Valued Opinions - $20 Amazon gift code
Cash Crate - $10 Amazon gift code
Cash Lagoon - $7.00
Mechanical Turk - $7.99
Total for November - $67.09
EDIT: Nevermind, looks like they cleared up the problem!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
December Earnings
Cash Crate - $22.10
Valued Opinions - $20 Amazon gift code
Cash Crate - $10 Amazon gift code
Cash Lagoon - $7.00
Mechanical Turk - $7.99
Total for November - $67.09
Some of my daily surveys on Cash Crate credited late, and so all my earnings from December will be carried over into January. Oh well, it'll be a bigger check!
EDIT: Nevermind, looks like they cleared up the problem!
Valued Opinions - $20 Amazon gift code
Cash Crate - $10 Amazon gift code
Cash Lagoon - $7.00
Mechanical Turk - $7.99
Total for November - $67.09
EDIT: Nevermind, looks like they cleared up the problem!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Amazon Mechanical Turk
Amazon Mechanical Turk (named for a hoax chess-playing machine that was operated by a hidden chess master) is a site where you can do all sorts of small paid jobs, ranging from something as simple as putting word tags on an image or evaluating the relevance of search results to writing reviews or short articles. Some of the HIT's ("Human Intelligence Tasks") pay a cent or two each, and others pay up to several dollars.
I usually favor image-related HIT's, like sorting or tagging images. I also like doing short research surveys and evaluating search results. The site allows you to view a HIT and get a feel for the task before you decide whether or not to accept it. HIT's have timers, and some have short qualification tests as well. Mechanical Turk won't earn you as much as a GPT or survey site, but it's a neat change of pace for earning money online.
I usually favor image-related HIT's, like sorting or tagging images. I also like doing short research surveys and evaluating search results. The site allows you to view a HIT and get a feel for the task before you decide whether or not to accept it. HIT's have timers, and some have short qualification tests as well. Mechanical Turk won't earn you as much as a GPT or survey site, but it's a neat change of pace for earning money online.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
November 2008 Earnings
Cash Crate - $21.39
Your 2 Cents - $15.00
Opinion Outpost - $6.90
Global Opinion Panels - $5.00
Cash Lagoon - $2.00
Total for November - $50.29
Your 2 Cents - $15.00
Opinion Outpost - $6.90
Global Opinion Panels - $5.00
Cash Lagoon - $2.00
Total for November - $50.29
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Thrifty Charity
There are plenty of ways to be charitable online, even if you're on a tight budget. Here are a few of my favorites:
1. FreeRice.com - This site lets you donate rice through the UN World Food Program by playing a multiple choice guessing game. The default game is vocabulary-based, but you can click "Change Subjects" at the top left and select other subjects like multiplication, world capitals, and chemical symbols. In a small way, this site allows you to improve yourself and improve the world at the same time.
2. The Breast Cancer Site - This site lets you click a button and earn money for free mammograms for women in need. The money is earned via ad revenue. There are other sections of the site devoted to other causes such as literacy, hunger, child health. After you click the donate button on any of the sites, you can scroll down and see a graph of how much charity had been earned for that day.
3. Kiva.org - This site allows you to make loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries. To quote the website's "About" section: "...You are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community."
1. FreeRice.com - This site lets you donate rice through the UN World Food Program by playing a multiple choice guessing game. The default game is vocabulary-based, but you can click "Change Subjects" at the top left and select other subjects like multiplication, world capitals, and chemical symbols. In a small way, this site allows you to improve yourself and improve the world at the same time.
2. The Breast Cancer Site - This site lets you click a button and earn money for free mammograms for women in need. The money is earned via ad revenue. There are other sections of the site devoted to other causes such as literacy, hunger, child health. After you click the donate button on any of the sites, you can scroll down and see a graph of how much charity had been earned for that day.
3. Kiva.org - This site allows you to make loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries. To quote the website's "About" section: "...You are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community."
Saturday, November 1, 2008
October 2008 Earnings
Cash Crate - $30.05
Chillin' Cash - $19.33
Cash Lagoon - $10.00
Total for October - $59.38
This month, offers were slow and I was busy/lazy. I did amass enough points buy another referral on Chillin' Cash.
There were some changes in payment methods recently. Cash Crate reintroduced Paypal payments, and Chillin' Cash upped their payment processing speed. Definitely some good changes for us folks who don't like waiting for a check.
Chillin' Cash - $19.33
Cash Lagoon - $10.00
Total for October - $59.38
This month, offers were slow and I was busy/lazy. I did amass enough points buy another referral on Chillin' Cash.
