Leapforce Agents – Search Engine Evaluators

hmmmmmmm, looks like something i could do while i’m bored to tears at my other job. Thank you for sharing ma’am, you’re a gem. I’m off to apply.

I’ll keep you posted on the Leapforce application procedure as it unfolds.

I was offered $13.50 hourly and the project is anticipated to last six months. The next step for Leapforce is a two part evaluation that you have a week to complete. They’ll send you the study material too. If you pass both parts of the Search Engine Evaluator exam, you will receive an award of $150! To qualify for the award, you must also complete a minimum of 50 hours of Search Engine Evaluation work at the normal pay rate.

I’ve done search engine evaluating at home before for another company. Evaluating search engines involves ranking and judging relevance websites. The last place wanted to increase accuracy of artificial intelligence that search engines use by comparing it to decisions made by real people.

Thanks for the post, it sounds like a good opportunity.

I just found out I passed both parts of the exam. More than hard, the second part is exhaustive; using the criteria to classify and evaluate 270 URLs. It takes hours, but they give you a week in which to complete it. The Leapforce FAQ point out that the reason for the exam being so long is partly to see if you have the willingness to do the kind of task they’re asking of you…over and over. As they said, I got the hang of it after awhile, and was really kind of enjoying it by the end. Not for everyone, but $13.50 and my own hours sounds pretty good right now!

Hi –

I also did the two-part exam. It is no joke! They emailed me last week saying they would get back to me with a starting date. I’d like to know if anybody has already started working for them yet. I’ll be sure to let you know how things go. Fingers crossed!

I emailed leapforce after receiving the email stating they were working on a start date and I got a very quick response (same day). Anyway the email stated MAYBE sometime in April because they were waiting for more positions to become available. Can’t wait to start!!!!!

I applied to the Leapforce, Search Engine Evaluator, position and found them to be legit with the CA Secretary of State. I couldn’t find any info on the BBB and never connected with a live person or received a call back when I left a message on the 800#.

It took them a couple weeks to send info. I submitted all the required documents and again waited a couple weeks for a response. I was then notified of my exam dates and the instructions therein. Once received, I was given a week deadline to complete two exams, which included an extensive set of exam guidelines (100pgs) and a predicted 10-20 hrs of my time (said to be compensated once an agent). If I passed the first exam, they said they’d send the second.

I just took the first exam and didn’t pass. In all, I’d say I gave them 5hrs of my time. I’m a sharp cookie and found the material to be quite complex and not applicable of high retention. Something you will need to study and definitely not for everyone. I’m anxious to hear from anyone who passed both exams and are working agents…getting paid.

I’m a little worried about sending off my vital information – in this day of identity theft and all. Has anyone actually received any cash from these people?

I got my first paycheck three long weeks after submitting my hours for the first month. This month I am due to receive the bonus for taking the two initial exams.

As a contractor, the terms are 30 days, which means they have 30 days to pay you for work already completed.

It doesn’t seem fair to wait so long for hours and hours of work, but it is a legitimate way that many companies do business with contractors these days.

I just passed both exams and are currently waiting for Leapforce to finish final paperwork for me. My two co-workers failed the 1st exam! I will do the Chinese language assignment. Can’t wait – I do need money to support the family as a single mother.

I’m currently a Leapforce at home agent, so it is legitimate. The exams are NOT hard. Read the material, have it handy during the exam, answer the multiple choice questions. I am also an engineer, but come on people. I guess it’s a good screening process. $13.50 an hour, as many hours as you want, whenever you want. Well worth the exam process.

I just got my invoice back and had the same issue. When I sit down to work, I first started by “punching in” by putting the time in a notepad file. I kept track of this every time I logged in and logged out. Since filing my may invoice, I’ve started using the invoice system on their site to keep track of when I logged in. I know for a fact I actually worked the hours I put in, but my message with my invoice today shows that they have me recorded with about 1/2 to 1/3 the number of hours I know I put in each day. I feel like I must have not been logged into something somewhere or some other big issue. Let me know what happens with you Alison.
Thanks

Just curious to those of you already working for Leapforce if they let you work beyond the 6 months that are initially contracted. I’ve been approved and am waiting for my test to be sent.

