Harlot

Networking absolutely helps. I don't care what anyone says, the more people you know, the easier it is to get jobs and opportunities that would otherwise be unavailable. However, when I say networking, I don't mean facebook. Maybe facebook can help in respects to politics, but when I say networking I mean getting to know your employers well enough to the point where if you find a better job, you can always call and ask for your old job back. I mean going to community events or city council meetings, and getting to know the politicians in your city. I means getting to know business leaders to the point where they know you by face and name. Networking means making sure that people are familiar with you, and know who you are. I constantly network, and try to meet new people because you never know what you might need or who will be able to help you with your needs.

It really depends. If you have never had a job before, and it is an internship with a end date, I would suggest that you go ahead and work for free just so that you can get experience and be able to say that you have work experience when it does come time to apply for a paying job. Also, if the internship is working with something that you like to do that is even better. Its really best to get an internship that you are interested in or in a field that you would like to know more about because in that case, you have more of an incentive for working for free. I did as internship, and although I was paid, I would have done it for free and when the guy told me that funding was tied up I told him that I would do it for free because it was something that I was interested in getting more experience in. However, obviously the funds for untied up and I got paid while at the same time doing something that I enjoyed and wanted to learn about, so it was two thumbs up.

I think the internship really set the stage for me getting a new job. Whenever I got to an interview, I was always asked about my work experience and I would have otherwise had nothing to say. Nevertheless, I was able to say that I interned at this place and list all the duties that I had, and I was even able to create conversation by telling stories about my experiences on the internship and how I handled the quickly and professionally. I had been to job interviews before the internship, and I had to simply say that I had completely no experience, and that pretty much meant that I would not be hired. So I say that if you don't have work experience and you can afford to take it, take it even if it doesn't pay. In fact, when you are in your next job interview mention that you worked an unpaid intern. That really says a lot to a potential employee about your dedication if you worked for no pay.

I personally don't think there should be an introduction page at all unless it emphasis the fact that KnowledgeSutra gives free hosting and free domains. The problem with Knowledgesutra is that it is not being marketed correctly. When I joined Trap17, I joined because I needed free webhosting. I didn't join because I wanted a quest for wisdom, so but I did not. I think more emphasis should be placed on webhosting like it was under Trap17. I really think KnowledgeSutra is making a big marketing mistake, and I actually think it should be still named Trap17 instead of KnowledgeSutra.

In addition, there is really no reason for KnowledgeSutra to be so dead because this is literally the only place that gives free domains, and give you full control over those domains. I don't know any other community or company that does that, and I run across people on the web all the time who are looking for a company that gives out domains for posting. However, somehow they have never heard of KnowledgeSutra. There are website where free webhosting is marketed, such as the free webhosting forums, but there is completely no advertisement of KnowledgeSutra taking place there. So I think the front page should basically represent the fact that KnowledgeSutra gives free hosting and domains, and the other crap should be dropped.

I've noticed a trend, the maximum I have ever got in a single payout has been $5. There has been two occasions when I posted quite a bit and remained active, and when the payout came in it was exactly $5.00 and not a center more. Has anyone ever gotten more than $5, or has anyone gotten more than $5 recently. Like this month or in the last few weeks? If so, then that would mean that some posting does not count if you go over the $5 pay out limit.

I wish they could tell us exactly how the system works, and it would be nice if we can see how much we have earned instantly. Perhaps the earnings would have to be validated before being able to spend it on hosting or domain just to ensure that there is no spamming in order to earn the MyCentos. I think it is really inconvenient to not know how much you have earned until its too late to increase activity so that you can reach the needed number of MyCentos. I left Knowledgesutra a few months ago and joined another free hosting community, but I guess I'm back. I miss the quality of hosting that Knowledgesutra, even though the community is all but dead. So now I am back dealing with this MyCento system that is obviously unpredictable.

Also, I though we received MyCento based on the performance of our threads also. It doesn't seem as if that it reoccurring. I don't think I receive MyCento from threads that are still getting traffic.