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is this real? by Supersonicdarky on 05-24-2006 at 12:51 AM

i want to make some money on the side, and i found this

http://www.gametesterguide.com/?hop=rey2k5

is it real? :o

(the website looks pretty bad so thats the main reason i'm unsure)


RE: is this real? by Menthix on 05-24-2006 at 01:20 AM

Well, surely there are people who get paid for playing games. Games need to be beta tested too, and internal testers get paid for that. But nobody will earn 80 dollar an hour or even anything close to that for just testing games.

But even if it were possible to earn that much... It's a scam site. They want you to pay $34.95 USD as registration fee. In return for that all you get is probably a crappy PDF files that might tell you a little bit about how to earn money with testing games, but it will definitely not guarantee you actually DO get a paid tester position somewhere and it will in no way help you find a job that pays you that much. If you're really interested in getting paid for playing games than contact so game developing companies directly. Send a mail to EA or any of the many others out there. But keep in mind they won't pay you for just playing games. A real paid testing job involves real testing which means you are probably not allowed to do it at home but you should come to their office... You will need to play the same level over and over again to the state where you are ready to shoot yourself out of boredom with the level... You will need to report any problem you encounter in full detail.

The scam site itself is part of many other related "How to get rich" scam sites. They all work the same:
- The scam site tells you you could get loads of money
- Scam site offers to share the secret "how to get rich" info with you
- You'll need to register before you get the "secret info"
- Registration costs money
- After registration they will give you the "secret info" which tells you nothing you didn't already know (or nothing that can't be found in public FREE places).


RE: is this real? by welshboy222 on 05-24-2006 at 02:35 AM

MenthiX is right if you want to make maney go on google and search how to make money from your website that is always good and public!


RE: is this real? by ~INVASION~ on 05-24-2006 at 02:46 AM

you wanna know how to make money putting ur tech knowledge to work, do what this kid did

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_ar...9/8378124/?cnn=yes


(yes i know i got it form digg, so w/e)


RE: RE: is this real? by Supersonicdarky on 05-24-2006 at 02:50 AM

quote:
Originally posted by ~INVASION~
you wanna know how to make money putting ur tech knowledge to work, do what this kid did

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_ar...9/8378124/?cnn=yes


(yes i know i got it form digg, so w/e)

oooooo and legal (not that i care :P)

i might just do that :) (after done school year)
RE: is this real? by saralk on 05-24-2006 at 10:56 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
oooooo and legal (not that i care )

i might just do that  (after done school year)

the only reason he is not in trouble is because he lives in a country with corrupt law enforcement and no real laws against what he is doing. The government in Canada would probably take a different view to that if you tried it.
RE: is this real? by vaccination on 05-24-2006 at 06:07 PM

Well at least he is making a living.... i spose8-)


RE: is this real? by Voldemort on 05-24-2006 at 10:46 PM

Stealing?


RE: RE: is this real? by Supersonicdarky on 05-24-2006 at 11:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Nagini
Stealing?

have you noticed the "on the side"? i already steal (as a hobby) :P i steal stuff i dont even need, just for practice ;)
RE: is this real? by Voldemort on 05-24-2006 at 11:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
have you noticed the "on the side"? i already steal (as a hobby) (Smilie) i steal stuff i dont even need, just for practice (Smilie)

Examples!
RE: is this real? by Supersonicdarky on 05-25-2006 at 02:15 AM

mostly from school:

a mouse
a keyboard
i wanted to steal a $2000 projector :P shouldn't've even mentioned it
almost stole a phone, i woudnt have a use for it if i did
stole/found a full wallet
1 1gb SD card

thats in the past few months + many small things


and y do u even care? ^o)


RE: is this real? by Voldemort on 05-25-2006 at 02:16 AM

meh, boredom makes me curious about useless things :P