I applied with Leapforce 2 wks ago and only received an email that they are reviewing qualification. How long does it take before I will no if I make it to step 2- the tests?

about getting paid for the hours you work… I’m refering to the fact that some folks are saying the company pays for less time than they think they worked. I am just applying, but I will want to know that I’ll get paid before I start the work. I don’t have time to throw away! Anyone have a resolution on this?

Have been doing work for LeapForce for 4 months now. I passed the exams first time around. Pretty simple if you read the instructions and use a little logic. They are really not that difficult. It took me about a month from the time I first applied until I started working. The work can be pretty tedious and repetitive. It depends on the assignment. They do keep track of your time, but most important of all, your efficiency and quality of work. It is critical that if you are logging in an hour, you work undisturbed for an hour. No kids, phone calls, snacks… If your efficiency and quality does not meet the standards, you will be booted. You submit your hours the first day of the month, and you usually get a paper check via snail mail within a couple of weeks. It is all legit, but again, it is work. Don’t expect an office or factory environment where you get paid while you socialize. Every minute is accounted for.

Well, I am getting ready to take the exams…I’ll let you know how it goes.

I just sat and failed the first exam. I couldn’t believe it – I’m pretty smart and I’m sure I got 75-80% correct, so I guess they are looking for higher than that. I wonder if they also take into account how long it takes you to complete the exam. Bottom line, I am not suitable for this work. But ooh, my ego!

I applied to Leapforce back in early July, was almost immediately approved for the next step, and was sent the Independent Contractor Agreement to sign. I did, and returned it to them via both fax and email. Since then, nothing. My profile on their site states that they are still waiting for the paperwork to arrive – unlikely. And no matter how often I email or call, I can never get a live person or response. So how long is this process really supposed to take? Sorry to say, but I am starting to smell SCAM here!
Any help would be much appreciated…

Thanks for the response back guys! I eventually emailed my Independent Contract Agreement to Leapforce on Aug 24th and they responded back with part 1 of the exam. After reading the material, I passed part 1 on Friday Aug 28th and just finished part 2 today. I should be hearing something back by tomorrow on the next steps.

I was able to pass both exams and the process, actually, of signing up was quite easy and painless. Thought that if I worked about 5 hours a day for five days a week, then I would pull back around a thousand a month. But Little did I know that tasks are not available all the time like they make it sound. Today, I was able to work for about 45 minutes. Since then, NO TASKS. The $21 I have earned so far is not cutting it. Anyone else have that problem today?

So far, Leapforce hasn’t given me any reason to think they’re a scam. I think many people become disillusioned that LF expects us to log in and work steadily with strict adherence to their guidelines. It can get tedious and it’s highly analytical–not something everyone can deal with efficiently over time.

As for the aboutleapforceinc blog, if he was evaluating sites in English I can see why he didn’t do well. His English is poor and reading and evaluating websites does require a good grasp of the language. This isn’t a job where you get paid just to look at sites.

Hello everyone, this is a great post and has really helped me better understand and review leapforce. I am a highly educated marketing professional who has been doing this line of work for over 7 years. I am heavy into analytics, landing pages, rankings, algorithms and pretty much anything search engine and web site oriented. I live and breathe this stuff. I have applied for this part time position twice now and keep getting rejected. Does anyone know what specific items they are looking for in your resume? or what we need to do to at least take the test?

any help would be greatly appreciated.

DD

Dawn~

I don’t think it’s anything in your resume. I work for Leapforce and I don’t really have anything as far as educational/work experience-I am just a high school graduate who worked in a call center for a while, but I put in my application and had the first test sent to me within a day. I do know that if you’ve worked for/with Google before they won’t hire you because of a no-compete agreement, so if that’s on your resume that’s probably why you were rejected.

Also, to address something that several other people have said, I have had no issues contacting a live person at Leapforce. In fact, I emailed them about an issue just today and received a phone call within 15 minutes from a very nice lady who gave me her name, number, and direct extension should I require any further assistance.

This job is not for everyone-it requires a lot of analytical thinking and you must be willing to work independently, use the provided resources, and provide efficient, quality service. The test is a great indicator of whether or not the job will work out for you.

