I already earned an expert badge with 84.56% rating. Why is it that I can't still apply to become premium?

I remember you Dennis!

Accounts are never deleted unless you are a persistent spammer and of course that is not the case with you.

The information you posted is very dated. No one here earns cash, not even me, I have been here since the start, currently 8 to 12 hours a day, 55,583 questions answered, 7.5 million people helped (the counter broke at 6.5 million). The only opportunity to earn cash is on the sister site www.6ya.com which is a telephone service. The Fixya site was sold a few years back to Globalscape who are a capital investment company specializing in online website communities that generate millions of dollars in advertising revenue.

And the last bit is no longer true :>(

To become a Premium Expert you must answer at least 30 free questions in the last 30 days and maintain a Wiz or Guru status

You might consider www.justanswer.com

Good luck

Hi Mr-brain. You actually are already considered an Expert, as are all the people who have answered a question on FixYa. I believe that you are actually asking about becoming a Premium Expert, which would enable you to access our paid system and earn money by providing support.

In order to become a Premium Expert, you must be approved by the staff. I see that you have already applied. Here is some information to help you while you are waiting for your application to be processed:

What FixYa looks for a Premium Expert
How to create GREAT solutions on FixYa

Lauren
FixYa Community Manager

Since you already signed up here, you just need to qualify to be a premium expert to start earning money from paid questions. To be able to qualify, you should answer atleast 50 questions on 1 category. And you need to have an average score of above 80% on that particular category.

Goodluck!

Hi alonmln. Welcome to FixYa and thanks for your interest in becoming a Premium Expert. Here's what you need to do: 1. Make sure that the solutions you're posting meet our Premium Expert Criteria. 2. Earn a Category Expert Badge. You can track your progress by expanding the "Earn More Badges" section on the right of your My FixYa page. Keep in mind that this count only updates every couple of hours. 3. Apply via a banner that will appear on the right of your My FixYa page. Your application will be processed within 3-7 days. The most important thing is to make sure you're posting high-quality solutions that meet our criteria. Please feel free to contact our Support Team directly at: http://www.fixya.com/contact

Hi jaseel1,
We apologize for the delay. We're very backed up due to the holiday season, and will try to process your application as soon as possible. In the meantime, I will email you some tips regarding your solutions.
Lauren FixYa Community Manager

Hi 03mazda6, welcome to Fixya! Glad to hear that you're interested in providing Premium Phone Support. In order to apply to provide Phone Support, you must first earn at least one Category Expert Badge. You do that by answering at least 50 free, unsolved problems in a given category, receiving at least 5 ratings on those solutions, and maintaining at least an 80% average asker rating on those solutions. There's a module on the right of your Answer Questions page that will help you track your progress towards new Badges. Category Expert Badges you've earned will appear at the top of that module, as well as on the left of your My Profile page. Once you have earned a Category Expertise Badge, you will be able to apply to provide Phone Support via the banner advertising it on your Answer Questions page. You will need a US phone number to apply. FixYa is currently doing a major overhaul on Phone Support, to introduce some key features our Experts requested. While we're working on these changes, we will not be doing Phone Support interviews or approving new Experts. However, as soon as the changes are complete, hopefully within the month, we will immediately start approving new Experts for the system. Here is a link that explains about Phone Support, as well as the other ways to earn money on FixYa- http://www.fixya.com/support/r4153283-get_started_earning_money_fixya Please feel free to contact our Support Team directly at: http://www.fixya.com/contact