Why quality is everything
On almost every AI training platform, what you are offered next depends on how well your last work was rated. Good scores lead to more projects and higher-paid work. Low scores lead to fewer tasks, removal from projects, and sometimes a closed account.
Speed matters less than you think. A contributor who is slightly slower but consistently accurate is almost always worth more to a project than a fast one who needs correcting.
1. Read the guidelines fully — before the first task
Every project has instructions. Some are two pages; some are fifty. Read all of it before you start, not while you work. Then re-read the parts about edge cases and examples, because that is where most mistakes happen.
Guidelines change. When a project announces an update, read it the same day. Old habits from a previous version of the rules are a common source of low scores.
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2. Respect the time per task
Many projects show an expected time per task, or a maximum. Stay inside it honestly. Finishing much faster than expected is often a signal to reviewers that the task was rushed. Taking much longer can mean you are over-thinking, or that the task is unclear and should be flagged.
Only record the time you actually worked. If a platform uses self-reported hours, over-reporting is treated as fraud and is one of the fastest ways to lose an account.
3. Be honest in every answer
If you do not know something, say so or skip the task where that is allowed. Do not invent facts, sources or code output. Projects that train AI models are specifically trying to teach them not to make things up; confident guessing works against the whole purpose of the work.
When you rate a model's answer, rate what is in front of you, not what you think the reviewer wants to see.
4. No AI tools where they are not allowed
Unless a project explicitly allows it, do not use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI tool to write, rewrite, translate or check your responses. Platforms run detection and human review, and using AI where it is prohibited is one of the most common reasons accounts are removed.
Some projects do allow specific tools (for example, a calculator, a search engine, or a code runner). If you are not sure, assume it is not allowed and ask through the official channel.
5. Your account is yours alone
Never share, rent, sell or lend your account, and never work on someone else's. This breaks every platform's terms, and platforms check for it with ID, device and behaviour checks. People who 'rent' accounts often lose the earnings and the account together.
Corridoor will never ask for your password, run an account for you, or ask you to log in for someone else.
6. No VPNs or location tricks
Work from the country you told the platform you live in, on your normal internet connection. Using a VPN or proxy to appear in another country — for example, to access higher-paid projects — is treated as misrepresentation. It usually leads to account closure and unpaid earnings.
If you move or travel, tell the platform through its support channel before you work from the new location.
7. How reviews and scores typically work
Most platforms review a sample of your tasks. A reviewer — sometimes another contributor, sometimes staff — scores them against the guidelines. Your average over recent tasks becomes your quality score for that project. On some platforms you can see it; on others you cannot.
A single low score is rarely the end. A pattern of low scores is. Read any feedback you get carefully, find the exact guideline you missed, and change how you work on the next task.
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8. When a task is unclear
Unclear tasks are normal. The right response is to stop, re-read the guidelines, and then use the project's official method: a skip button, a 'flag' option, or a question channel. Do not guess and submit.
When you ask a question, quote the part of the guidelines you are unsure about and describe the task without sharing confidential content outside the platform.
9. Keep project work confidential
Task content, guidelines and customer names are usually confidential. Do not post them in public groups, social media or Corridoor reports. When you scout a project for Corridoor, share only its name, pay, eligibility and how to reach it — never the task material.