I passed the first part and am waiting for my results on the second part. I have my fingers crossed, this sounds like a legit deal and I’ve done tons of research on work from home gigs, most of them scams! I’ll let you all know when I get the results for part 2!

I have to agree with this post. It is a legitimate job. However, they do mass firings without any rhyme or reason. They will say it is the quality of the contractors work. There is a whole thread on this at very popular work at home blog where more than 10 people were terminated without explanation over a two day period. The way it was done was brutal and chilling. No warning and in the email they tell you to write them if you have a questions about their actions. NO ONE got any reply to their requests for termination and proof of poor quality. In fact, many had received quality reviews from Leapforce. Something is wrong with this company. As for the Better Business Bureau as of December 23, 2009-they had an “F” rating. That speaks volumes.

I as well worked for Leapforce for a period of over 6 months. They actually renewed my contract for an additional 6 months. I never encountered any issues with payment. My check was always received before the 30 day period was up. I also did not have any issues with logging my time, I was always paid for the time I submitted. However, after getting my renewal notification email, within a week I received a termination notice for substandard work. The strange thing is just two weeks prior I received my quality review which was excellent. I was completely shocked but after reading the previous post about mass firings I am thinking this must be the case. The work does get tedious and slightly boring so I am happy with the 6 months I got to complete. It seems after 6 months, they are ready to move on to new hires!

Thank you for posting a job opportunity like this on your webpage. But unfortunately i can’t apply for it because i am not from the US.

Studied the material and believed to answer most questions correctly. I believe they have a bunch of people take the first portion of the test and the first 10 or 20 or whatever the magic number is that get a certain percentage or more correct on the first part move on to the second part of the test. Those that hand in the tests after the magic number is reached automatically they give you a failing grade because they have reached there magic number……. Same I believe is true for the second part of the test. Not sure if I call that shady but don’t waste your time with this company as the better business bureau gives this company a grade of a “F”. I would make sure next time that I be one of the first people to hand in the test such as same day or second day. If you wait till midweek or late week to hand in the first part of the test you might as well not even waste your time taking the test at all. By then I’m sure they have reached there numbers.

They even say they operate on a Net-30 basis. I just didn’t know what it meant.

I passed both tests, and have worked today as my first. I did about three hours worth and they don’t have any more ratings for me. Is that a common issue, or is it just one of those times?

check out this website. maybe it’ll help

http://www.bbb.org/greater-san-franc…nton-ca-314684

The latest pay with Lionbridge was 14.50 per hour. They require a minimum of 10 hours a week, up to a maximum of 20 hours. Another similar company is Leapforce. They have the same requirements to join. I believe I read an article from 06 or 07 stating that they are both contracted by Google to help keep the quality of the search engine high.

Leapforce is a very well-veiled scam. If you are familiar with the Google Rater position that many companies offer (Butler Hill, Lionbridge, Workforce Logic) you know what the practical exam entails. Leapforce is the only company that does not pay for your ‘study time’ and taking the exam. The purported exam (practical one) is the actual work itself. Leapforce produces most of its work output by getting free work from applicants who are not hired but who produce the work through the trial (‘testing’) phase. Applicants are left with a very well-written ‘unfortunately you were not selected’ email and a wasted week of work. They now have an F rating at the BBB. Do yourself a favor and stay away from them, there are plenty of other companies that offer the legitimate version of the Google Rater position.

I started working for Leapforce in December and I’m very happy with it. I passed the exam. I went into it knowing I wouldn’t be paid for the exam or for reading training materials. I have been paid on time every month and for the full time that I billed, including a couple times where I was slightly short of their standards.

have been working with Leapforce since January. have been pretty satisfied overall. biggest downside I see is that work isn’t always available; it seems to be available in waves. i am unemployed, and do Leapforce when i need a break from searching for work. the pay is $13.5 /hr, billed by the minute. have to keep up minimum amount of work output (average 30 tasks completed per hour) with good quality. got dinged in March as one type of evaluation takes me much longer than normal to complete, which lowered my overall work output. i just quit doing those projects, and my output is fine. $13.5 not enough to live support my family, but is better than playing online games or wasting time.

Any hints to the second part of the exam? i was helping my partner out with the second part, we thought we nailed it but now, got an email minutes after submitting the test and they said we didn’t pass. I’m going to try again. Does any one have any hints for this aweful long test besides reading the material? I’m not stupid, but geez is it really that hard?

