Trust points on Answers.com are not connected to money. This is just a way to show people's appreciation to good answerers.
Trust Point "earn" other contributor's and readers' trust and respect for the quality answers you give.
You don't earn money but you can earn trust points. Trust points on Answers.com are earned when other users recommend you because they like your contributions. These are not tradeable in any way, but are merely an indicator of how highly-rated a contributor is.
Typically, asking for trust points can or is discouraged. Those who earn trust points are for the most part contributing wonderful things to Answers.com which can include, nice, well organized answers. There are MANY WAYS to earn trust points though.
You can earn trust points. These are given to you by other contributors when they believe you have done something well (for example, answering a question thoroughly and coherently).
Trust points can be earned by doing contributions for questions, or answers and many other things you can do to earn them! Once someone feels you deserve one, on their own discretion, they'll give you a trust point. It'll take some time to earn a lot, but eventually, you'll earn yourself up there!
There is. There are the trust points attributed to the last author of the answer (these trust points are hard to earn) There is also a popularity index attributed to questions WITH Answers. (see the recommend the question link)
To earn points in Answers, you must either come back each day to get five points, or you must answer questions to get twenty points for each question that you answer
There is no limit as to how many trust points a person can earn on WikiAnswers. Currently, the highest number of trust points held by a person on this site is well over 8,000.
Answering a question will only earn you a contribution point. Trust points are earned when other people value your answers and vote them up. There is no difference currently between answering featured questions and any other question on the site.
Not at all. you can answer 'anonymously' if you wish. Although - if you want to 'earn' trust points for good answers - you will miss out if you're not registered.
Simple, but not simple - answer a lot of questions accurately. Go to the "Unanswered Questions" section, and start with an area of personal expertise. Correct, helpful answers, even short ones, can earn you trust points.
You cannot earn Nintendo Points. You have to BUY them with your own money.