Mailonline offering £100 for 15 min Skype interview

Strumminalong

Hello all. I've just checked my emails and there is one from mailonline offering to pay £100 for a 15 min Skype interview, along the lines of why do you visit the the site, what do you like about it etc, etc. The only problem is being of a certain age and a bit of a technophobe I dont have a clue how Skype works, if it costs anything or if I need anything like a headset or webcam (I did try googling).

Obviously I would be more than happy to do it for £100 (I can always lie about how much I love mailonline:D), but I just really need to know if it would require any outlay on my part.

Also curious to know if anyone else has received the email?

Tia.

twig1_2

You will need a skype account which is free but will need a webcam if you do not have one built into your pc or laptop. I have had invite as well . Would like to know what they are doing with their filmed interviews though before decide.

Strumminalong wrote: »

Hello all. I've just checked my emails and there is one from mailonline offering to pay £100 for a 15 min Skype interview, along the lines of why do you visit the the site, what do you like about it etc, etc. The only problem is being of a certain age and a bit of a technophobe I dont have a clue how Skype works, if it costs anything or if I need anything like a headset or webcam (I did try googling).

Obviously I would be more than happy to do it for £100 (I can always lie about how much I love mailonline:D), but I just really need to know if it would require any outlay on my part.

Also curious to know if anyone else has received the email?

Tia.

Strumminalong

Many thanks twig. I would need a webcam, and I guess a cheap one at around £15 might be OK? I did notice there is a "reply to mailonline" box but my reply bounced as undelivered. All they seem to specify is they are looking for people who visit the site several times a week, but no mention of timescales etc, or as you say, what will happen to the recordings.

Obviously they chose people at random, probably those who have set up a profile, but for £100 a pop, unless there is some kind of further selection process, I cant imagine they have sent too many out.

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