Honest Advise on Making Easy Money - No strings
Comments(2) OK, first of all … these tips are for making some extra cash, not becoming rich. If I knew that, I wouldn’t be wasting my time writing this blog :) Also, like everything, it does require some time investment on your part, a little patience, and willingness to wade through some of the, well to put it frankly, B.S.
So what are we talking about when I say extra cash … I can only speak from my personal experience, but for starters, I’d say at least one hundred a week, without too much pain and suffering. It really depends on how much time you devote to it, but as you learn what works, and where best to invest your time … the more in return. I just started doing this myself a couple months ago, so I’m still learning.. But I’ve seen the light and would like to share what I’ve discovered thus far, and perhaps get some feedback on other ways to make easy money.
So where is a good place to begin your endeavor to quickly making some easy spending money, no skill required ?
First - Setup a free Paypal account. Its safe and secure, and an easy way for various companies to pay you. It’s the best and fastest way to get cash in your account, and some companies only pay thru Paypal. And honestly, that’s a key in recognizing a legitimate money source, one that pays cash, and not rewards points. Rewards points can be acceptable, but if you need to play those points in some sweepstakes, I say pass. Better to invest you time in something you know will have a money return, rather than throw your time away on a gamble.
Second - No single source will bring in a big payday. It’s important to allocate your time to several money making sites, and several different methods. It’s the combination of these efforts that will be fruitful in the long run.
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OK, in this first blog, I’m going to focus on GPT (Get Paid To) sites .. ”fast cash” and “survey” sites.
What’s a fast cash site? These are online companies that offer cash rewards for fulfilling their sponsors offers. Basically, you receive cash for reviewing their product. Often, this is simply registering on sponsor’s site, or accepting a free trial. For example, sign up for a free blockbuster 2 week trial, and get 10 bucks. There’s really no catch, except spending a brief amount of time signing up, and remembering to cancel your membership prior to trial period ending. Often you can sign up and immediately cancel, and still receive your cash payout. Its not hard to rifle through several of these offers in short time, and make a quick fifty. Not to mention, in some cases, the trial provides a nice service, in example of blockbuster. Often, you’ll find you have no interest in the sponsor, and you just want the quick payout. But there’s nothing wrong with that.
What’s a survey site ? Pretty self explanatory, simply completing surveys for cash. Again, work with companies that pay cash, not sweepstakes points. Surveys can be a little time consuming, but as you successfully complete more, the cash incentives become better. My first survey from E-Rewards was twenty minutes long, and paid $10 bucks. I’ll take it. Important for your answers to be consistent on these surveys, as if they see a pattern of deception, you won’t get the larger payout surveys.
Finally, what you’ve been waiting for … below is a short list of sites I’ve had success with. All of these you can signup with for free. Again, I’m certain there are many I’ve yet to discover, so if you have luck with any others, please let me know.
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Fusioncash - My favorite of the “Get Paid To” sites. They pay via paypal or direct deposit. I like this site, because you see the cash posted to your Fusioncash account almost immediately. They even email you to let you know when your account has been credited for a particular offer. (Update 04/24/08 - Site is backup after being down from Denial of Service Attack).
CashCrate - very similar to ColdFusion, just a different face.
SwatCash - Paypal or check. Site is a a little slow and bit scary/confusing, but don’t let it distract you from some decent cash payouts.
MonsterPaysCash - Some nice payouts. Paypal, check, or gift card.
SnapDollars - Make money on reading email ads, offers, surveys. Good referral bonus of $5 dollars, so if you have a lot of friends in your distribution list, this could payoff nicely.
InboxDollars - Similar to SnapDollars. Great thing about InboxDollars and SnapDollars is they have an “email referral utility“ where you can email friends and earn $5 dollars for each friend that signs up. So if you have a lot of friends, these are excellent choices to make income without much work.
Upromise - Highly recommend - Upromise is a free service that helps families earn extra money for education. I have this account linked to my “529 College Savings Plan”. It’s an excellent way to accumulate real money in an investment account for your kids education. Many ways to earn real money savings here.
Benefits of a Upromise membership:
• Earn college savings through everyday spending (I earn a small percentage of all my credit and debit card transactions - it really adds up)
• Start a college savings plan and save money on taxes.
• Learn about ways to pay for college.
• Receive special discounts, bonuses, and money-saving offers.
E-Rewards - Nice payouts for taking surveys, and you get plenty of opportunities to earn cash “currency” here. I have this account linked to the above Upromise account so that I earn mucho money for college investment fund. Doesn’t take long at all to accumulate $100 bucks in savings. Note: With E-rewards you earn “currency”, not real cash .. however, like I said above, you can link to the Upromise acccount and essentially trade the “currency” into doposited cash into a college savings plan. Very Important Tip: Sign up with Upromise first, and then signup to E-Rewards through Upromise, otherwise you won’t be able to link the two.
Greenfield Online - Surveys. Professional company that pays via paypal.
Vindale Research - (Highly Recommend) Surveys and Product reviews. Nice payouts. Between $5 and $75 per survey via paypal.
Valued Opinions - This only pays out reward dollars that you trade in for gift certificates at Macy’s, Amazon.com, etc. I only recommend this because they have “high payouts” and you can purchase just about anything at Amazon.com. So although its reward dollars, its a very professonal service and you can get good value in return. Especially if you do online shopping.
Please check out the Comments, as I’ve included additional information and sites I’ve had success with.
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Some additional tips:
- On the GPT (Get Paid To) sites … Much of these don’t require a credit card to try the free trial and make your cash. But I recommend you take advantage of the “right” offers which require a credit card as there are some excellent payouts. I wouldn’t pay for any of these services, unless there is an obvious money gain. For example, you can join a free trial of Yahoo Success Kit. It costs $1.95 to join, but you get $18.00 for signing up. Quick money if you ask me. But it’s your choice if you want to be that aggressive.
- On the surveys, take as many as you can, even if there’s a small reward. As you take more, the better payout surveys will follow as you build credibility with the companies.
- Use a secondary email account, in case you starting getting some spam. Most of the sites I’ve recommended have good privacy policies. But spam is inevitable.
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Updated 04/28/08 - I’ve received many emails requesting more information regarding opportunities making money being an Affiliate. I’ve added a new tab at the top titled “Make Money as an Affiliate“. Check it out if you want to be more aggressive, and earn even more.
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OK, good luck and let me know how it goes. I’ll update this blog as I learn new information.
In future blogs, I’ll provide details about other money making opportunities on the web … such as blogging for dollars 
Thanks, and good luck. Please check back and hit the comments with any information you’d like to share, or if you have any questions I can help with.
