Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is The Guide Program? We are building a team of Guides who get paid to create WisdomCards. We believe that human guides who are experienced at Web research and specialized physicians can do a better job at finding and organizing the world's best health information than machine-generated search engines can on their own.

Our Guides and Reviewers provide a valuable service to people who need to find trusted, credible and useful health information by creating great search results pages (which we call WisdomCards), featuring links to the world's best health wisdom.

2. What's the Difference between a Guide and a Physician Reviewer? Anyone over the age of 13 can apply to become an OrganizedWisdom Guide and create WisdomCards. Most of our Guides are adults with experience as patient advocates, caregivers, health-care workers or freelance writers. Only board-certified physicians can apply to become a Physician Reviewer. Physician Reviewers are responsible with working with our editorial team to review and approve each WisdomCard.

3. How can I become a Guide? Click on this link to start your signup. We review applications twice a month and we will contact you within 30 days. Once your application is reviewed and accepted, you will be able to claim your first WisdomCard topic.

4. What makes a good Guide? If you have a passion for helping people and are proficient at finding information on the Web you will likely make an excellent Guide. We have Guides who are patient advocates, nurses, caregivers, stay at home parents, students, residents, physicians, health bloggers, web researchers, librarians, and people from health foundations.

5. What is a WisdomCard and why is it more credible than machine-generated search results? A WisdomCard is a carefully crafted page linking to the very best information and resources on a particular health topic. Because each WisdomCard is created by a Guide like you, checked by an editor, and reviewed by at least one Physician Reviewer, we are able to provide relevant, reliable results that are free of spam and distractions. A WisdomCard gives you links to one easy-to-use page of content and resources that actually give you the information you need and help you take positive actions. WisdomCards also highlight the best user-generated content so that we can guide people to practical wisdom, patient stories, advice, and recommendations.

6. How much work is involved in creating a WisdomCard? We've found that once you get used to the process and get a rhythm going, a WisdomCard takes about an hour to 90 minutes to create. It may take longer depending on the topic. We take great care with how we accept a WisdomCard so please be sure to submit only high-quality WisdomCards. The editing process is intended to maintain the highest quality -- if your WisdomCard is returned for required edits, use the process to learn and you'll have fewer edits next time.

7. Do I have to finish my WisdomCards in a set time period? Once you claim a WisdomCard, you may take as long as needed to work on that topic. However, if a WisdomCard sits on your dashboard untouched for 15 days or longer, it will be considered "abandoned" and once it is put back into the unclaimed pool and picked up by another Guide you will not be paid for any work you put into the WisdomCard. This applies both before you have submitted it for review and after you've gotten it back from the review team with required edits. We don't like to see Guides lose the work they've put into a WisdomCard, so please just remember not to let your work sit untouched for 15 days.

8. What does a WisdomCard look like? Check this sample here! Or check out the WisdomCards in our WisdomCard Directory. Do not try to create WisdomCards until you have looked at some on our site to understand our format.

9. How much do Guides get paid for the WisdomCards they create? When your WisdomCard is approved and published on OrganizedWisdom, we'll pay you or donate money to your favorite charity according to the following scale:

• FIRST FIVE CARDS: $10 each
• CARDS 6-10: $11 each
• CARDS 11-15: $12 each
• CARDS 16-25: $13 each
• CARDS 26-50: $14 each
• CARD 51 and BEYOND: $15 each

WisdomStubs: WisdomCards that contain less than four sections are Quick Wisdom; this includes brand name drug WisdomCards and news WisdomCards, as well as any other topic that qualifies as Quick Wisdom. These WisdomStubs are paid $4 each.

If we don't approve the WisdomCard, you won't be paid for that WisdomCard, but you will have the opportunity to improve it based on feedback and re-submit it. This helps us ensure that all of our WisdomCards are great. Here are our criteria and an explanation for how we approve WisdomCards.

10. Who owns the WisdomCards I create? You own your content until OrganizedWisdom agrees to buy the WisdomCard and adds it to OrganizedWisdom.com. You retain ownership of a page if OrganizedWisdom does not buy it. See the Guide Terms of Service for more details.

11. Do Guides and Reviewers get credit if their WisdomCards are published on OrganizedWisdom? Absolutely! If we buy a WisdomCard from a Guide and add it to OrganizedWisdom.com, the WisdomCard will credit the Guide as the original author of the page. We also list the editors and physician reviewers. Guides will have the opportunity to create author bios highlighting their expertise.

12. What topics can we create WisdomCards on? We have hundreds of topics in our unclaimed WisdomCard category. Guides are free to choose whatever topics appeal to them. If you are an expert or have experience in any specific health topic, you can also suggest new topics that are missing. We want you to create WisdomCards on health topics you find interesting.

13. What does it mean to be a Certified Guide? Being certified means expedited reviews, faster WisdomCard production, and therefore potential to make even more money. Also, only certified part time Guides are eligible to be hired as full time Guides. Not to mention the cool title!

14. How many WisdomCards are necessary to be eligible for Certification? To be eligible, a part time Guide must have had a minimum of 50 WisdomCards approved. A random selection of 20 WisdomCards are physician reviewed for quality. A feedback report is sent to the Guide to make comments/suggestions. An additional 5-10 WisdomCards are then requested which have not yet been submitted for editorial review, which our physician team will review prior to editorial review changes.

15. Who do I contact if I have questions or need help? Email guides [at] organizedwisdom.com with any questions.