I just passed both exams last week, and I must say, they were very difficult. while I was preparing for Part-2, I did about 75 practice questions, and the immediate feedback indicated that I was getting less than half of the questions correct. However, after finishing the test (it took several days, off-and-on), I was notified that I passed both parts. Within about one day, I started receiving assignments. I was able to work when it was convenient for me and put in about 20-hours over the past five days. It’s the end of May, so I will invoice for hours worked thus far, and hopefully, I will see a check in a few weeks.

I passed the two, very difficult tests last week and worked a little over ten hours before the end-of-month billing period was complete 5/31/10. I invoiced for my hours on June 1st and quickly received confirmation that the invoice was approved.

I have received no project work since June 1st (It is now the 4th), but I will keep checking. Hopefully, the down time is not a norm.

For those of you that have worked 30 days, how many hours did you work during those 30 days?

About getting a hold of someone there, I just used their directory until I found someone (I typed in the letter J and was connected to a woman named elizabeth)….it’s the only way I could get a hold of anyone there, kind of lame….

Sounds like it could be an interesting way to earn an extra income. However, if you add the total number of positive comments here vs the number of negatives, I think I will pass.

So I have worked for Leapforce for the last 4 months.
*The Good: It’s a real w@h job. Pays better than most. Totally free to work whenever you want. The work isn’t especially hard once you learn what you’re doing. Ocassional opportunities to earn bonuses, sometimes hundred of dollars.
*The Neither: You will want to work from a location with excellent DL speed. Sometimes you will deal with porn. No direct deposit available. Requires Firefox and several extension downloads. You will need to track your time down to the minute.
*The Bad: Net 30 payments=you work all month, submit a bill on the first, and they can take up to 30 days to pay (usually about 3 weeks). They sometimes run out of work for a day or so (twice in my 4 mo). Servers can bog down making it impossible to download work (especially around 2p-5p pacific time). You will have to deal with idjits who don’t agree with you and make more work for you. Sometimes, you will be the idjit. Contracts are no longer 6 months, now “at will”. The testing to be accepted is daunting (consider it unpaid training).
*The Ugly: After 4 months of good reviews and steady work, they cancelled my contract (fired me) citing “a pattern of substandard and unacceptable work.” I beg to differ. According to online discussions, they pull this stunt from time to time, letting a whole batch of contractors go at once. So don’t count on it being a long term job. It was nice while it lasted.

Just spent an enormous amount of time studying and reading over their info to take the first test, gotta tell you I felt really good about it, only to get an IMMEDIATE email that the evaluator position is not a good fit for me. No exam score, or which answers were wrong, literally took the amount of time for me to close my browser and switch back to email to assume I failed. I would love to argue the results or even see them. Alot of BS to go through to apparently not pass…..

I tried to look them up on BBB, but they’re not registered with them. I’m a little hesitant to give out my SS#. Has anyone gotten a paycheck from them?

It seems like agents are having timing and invoicing issues. Apparently the company servers record less time than what the agents record themselves.

http://www.wahm.com/forum/google-rater-235/429375-leapforce-invoice-issues.html

Update on previous post.

I received my first paycheck today. Regarding invoicing, my invoice was accepted without any quibbles from Leapforce. I was notified that my submission was received, and then within a day or two, received another email that my invoice had been approved. On the invoice, you must be very detailed, keeping track of exactly when you log in and out of the evaluator software. I’m keeping track on an excel spreadsheet, and I update my current invoice after every work session.

I’m a little concerned over the long term viability of this position, considering the posts of others who have worked for them in the past, but it seems to be a good way to earn a little extra money on the side. I would definitely NOT want to do this more than a couple of hours a day.

Does anyone of you know if I can still work while I’m on vacation overseas?

This is very interesting reading as I have thought about applying for a agent position. It does seem this company has tried to introduce a lot of computerized AI (Artificial Intelligence) automation into it’s procedures which indicates that there may be no where near the amount of employees running this company as indicated by the BBB info. It may be only One or two individuals. When certain parameters are met an automated action is triggered such as Terminate ( with canned reason, no variety implemented). When the hiring quota condition is met Test Fail logic is implemented. Same for termination conditions based on the amount of work vs. agents. They may seem like robots because they may well be robots.

