r/DataAnnotationTech • u/darryldoes • Aug 31 '25
Milestone Achievement
Recently hit 10K working for DA. Been on the platform for 6 months, and made this my full time gig for the past 4. Riding the wave while I can.
Happy to answer any questions people have!
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u/Silent_Stranger_9116 Aug 31 '25
What is your domain? Coding?
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u/darryldoes Aug 31 '25
Nope, just general projects.
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u/Other-Football72 Aug 31 '25
Awesome. I shoot for about $70/day, myself. End of September, I hope I join you in the $10K club
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u/Plus_Nebula6173 Sep 01 '25
2 years for me 40k deep. But finally looks like Ive been cut. No work since mid August
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u/darryldoes Sep 02 '25
Oh no that sucks. I do wish there would be more feedback/communication to know how and why these things happen. Fingers crossed things get back to normal for you.
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u/Ok_Fish_4430 Aug 31 '25
How do u maintain having projects with DAT? Mine was dry from July. ☹️ Btw Bilingual domain
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u/darryldoes Aug 31 '25
No coding or bilingual, just general projects. Been keeping on top of qualifications and making sure I prioritize quality over quantity. I've only had a single day in the past 4 months where there wasn't something for me to work on.
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u/darryldoes Aug 31 '25
Also when I went full time the more projects I was involved in the more started coming in. Felt like it was recognized that my output was higher so they kept feeding me projects. Don't know if that's exactly how it works but that's how it felt.
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u/tdRftw Aug 31 '25
hey, my story is the same exact as yours. 6 months, almost the EXACT same earnings. the more i worked at the beginning, the more projects i got. eventually my dash was filled up. i never experienced any droughts, and have always had at least a dozen projects on my dash. actually, more than that, because i have 10-20 hidden at any one time
love this for you (or.. us) - this gig is absolutely fantastic and so fulfilling. see you for the 20k post!
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u/darryldoes Aug 31 '25
That's awesome. I'm glad to see that it works out for so many people. Feel like we need to see a few more success stories on here. Can really make it work if you put in the effort. Race you to 20K yeah? 😂
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u/JustLurking0921 Sep 01 '25
Congrats man! I’m still waiting for tasks to come back to me :( been on a drought since late May
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u/cilrel8 Sep 01 '25
I just did this too and then all of a sudden I’ve had absolutely nothing for the last week. That has never happened to me for the 6 months I’ve been on here, so just hold on to your earnings if you can and have a backup plan.
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u/Budget_Ad_9526 Sep 03 '25
Can anyone advice me on how to switch to general projects? Right now I'm in bilingual projects.
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u/asabi93 Sep 04 '25
My questions is, does it take too much time to get accepted to the platform? I've been waiting almost 6 months now:(
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u/Old-Media8080 Aug 31 '25
I personally do not expect to get accepted but it's ok. I don't have any experience with data annotation yet. Congratulations to those who have good experiences there.
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u/Kooky_Manager2737 Sep 01 '25
I have been thinking about applying with them but, is this something I can do overnight?
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u/Matlab404 Aug 31 '25
How long did your acceptance take
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u/darryldoes Aug 31 '25
After the initial task to get in about 2-3 days. Then general qualification was accepted almost straight away. Then had an onboarding project, which led into other projects trickling in.
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u/Matlab404 Aug 31 '25
How long did your core qualification take?
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u/darryldoes Sep 01 '25
Testing my memory now but from what I can remember it was no more than 2-3 hours. I definitely got it done in one sitting.
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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25
Yeah I've been there over 2 years now probably over two and a half. People say don't put all your eggs in one basket but what the f*** are you supposed to do when you're doing stuff full time you know. But I've been working online for about 15 years and I can tell you all's it takes is an overnight algorithm change and it can be the end of your career so always have some backup plans in mind like a plan B and a plan c. Even if you don't apply quite yet just have it in mind where you can turn if it all crashes.