There were some changes in payment methods recently. Cash Crate reintroduced Paypal payments, and Chillin' Cash upped their payment processing speed. Definitely some good changes for us folks who don't like waiting for a check.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
September 2008 Earnings
Chillin' Cash - $48.55
Cash Crate - $20.20
Cash Lagoon - $20.00
Lightspeed Panel - $5.00
Total for September - $93.75
So close to $100! Maybe next month...
I also bought three referrals with Chillin' Cash points.
Cash Crate - $20.20
Cash Lagoon - $20.00
Lightspeed Panel - $5.00
Total for September - $93.75
So close to $100! Maybe next month...
I also bought three referrals with Chillin' Cash points.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
August 2008 Earnings
Cash Crate - $25.85
Chillin' Cash - $14.55
Cash Lagoon - $10.00
American Consumer Opinion - $5.00
Total for August - $55.40
Chillin' Cash - $14.55
Cash Lagoon - $10.00
American Consumer Opinion - $5.00
Total for August - $55.40
Monday, August 25, 2008
Offer Crediting Tips
On Cash Crate, Cash Lagoon, and many other GPT sites, there are user forums that contain many helpful tips for using their respective sites. Many times, if you're having a specific problem, you can search the forum for posts by other people who have had similar issues, and see the advice others gave them. As a last resort, if your problem seems to be unique, you can make a post of your own to get the help you need.
One issue a lot of people have questions about is how to get offers to credit reliably. From my own reading of the Cash Crate and Cash Lagoon forums, as well as helpful blogs and YouTube videos, here are some tips if you are having trouble getting offers to credit.
1. Take it slow. Don't amass a huge amount of pending offers all at once. Do a few at a time, wait for them to credit, and then do a few more. Try to keep your pending offers under $5, or at very least, under your earned amount. Don't forget to clear your cookies with CCleaner between offers.
2. Do it right. Proceed through the entire offer to the "Congratulations!" page. Sometimes it is suggested that you do side offers, and it doesn't hurt to do so, especially if they are email submits. However, the main thing is to get through the entire offer. Some types of offers may credit only a few pages in, but each type is different, so it's safest to do them all consistently. It's also been suggested that crediting success can be assured by leaving the "Congratulations!" page up on your screen for a minute or two, and by clicking on two or more of the offers on the end page.
3. Be realistic. No matter what you do, some offers simply will not credit. Don't let this discourage you. If you're having trouble, take a break for a day or two. Since this process is on the internet, there are all sorts of minor influences that might cause problems even if you do everything right. Don't stress over it! That's a good thing about these sites -- more offers are always rolling in.
One issue a lot of people have questions about is how to get offers to credit reliably. From my own reading of the Cash Crate and Cash Lagoon forums, as well as helpful blogs and YouTube videos, here are some tips if you are having trouble getting offers to credit.
1. Take it slow. Don't amass a huge amount of pending offers all at once. Do a few at a time, wait for them to credit, and then do a few more. Try to keep your pending offers under $5, or at very least, under your earned amount. Don't forget to clear your cookies with CCleaner between offers.
2. Do it right. Proceed through the entire offer to the "Congratulations!" page. Sometimes it is suggested that you do side offers, and it doesn't hurt to do so, especially if they are email submits. However, the main thing is to get through the entire offer. Some types of offers may credit only a few pages in, but each type is different, so it's safest to do them all consistently. It's also been suggested that crediting success can be assured by leaving the "Congratulations!" page up on your screen for a minute or two, and by clicking on two or more of the offers on the end page.
3. Be realistic. No matter what you do, some offers simply will not credit. Don't let this discourage you. If you're having trouble, take a break for a day or two. Since this process is on the internet, there are all sorts of minor influences that might cause problems even if you do everything right. Don't stress over it! That's a good thing about these sites -- more offers are always rolling in.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Daily Surveys
You can do daily surveys on both Cash Crate and Cash Lagoon. You won't always qualify, but they can add up pretty fast if you try for them everyday.
On Cash Lagoon, there are usually 5 daily surveys you can try for, varying from $0.75 to $0.35. These daily surveys can be accessed through the offer pulldown menu like so:
On Cash Crate, there are one or two daily surveys worth $0.80 each. They can be accessed through their own tab on the offer page like so:
On Cash Lagoon, there are usually 5 daily surveys you can try for, varying from $0.75 to $0.35. These daily surveys can be accessed through the offer pulldown menu like so:
On Cash Crate, there are one or two daily surveys worth $0.80 each. They can be accessed through their own tab on the offer page like so:
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
General GPT Site Info
The meat of GPT site work is completing offers. The process is tedious, but effective. Basically, you are providing your information so companies can advertise to you. There is a possibility of spam, but it can be somewhat controlled by your approach. Here are some tips I've picked up from other folks and figured out on my own as well.
