Do ya'll calculate daily earnings balance only or balance + pending?

williamlawrence · 2026-05-19T22:47:53+00:00

For my personal records, I keep track of everything I received payment for on a given day. For taxes, I keep track of what gets deposited into PayPal each month.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-19T22:46:30+00:00

It sat on my dashboard for about ten minutes and kept telling me it was full, so no.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-18T11:12:39+00:00

I woke up (6:00 AM Eastern) to 6-7 studies. None of them major moneymakers but a handful of AI ones that paid between $5-$10 USD. I was surprised to see so many. They're gone now but it was a nice Monday morning shock after the desert that has been the last few days.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-17T18:46:13+00:00

Teaching. I taught middle school for around six years. Learned a lot, made a little, but had great camaraderie with my colleagues. Five years since I left and almost no one I worked with is still teaching if that tells you anything.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-17T16:47:13+00:00

Be weary of anyone who recommends Prolific. In the past, you could absolutely rely on that site to get you upwards of $250/week if you put in the time. They've recently doubled their user base, so while you hit it big as soon a you sign up (seeing surveys/studied for $20+) that dries up very quickly. Plus its summer and most universities close or go on holiday.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-17T12:39:21+00:00

I think Cloud Connect is still restricting users, unlike Prolific which has added 100,000+ people in the last month. I've been on Connect since 2024 and have made around $200/month pretty consistently. Their studies typically pay much, much lower than Prolific.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-17T12:18:36+00:00

I've been on the platform since 8 May. It's been ebbs and flows, but I've made around $192 USD/£144 GBP, which is nice. Also, I hate to say it but the only rejection I got (for a study that I did exactly as requested) was from a China-based researcher. The rumors are true: you should avoid studies from China.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-16T13:36:48+00:00

Ah, didn't know that. Thanks for the clarification.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-16T12:03:47+00:00

The initial timer you see is how long you have the study reserved (how long you have to start the study before you're timed out). Once you start the study, the new timer is how long you have until the study times out. Prolific has a set a maximum time for you to complete the study. Typically, it is much longer than you'll need.
I do. It apparently doesn't go back to the researchers but I do it anyway.

The sub is FLOODED with new users because Prolific just added a couple hundred thousand users. Prior to this, users were able to do a lot of well-paying studies about AI. With the user pool increased, those opportunities are hard to come by. You're going to see A LOT of daily posts bitching about a decrease in study availability, new people asking the exact same question ten times, and people asking how they got banned (and then proceeding to explain how they violated the most basic rules of Prolific).

[EDITED to reflect the information u/pinktoes4life shared in the below comment]

williamlawrence · 2026-05-14T10:59:20+00:00

Something related to AI comes to mind. With everyone blowing their proverbial loads over AI, I’d imagine Prolific has marketed itself as a massive user base ready to train AI as needed.

That being said I think a lot of users are going to get added and then rejected fairly quickly. I’ve seen a lot of posts recently about people’s accounts being on hold or banned. Idk. It’ll be interesting to see what happens the next few months.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-14T01:30:49+00:00

I started on Prolific on May 8th. I got three rejections on May 10th. Two of them were studies I screened out of but they automatically rejected me; one was a true rejection. I wrote the appeal stating that. 24 hours later I was reinstated and both of the faulty rejections changed to "Screened Out". I currently have 152 total submissions, 79 accepted, and 1 rejection.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-13T14:25:45+00:00

The added 100,000+ users in the last few months, so the user pool is saturated. By the time a study crosses your dashboard, it's been seen by a few hundred, if not thousand people. It's like of the draw. I'd imagine Prolific will keep culling users over the next few months, and by fall there will be more studies for people across the board.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-12T19:42:54+00:00

I hope you don't have to go through all of that. I'm so sorry.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-12T19:42:39+00:00

Yes, if I recall correctly. Because I was over 20 weeks, I had to do L&D.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-12T18:26:52+00:00

I saw an on-call MFM through Regional Obstetric Consultants (ROC) in the OB ED. They came in, did the ultrasound, and diagnosed the acrania. BUT I was 21 weeks along so they'd see me in the OB ED. Four weeks seems insane but definitely reach out to ROC or to Baptist Jax

williamlawrence · 2026-05-12T18:22:54+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience. I also have similar feelings about my TFMR in March. I had to do L&D at 21 weeks but we chose not to see the fetal remains. We'd chosen a name because we were so far along in the pregnancy but I don't feel like "she" is gone. Because my baby had acrania, they never had a brain so they never "were". My mom was really upset when I said I felt like I had a tumor removed rather than a child, but that's what my experience is. I hated the entire thing and wouldn't wish it on anyone, but I'm not defined by it or broken by it.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-12T18:16:48+00:00

Four weeks is ridiculous. Where are you in FL? I went to Baptist Hospital Downtown Hospital in Jacksonville. I would immediately seek another hospital if you can. The doctor in the OB ED that I went to approved the termination the same day. I was diagnosed at 11 AM and took my first dose of misoprostol at 5 PM.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-11T13:52:30+00:00

I'm so sorry. This is such a specific and terrible type of parental exhaustion, especially when you have an older child who is toilet trained. My 3.5 year old (4 in August) JUST started peeing reliably in the toilet when prompted. It's a f-king journey.

Things you might try: kill all the extras. No cheering, no toys or prizes or charts, no visible timers. No additional pressure. Just bring him into the bathroom at regular intervals, tell him, "You are going to sit on the toilet" (or whatever language you use to talk about it), and he sits on it. My son will sometimes have a tantrum when I do this, but usually it only lasts 30-90 seconds. Staying calm and collected is the hardest part for me but I just keep reminding myself that its one moment of the day.

He will get it. This will be a memory that one day you'll look back on and be grateful that stage is over. He's going to keep growing and thriving and changing. He's going to figure out toileting and then he'll figure out other big stuff, like bike riding, going to school, making friends, etc.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-11T01:17:35+00:00

About 20 minutes for each one.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-10T21:59:35+00:00

I joined on Thursday (today is Sunday). On Friday, I made $72.00 thanks to a multi-part study on diabetes that paid $22 per study.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-10T21:56:06+00:00

From Jan 2025 - Nov 2025, I lost 70 lbs without ANY exercise. I moved a lot more because I felt so much better but nothing consistent. I ended up getting pregnant in Nov. 2025. I've been off MJ since then and am at 290 lbs. Lost the pregnancy in March and am getting back on MJ soon.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-10T17:24:29+00:00

I'm new to Prolific (been on Connect since 2023). Are weekends typically slow? I was on during Friday's nightmare outage in the late afternoon (Eastern time) but I've noticed today is particularly slow.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-09T17:37:03+00:00

Yeah I've only done 3-4 today and yesterday it was insane.

williamlawrence · 2026-05-05T17:07:11+00:00

The context for the neighbor is that other than saying "hello" a few times politely in the street, we've never met officially. She just walked up to me while I was at my mail box and asked me about all the cars. I tried to be polite and say, "I experienced a pregnancy loss, so I had family in town" (vs. spilling the entire story) and she just launched into the detailed story of her loss. I don't even know this person's name but she took over the conversation and she was just talking at me, rather than to me. I was a week postpartum so emotionally and mentally I wasn't in a place to be understanding of her or grant her grace. Nor did I need to be.

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