@Mysteriousways wrote:
I was looking for more apps and just downloaded and was curious about others experiences. I see they only do gas stations, shame but it does pay 10 bucks which is manageable if it doesn't take too long. I have a measuring tape already so will go to the dollar store to see if I can get a longer one or Walmart. I have an Observa close to home so I will give it a try it is 0.2 miles away from me so why not. I'm nervous though but will swallow my pride, I heard it pays if approved within the hour? is this real? if so this might beat FA easy. I have been reading the negative reviews to get a feel for it. Skeptical but I think we might have a winner here
Questions:
1. Does Oberva pays in USD or CAD? since I'm canadian if it pays in USD. This would be of great help.
2. Another thing, do they easily accept shops? I mean I have like 127 shops completed for FA with 12 expired/3 rejected. I'm expecting for something similar.
3. Do they really pay in like an hour or so?
4. Is it only Gas station audits? (judging by what I'm seeing I'd say yes)?
5. Do shops ever get bonused? all the shops I'm seeing now say 48 days left (what does that mean? until it is taken off or reposted)
6. For 30 minutes, what the hell do they want you to do? I mean does it have like 100 pictures that type of long winded deal?
I wish it would provide more information, I already checked their FAQ and vague as hell.
Thanks and love this forum,
saves me so much time and guessing especially with new apps
@Mysteriousways
Hi, Jake from Observa here. I would love to help clarify some questions that have come up!
1. The payout listed for Observa opportunities is all in USD. If you are in Canada, PayPal will convert the payment to the equivalent amount in CAD.
2. We verify all Observations for accuracy and will reject if the answers do not match the photos attached or if the photos are of poor quality. We are constantly updating the questions and format to be easier to complete so as long as you follow the directions very closely it will result in a success! This data is extremely important to our customers, so we want to ensure that we are getting the most accurate answers possible.
3. For all Observations we pay out ASAP. As soon as your Observation has been verified you are paid immediately after. Due to the large number of Observations on the map our verification time has been slowed down to roughly a 72 hour window at the most. However many people are paid within the hour.
4. Currently, in Canada, we only have the gas station audits. Across the US, there are dozens of other campaigns with all different sorts of opportunities.
5. We are currently running a program to choose a daily $100 USD bonus recipient. For every gas station audit you do you will receive one entry into the pool and there is no limit to the number of entries! The recipient is chosen at random from the pool of gas station observations submitted within the previous 24 hours. The payout for an observation will be the amount listed when you click “Accept” on that specific opportunity. These opportunities will be available for some time yet, but the Bonus will only be going through May 31, so we encourage you to complete as many as you can before then!
6. The gas station audit is one of our longer observations due to the amount of data that is needed from the locations. Fortunately, a sizable portion of the data can be obtained via pictures which decreases the time needed to complete. Discussion with the manager/Employee, measuring of small signs, photographing pumps are among the things needed to complete this observation. To view the full instructions, you can click ‘Accept’ and then ‘Observe’ on the opportunity and scroll through it. You are not penalized for ‘accepting’ an opportunity and then clicking ‘decline’ if you do not complete it.
Since we have such a variance in the types of opportunities available, our FAQ is more on the general side, but more information about the gas station opportunities can be found here, or by clicking ‘Accept’ on one of the opportunities in the app: [
www.observanow.com]
If you have any other questions, please reach out to us at
support@observanow.com. Thanks!