1) Get yourself an email address (or several) specifically for this process (or use an old one you don't mind subjecting to the possibility of spam). Many sites use Paypal to send payments. You can easily add a new email address to Paypal, so no need to befoul your main address for the sake of using the right Paypal address. Depending upon the rules of the specific site, you may also want to check out disposable email from sites like Mailinator.com and GuerillaMail.com.
2) Only do free offers. Most sites have a search function so you can narrow down offers to free only. Don't do any trial offers, at least not to start out. Many trial offers, even if they're free, require that you cancel before a specific time. I am horrible at remembering such details, and so I do not do trial offers. I suggest you avoid them as well unless you've read all the fine print and are really confident that you know what you're getting into.
The offers you want typically ask for your email only on the first page, and then your home address on the second, and then a series of pages where you can check off "no" or "skip" (sometimes you have to scroll to see it) until you get to the "Congratulations" page. If you have Roboform, righthand Alt and + selects "no" on a long listing of radial buttons. Occasionally, you are forced to select at least one offer to continue. The safest bet for getting another email-based offer is to look for a small sweepstakes offer (usually $500 of some product). Even assuming you select an offer, you are usually given a choice on the next page as to whether or not you complete it.
Concerning phone numbers, if you put a real home/cell phone number, there is always a chance you will get calls. In most cases, you can politely ask them to remove you from their list. If you don't wish to deal with this, there is another option, depending once again upon the rules of the site you are using. K7 is a site that lets you create a free voicemail number. You can enter this number instead of your home/cell number, and check the messages from the site.
Things to Avoid
A) Any offer that costs money. Be sure to read any disclaimers you see.
B) Any offer that tries to solicit your credit card number, bank account number, or cell phone number. DO NOT let them text anything to you. This can incur a fee onto your bill.
C) Offers for book clubs, financial services, and anything else that implies followup contact or relationship. If you're determined to do such an offer, read all the fine print extra carefully.
D) Any offer or program that attempts to get you to download a toolbar.
I've only downloaded the following two programs for this process, which I know are both alright. In order to make the data entry quicker, I use Roboform (I never save passwords on it, though). A lot of these sites track your submissions via cookies. In order to clear all cookies and other junk after every few offers, CCleaner seems to get rid of stuff my normal browser cache/cookie clearing misses.
3) Don't give false information. Some offers will ask for your street address. If you're not comfortable giving your real street address, don't complete the offer. If you do provide your address, there's a small chance of junk mail. However, if you don't mind the possibility of junk mail, you can probably make a lot more money. I give my home address pretty freely (provided there's not some long disclaimer I have to check off...that's a sign of badness), and I've only gotten three pieces of junk mail since June 1. Both were things I had signed up for -- some info on Snapfish (a photo developing service), a comparative car insurance quote, and a booklet about arthritis medicine for my mom.
Conclusion
This may seem like a lot of information, but most of it is common sense. In general, always err on the side of caution when completing offers.
I will be expanding and perfecting this post in the days to come. If you have any questions, feel free to post 'em here.
1) Get yourself an email address (or several) specifically for this process (or use an old one you don't mind subjecting to the possibility of spam). Many sites use Paypal to send payments. You can easily add a new email address to Paypal, so no need to befoul your main address for the sake of using the right Paypal address. Depending upon the rules of the specific site, you may also want to check out disposable email from sites like Mailinator.com and GuerillaMail.com.
2) Only do free offers. Most sites have a search function so you can narrow down offers to free only. Don't do any trial offers, at least not to start out. Many trial offers, even if they're free, require that you cancel before a specific time. I am horrible at remembering such details, and so I do not do trial offers. I suggest you avoid them as well unless you've read all the fine print and are really confident that you know what you're getting into.
The offers you want typically ask for your email only on the first page, and then your home address on the second, and then a series of pages where you can check off "no" or "skip" (sometimes you have to scroll to see it) until you get to the "Congratulations" page. If you have Roboform, righthand Alt and + selects "no" on a long listing of radial buttons. Occasionally, you are forced to select at least one offer to continue. The safest bet for getting another email-based offer is to look for a small sweepstakes offer (usually $500 of some product). Even assuming you select an offer, you are usually given a choice on the next page as to whether or not you complete it.
Concerning phone numbers, if you put a real home/cell phone number, there is always a chance you will get calls. In most cases, you can politely ask them to remove you from their list. If you don't wish to deal with this, there is another option, depending once again upon the rules of the site you are using. K7 is a site that lets you create a free voicemail number. You can enter this number instead of your home/cell number, and check the messages from the site.