Has anyone ever worked for more than 6 months with any of the companies as a search engine evaluator? I have just been accepted by LeapForce and I am in the process of signing the documents. Just curious to know if I’m only going to have a job for 6 months.

Have been working for a little while now, Passed both tests. I’ll let you know when I get my first paycheck.

Here’s my experience with Leap Force. I applied in November of 2010. Heard nothing from them until February 2011. I was invited to take a pre-qualifying test. 15 questions or so. I passed, Then i was invited to take two more tests, The first was 25 questions, took it and passed, Then i was invited to take the 150 question ‘simulation’ exam. Finished the exam and was informed that I was not suited for the job and I could not continue with them, no option to retake the exam. OK.. fine.. then 2 days later, I got an email offering me the opportunity to retake the exam……… What gives ?? LOL after making such a big deal about not being able to retake any exams, they ask me to try again ??? I guess I’ll try it again. Couldn’t hurt anything. has anyone else had a simliar experience with LeapForce ??? I read so many good and bad things about them. makes me wonder about them…..

I’m hoping that I’m able to retake the second part of the exam if I fail it. I just turned in all my tasks, and found that I made at least one mistake with a few of the questions. I’m going to be nervous and waiting until Monday for the results.

I spent 10 hours preparing for and then taking the exam. I became an agent. I’m no sucker so I completed the min. required tasks for the month, just to make sure I will get paid.

On the 1st of the month I filled out my invoice. Then I waited and waited and waited. Finally after 2 weeks I was informed that some errors existed on my invoice. I take a look at the errors as it turns out they do track your time, and according to leapfarce I worked about 55% of the hours I invoiced. Under closer inspection leapfarce has no record of some of the days invoiced for work, and at the same time they credited me for days I did not work. What gives?

Any way I refilled out my invoice exactly according to what leapfarce claimed I worked. Now it has been 2 more weeks and I am waiting waiting waiting. Good Thing I have a wife with a good paying job. Turns out I may be a Sucker.

I worked for them for months. If you submit the invoices properly you get paid. Properly being tracking every search you do and every minute you do them, one by one. The time it takes to do that tracking comes off the time it takes to do the searches, for which you are graded. I am very experienced with SEO, search engines, software and technology, and with all humility, a pretty bright person. It is exhausting work which is timed and you must perform VERY quickly and maintain a minimum quality for which you are graded monthly. They keep adding different kinds of searches and you have to spend your own time learning all the new searches, spending many hours of your own time on an ongoing basis. After working for them for months, my computer crashed and I could not work for 3 weeks, That meant I could not perform the mandated minimum of searches for a 30 day period. They terminated me with the elegibility to re-take the 8 hour exam. I re-took and passed it, did searches for one day, and then they terminated my contract for no reason with no explanation. They did not answer me for 11 days! Their communications is virtually non-existent and I warn people away from them without reservation. They take advantage of people who need to work from home and treat them like slaves because there are so many willing to put up with it. I have never run into a more mismanaged and unfeeling organization in my life. Forwarned is forearmed.

so is this company still up an going bc i am very interest.. i really need a stay at home job like this!!! please help

Just filled out the initial application ..We’ll see I’m somewhat skeptical about this type of thing but it seems to be legit. Helpful comments people! I’ll keep you posted.

any recent update? btw, I just sent my application.

Has anyone received a check from them? So far I, and my be clueless, but seems as if everyone has put forth a lot of effort. Has anyone been paid?

If anyone doesnt mind saying how much they were approximately making at the end of the month

I passed the two tests and started working for them exactly 30 days ago. Today, out of the blue, they terminated my contract (and did not pay me as well).
My TPH (Tasks per Hour) 35 (while they ask you over 25 in the first 3 weeks, it was high coz I didn’t cheat them “killing time”.

They seemed very serious with all those tests and, in Brazil, they pay (USD 8 / hour). When I had a doubt, a woman answered to me (Jessica Romo) so I thought it was serious. What really bothered me was that according to their GG (General Guidelines) they would send you warning notice if your job was not good. In my case, they just terminated.

