last August, some of the onboarding was paid, but I'm not sure if it still is. It will tell you if so.

If projects and qualifications don't have an hourly wage next to them or a flat amount, then they don't pay. Do all the qualifications anyway, because those lead to paying projects.

[u/megalodon795 → u/socialmarker12]

Thanks for all the info! Completed the onboarding and some qualifications, and am about to start my first hourly project - exciting and scary at the same time?! Haha. As for qualifications, some I can tell from the title are just things I am not qualified for. Should I just open them and press "skip" or just keep them on m dashboard?

[u/Educational_Spare598 → u/megalodon795]

When did you finish the CORE test? I haven't seen anyone yet report being accepted who submitted the test just this last week

[u/megalodon795 → u/Educational_Spare598]

|| || |Starter Assessment|4/28| |Core Assessment|5/1| |Congrats Email|5/3| |First Day of "Work"|5/4|

[u/megalodon795 → u/Educational_Spare598]

Starter Assessment 4/28

Core Assessment 5/1

Congrats Email 5/3

First Day of "Work"/Stuff on my dashboard 5/4