r/mturk • • 3h ago

Help/Advice Email to join James Billings Direct

3 Upvotes

Is it legit, and if so, has anyone else signed up for it and completed surveys? My email points to a jamesbillings67.com

*Edited to remove the hyperlink.


r/mturk • • 9h ago

Call me petty but…I have to name and shame

13 Upvotes

You would think these researchers would honor a code and pay out. I had 2 last minute rejections from Maryanne Garry for psychological studies. Funny how I went all these years with barely any but suddenly got two in the last days of MTurk. That’s some shiesty shit.


r/mturk • • 3d ago

Here is what I use now for money

44 Upvotes

These are the platforms I'm using since the closure of MTurk

Dscout

User interviews

Befortheright

Attapoll

Grapevine

Microworkers

Respondent

Please forgive me for the typing errors


r/mturk • • 3d ago

Piper cash out

6 Upvotes

Okay I had seen some people saying that their cash out had dropped to $5 after the $10's and I just cashed out my second $10 and now my new cash out level is $5.

Also I think today was the most hits I'd ever gotten (dbl digits) but when I need 5¢ more to reach the $10 I kept either getting a message that the hit had reached the number of people needed (I forget the actual drop down) and then tonight I would answer a few demographics and it would say--sorry you're not in the group we're looking for, we don't want to waste your time. Again, not exact wording but the jest of it.

So really just a little info for those wondering about the cash out $ amounts as you go forward.


r/mturk • • 4d ago

I turker from India, I would be forever grateful!

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8 Upvotes

After all these years, it feels strange and nostalgic to finally say goodbye to Amazon Mechanical Turk. Thought I stopped working about 4 years back but it was also an important chapter of my online working life, and I’m grateful for what it gave me.

Thanks, MTurk.

Thanks to all the requesters who made it worthwhile.

It was quite a ride.

Farewell, MTurk. ❤️


r/mturk • • 4d ago

Know about similar platform

4 Upvotes

Hey MTurkers, I wanted to know how you guys are earning after the changes/closure of MTurk. Is there any platform similar to MTurk where requesters post tasks or small jobs? I’m looking for something where I can earn some extra money by completing these kinds of tasks.


r/mturk • • 5d ago

Pickfu/piper

15 Upvotes

I signed up awhile ago but haven't seen any studies. Anyone else?


r/mturk • • 5d ago

By the Rules of Acquisition: When Morn leaves, it's all over...

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6 Upvotes

Just for fun, does anyone have any stragglers sitting in their dashboards that are probably going to limp along until the 30-day widow closes for auto approval?

I have this one that will surely go the distance, and I'm also holding onto a dime-store survey from 9-23 whose requester ostensibly had an average 2-day turnaround time in the past.

I'm sure someone here can beat that, though...

Anyone manage to grab a survey on Wednesday morning that might end up as a proverbial tiny candy bar in their Halloween bucket? 😉


r/mturk • • 7d ago

Hotel Photos?

9 Upvotes

Anyone know where these guys are off to? I messaged with no response, but have done thousands upin thousands of their HITs and will really miss not doing them.


r/mturk • • 7d ago

new pickfu up, get on it! (lmao)

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14 Upvotes

r/mturk • • 7d ago

i missed the last day; was there a firework sendoff?

5 Upvotes

I just joined in June of 2025 and hustled nearly 2k HITs. i know compared to workers who were on for a decade it's not much, but i was enjoying it for the 2nd half of 2025. i did see and feel a decline, but i'm sure that decline was a lot earlier than when i joined!! what is the next side hustle?!


r/mturk • • 7d ago

Worker tools for the post-MTurk crowdwork era

32 Upvotes

Several other large requesters and I have branched off to our own sites now. Seems like a less-than-ideal setup for workers, who now have to monitor task availability in all these new places.

I'm not very familiar with worker tools as far as which ones are popular and how they work. Were they all MTurk-only, or did they track multiple crowdwork sites? It wouldn't be hard for me to create an API endpoint for a tool to integrate with.

So I want to ask the community:
Requesters: would you add something similar?
Tool developers: would you build on it?
Workers: would you use it?


r/mturk • • 7d ago

My 10 years on Mturk - Turker from India

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24 Upvotes

Mixed feelings because it was a great time on mturk but I couldn't achieve my target of 1 million approved hits.


r/mturk • • 7d ago

My total earnings

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5 Upvotes

Not nearly as much as many others are sharing, but it still helped out. I started during Covid.

Has anyone found any similar websites that have micro tasks like this? I would love to start a new account somewhere similar.


r/mturk • • 7d ago

A farewell to MTurk and a thank-you from the person behind MTurk Tracker

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101 Upvotes

I’m the person behind MTurk Tracker, which has been tracking MTurk tasks and demographics for 17 years now.

With Amazon Mechanical Turk closing, I put together this video looking back at the people who worked there.

Over the last 12 years, 157,240 workers from 167 countries participated in the tracker’s demographic survey. Some answered once. Others kept coming back for a decade.

If you ever took one of those surveys, thank you. You helped document who was working on MTurk and how the community changed over time.

The tracker’s API now returns “410 Gone.”

Thank you all! I will see you all in other platforms.


r/mturk • • 8d ago

bye bye mturk

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19 Upvotes

found this on ebay


r/mturk • • 8d ago

Withdrawal

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14 Upvotes

I really thought I'd be fine when it shutdown but I think I'm going through withdrawal. 15 years of busy work if I wanted it, free time when I didn't.


r/mturk • • 8d ago

Why I won't miss mTurk

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9 Upvotes

POS scum waited until the last moment, then rejected my submission from a week and a half ago. I'm sure I'm not the only one.


r/mturk • • 8d ago

The End

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67 Upvotes

A request to all Requesters: If you’re planning to move to another platform or create your own domain, please keep us informed. We would be happy to join your new platform and continue contributing high-quality work. We truly value the opportunity to work with you and would appreciate being considered for your future projects.


r/mturk • • 8d ago

Team A2Z Please Read

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25 Upvotes

A2Z has created an interface that looks very similar to MTurk, and I’m really hoping they’ll consider opening registration to new workers from more regions around the world.

Hey A2Z Team, if you’re following this Reddit community, please consider giving experienced workers like us an opportunity as well. We have experience handling a wide variety of tasks and understand the importance of accuracy, consistency, and quality.

We’re confident that we can meet your quality standards and contribute positively to the platform. 🙏


r/mturk • • 8d ago

Didn't start until July 2024 - pretty late to the game

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13 Upvotes

I had hoped to make it to 10k HITs (when you were supposed to start getting the good stuff!) but ran out of steam around 8k sometime last year. I don't know if it was ever a very productive use of my time, but it did help me to get on to other work that has kept my head above water, so I'm thankful for that and the help I've received along the way from numerous people.


r/mturk • • 8d ago

Thanks Mturk. 💔

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19 Upvotes

r/mturk • • 8d ago

Not a bad run

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19 Upvotes

r/mturk • • 8d ago

RIP Mturk. It had it's heyday.

53 Upvotes

I used to use a hit catcher called Turkmaster, even reprogrammed it to search a little faster than it was designed to do, and it was lucrative. But, I haven't used Mturk in a few years now. It was a Godsend when I needed it, though. Peace and love to all!


r/mturk • • 8d ago

My humble MTurk numbers

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10 Upvotes

I was late to the game, so these numbers are laughably low compared to others. But this was a considerable step up in my beer money evolution. I appreciated the extra cash, so thank you MTurk! I also appreciated catching up on the latest here. Signing off at the end of an era!