They demand you at least 200 tasks per month, during these 30 days, I had more than 3000 tasks done. I really didn’t got their point, but anyway I’ll be waiting their answer and my money.

It’s strange, because there are people talking good things and bad things as well.

Leapforce is a scam. I worked about 25 or 30 hours a month for them. Only once was I paid what was invoiced, and I carefully tracked my time, so they screwed me, plain and simple. They seemed to randomly pick a time frame to say I didn’t work when I did. There was rarely any work to be done, even when I was able to wade through this or that update or qualifier or whatever. I would not let my worst enemy work for these lying idiots. Just don’t do it!

Hi, any help will do, My General Guidelines and exam was to be sent Monday 17th of Oct But I have not recv themyet. I have emailed Leapforce twice with no response, does anyone have a contact number. It was stated that I had 7 days to finish exam but I have no material to start.

Hi, everyone. I got invited and will be taking the test for LF this week and next week. I think I will like it fine, because I am an independent thinking with half a masters degree in Psychology (so I’m analytical). Also own a technology company of my own, etc. What I want to know though is how many hours PER WEEK you can claim? I read somewhere you are limited to 20. Is this true, or can I invoice for say 30 a week? Thanks.

I’ve been working for them since June, and I really like it! I submit my monthly invoice at midnight on the first, usually get my direct deposit within 2 or 3 weeks. Haven’t experienced any problems with getting paid yet. Seems like there is more work available after you’ve worked for a month or two, so hang in there new raters!

Does anyone know where one could see a sample resume for a “Search Engine Evaluator”? I cannot find anything like this on the web.
Rickie

Can you work as many hours as you like in order to make more money?

I am currently trying to complete the application and testing process for LeapForce. I have heard both good and bad things about this company, but I am willing to give it a try. If anyone who has worked for this company can give me any pointers, I would greatly appreciate it.

I hardly write responses, however I browsed a few remarks on this page Leapforce Agents
– Search Engine Evaluators – Telecommuting Journal.
I actually do have a couple of questions for you if you do not mind.
Could it be just me or does it look like a few of these comments look like they
are left by brain dead people? 😛 And, if you are posting on
other sites, I would like to follow everything fresh you have
to post. Would you make a list of the complete urls of your public sites like
your Facebook page, twitter feed, or linkedin profile?

I applied, took the first test and failed. I do not know why I failed, it is not straight forward on how you need to answer the questions. For example they have a URL that is about “ABC’s” and the query is ABC’s, and I check the page and it’s down or the site moved or the page is not relevant anymore, so I would mark it as being ‘unhelpful’, there were a few questions like this. I think that the test is checked automatically and they have obviously not looked at the url’s lately to see if they are functioning anymore or even live, because as soon as I hit submit, they said I failed with no explanation, maybe I took to much time, I do not know, but after reading the comments, it seems like it would be a great deal of headaches to get paid or do the work. I have been doing SEO for years and have been working online for over 8 years, so they obviously do not care or read my application or resume, and their test is outdated and automated. A big waste of time and getting my hopes up for a job, I was excited and told my wife about it, but now I have to tell her I failed, maybe it is for the best.

I personally do not work for them, but I have a friend who does. She said she does get paid, (13.50 hr) and that the work is easy….She has suggested to me that I try it, but after reading all these comments I am somewhat leery.

I failed in my first comment to add that early on the day I thought I was to have the test, Iogged in to find that I had two reminders from Google that I was to take the exam on Monday that were never there up till the time I went to bed at 9 p.m. I tried to communicate with Leapforce regarding the errors, got one message saying wait for further info re a retake, followed by the one saying I failed the test I never took, and would not be allowed a retake. Pretty strict. Not much of a chance to explain overcome honest errors. Wilma C

What eKnows says is a bunch of bunk. It makes no sense. I’ve been working with Leapforce for well over a 2 years now. They provide solid and well varied work. The non-disclosure agreement prevents me from speaking about specific tasks, but if you were to see the actual queries you will know that this is not companies hiring for clicks.
There are also a lot of very fun and interesting tasks involving other projects such as products and maps as well as work for you individually based on your locations and if you travel.

This may examine your leadership skills too : because
you must take in charge in certain of the moments associated with the game, specially
when your character promises to really do that.