Working as a Guide for Cha Cha: The Web's Newest Search Engine

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ChaCha is the newest thing in search engines. It features a typical search engine component along with a guided search feature. ChaCha Guides are experts in various fields. They help information seekers find more relevant results than the typical search engines.

Angie V. answers questions about working as a ChaCha Guide, becoming a Guide and life with ChaCha in general.


Tell me us a bit about yourself. Are you married? Do you have kids? How many? Do you have other work at home projects?

Angie V.: I am a 28 year old happily married Stay at Home Mommy of one 2 yr old boy. Staying at home is wonderful as it allows me to actually raise my child, rather than pay someone else to do it. Finding enough money to get us by on one income is hard though, so I make great money on a GPT site called Treasure Trooper and I ChaCha.

How long have you been a ChaCha Guide?

Angie V.: I have been a ChaCha Guide since October 13, 2006

What exactly does a Guide do?

Angie V.: A ChaCha Guide is like the middleman that can connect you with multiple search engines. An Infoseeker tells the Guide what they are looking for, and the Guide then goes through the search engines to find the perfect results to answer the Seeker's question.

How did did you become a Guide?

Angie V.: A girl I met on a forum (I don't remember which one) traded a Moola invite with me for a ChaCha invite.

ChaCha is a startup. Many people think there is no need for a Guided search engine. Speak to that.

Angie V.: I think that there is a niche for a Guided search engine. Some people are good at navigating the web, others are not. Sometimes, it is great to have a fresh perspective at a search that only another person can offer.

Tell me about your typical day with ChaCha?

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