Have you ever asked someone to do homework for you in return for some monetary recompense? SHAME ON YOU! Well, if you are that kind of person, here's the site for you: Cramster.com.
The name gives it all away. For a little bit of money a month, you can acquire Karma points which you can use to essentially pay someone to do your homework for you. And depending on how much offer, your answer can be answered in as fast as five minutes by their so called "experts".
WHO ANSWERS THESE QUESTIONS!
These experts are in fact just other people who have joined the site to share their knowledge in return for Karma points. These people are essentially the people you ask to do your homework for you. The great thing though is that you have a vast array of people that have different subjects they are really good at.
THE PROCESS
So here's how it works: You can either get a free account and use the points they give you (which is very minimal) and purchase an answer for your question. The points will run out fast so you will most likely need one of their premium accounts. But it's not that expensive and you sometimes you get great answers with great explanations on how to do said assignment.
The downside to these experts is that anyone can essentially be an expert. So make sure you check their ranking and their activity to see if you get a legit answer. And if you post an answer be sure it's good because the person who posed the question gets to rate you on your performance. If it sucks, you get no points and a bad ranking. If it's good, they give you the title of "lifesaver."
Don't expect to get good answers or any answers at all if you're a cheap skate. Offering 25 Karma points for a question that takes twenty minutes usually will get you nowhere.
MY EXPERIENCE
I have yet to ask a question, but I myself have answered several questions and have amassed a little bit of points. You may ask, what's in it for me? Well two things:
1. You gain Karma points which you can use to ask questions or redeem them for really cool things like cameras, Ipads, Macbooks, and so much more.
2. I get to take my knowledge from the classes I've taken and put them to good use. It also helps me review the stuff that I've forgotten.
Is it worth it? Yes and no. If you're doing it just to gain Karma points then don't even bother. You make half a cent for every point you gain. The most you can usually gain is 175 Karma points plus one extra for tagging the question. This comes out to be 88 cents for that questions. And it's not always guaranteed--if your answer sucked, you might not get any. If it was semi helpful, you only get partial points.
The plus side to doing this is that I get to keep the stuff I know from disappearing. Having answered questions for about a week now, I've noticed that I've forgotten A LOT of the stuff I learned in school, which really made me think about how important it is to continually look back and review the stuff I've already learned. You can think of the Karma points as a side incentive.
START CRAMMIN!!!
Have you used Cramster?
Let me know what you think about it and what your experiences with the site are.
Cheers
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