ChaCha.com is a website that has SMS text guides. Basically how this works is someone sends in a question to ChaCha either through texting on their cell phone (probably 90% + of the questions), or calling in, or asking on the website, and human guides look up the answer to their question online. Basically, a guide is a middle man, doing the searching for the person and relaying the answer back to them. The answering is done through the computer, basically you just need Mozilla and download the ChaCha interface to do it.
However, you do need to pass tests first. These are general ChaCha knowledge tests, a typing test, and a simulator test where you have to answer questions as you would on the job. You are not actually an employee for ChaCha, you are an independent contractor.
I just recently became a full fledged guide. It's great for me because I am going into college and it's an easy way to make some money. You get 20 cents per answer, and this can add up to anywhere from 4 dollars/hr. to 12 dollars/hr. depending on how fast you get at it and the questions you receive. Certainly not gonna buy a mansion, and I highly doubt it will be fulfilling your life's purpose, but it's good for me and I imagine would probably help out some people on the board. You do have to be a U.S. resident though.
I probably left a bunch of stuff out, and so if you have any questions, please ask. If you could use me as a referral (this gives me an extra 2 cents for every answer you provide but you still get your full 20 cents), I'd appreciate it, but you obviously don't have to, you can go to ChaCha.com and find it all there. My email is
lukemacduke@yahoo.com if you do decide to use me as a referral. Thanks