Things to Avoid
A) Any offer that costs money. Be sure to read any disclaimers you see.
B) Any offer that tries to solicit your credit card number, bank account number, or cell phone number. DO NOT let them text anything to you. This can incur a fee onto your bill.
C) Offers for book clubs, financial services, and anything else that implies followup contact or relationship. If you're determined to do such an offer, read all the fine print extra carefully.
D) Any offer or program that attempts to get you to download a toolbar.
I've only downloaded the following two programs for this process, which I know are both alright. In order to make the data entry quicker, I use Roboform (I never save passwords on it, though). A lot of these sites track your submissions via cookies. In order to clear all cookies and other junk after every few offers, CCleaner seems to get rid of stuff my normal browser cache/cookie clearing misses.
3) Don't give false information. Some offers will ask for your street address. If you're not comfortable giving your real street address, don't complete the offer. If you do provide your address, there's a small chance of junk mail. However, if you don't mind the possibility of junk mail, you can probably make a lot more money. I give my home address pretty freely (provided there's not some long disclaimer I have to check off...that's a sign of badness), and I've only gotten three pieces of junk mail since June 1. Both were things I had signed up for -- some info on Snapfish (a photo developing service), a comparative car insurance quote, and a booklet about arthritis medicine for my mom.
Conclusion
This may seem like a lot of information, but most of it is common sense. In general, always err on the side of caution when completing offers.
I will be expanding and perfecting this post in the days to come. If you have any questions, feel free to post 'em here.
Intro
About Me
I'm a college student from Central Texas. I recently completed a bachelor's degree, and in the fall, I will start on my master's degree. I've been job searching this summer, and in the copious free time of joblessness, I stumbled across the concept of paid survey sites.
About This Blog
On this blog, I will cover my experiences with GPT ("get paid to") sites and survey sites.
GPT site - A website that allows you to earn money by signing up for offers (advertising, sweepstakes entries, and the like), and occasional surveys. Pros: Generally more money earned than with survey sites. Cons: More possibilities of receiving spam mail or calls.
Survey site - A website that allows you to earn money by taking surveys. Surveys are usually created by advertising or research entities. Pros: Less possibilities of receiving spam. Cons: Generally less money earned than with GPT sites.
The name "Slackercash" is not entirely accurate. There is actual work required to make money via paid survey sites and GPT sites; not as much work as a traditional job, but then again, not as much money either. However, this is still a job that can be done at home, day or night, and on your own schedule. When I do offers, I'm usually wearing pajama pants, listening to music, with a cat in my lap. If that's not a slacker way to earn money, I don't know what is!
I googled "slackercash" and found that someone had a same-named .com or .net in the past. Just for the record, I don't know what those sites were about and am in no way affiliated with them. In any case, it's a cool combination of words, and definitely has a ring to it, so that's why I chose it.
This blog will detail my progress with these sites, as well as provide information for others to try them out as well. I will be posting general tips for using paid survey sites and GPT sites, and I'll also be doing reviews and tutorials for specific sites. For most, this line of work is not a viable living. However, it is a good supplemental income, and a decent way to learn to pace yourself in a self-employed fashion. I recommend it for anyone who, like me, has spare time, an internet connection, and a need for some extra cash.
I'm a college student from Central Texas. I recently completed a bachelor's degree, and in the fall, I will start on my master's degree. I've been job searching this summer, and in the copious free time of joblessness, I stumbled across the concept of paid survey sites.
About This Blog
On this blog, I will cover my experiences with GPT ("get paid to") sites and survey sites.
GPT site - A website that allows you to earn money by signing up for offers (advertising, sweepstakes entries, and the like), and occasional surveys. Pros: Generally more money earned than with survey sites. Cons: More possibilities of receiving spam mail or calls.
Survey site - A website that allows you to earn money by taking surveys. Surveys are usually created by advertising or research entities. Pros: Less possibilities of receiving spam. Cons: Generally less money earned than with GPT sites.
The name "Slackercash" is not entirely accurate. There is actual work required to make money via paid survey sites and GPT sites; not as much work as a traditional job, but then again, not as much money either. However, this is still a job that can be done at home, day or night, and on your own schedule. When I do offers, I'm usually wearing pajama pants, listening to music, with a cat in my lap. If that's not a slacker way to earn money, I don't know what is!
I googled "slackercash" and found that someone had a same-named .com or .net in the past. Just for the record, I don't know what those sites were about and am in no way affiliated with them. In any case, it's a cool combination of words, and definitely has a ring to it, so that's why I chose it.
This blog will detail my progress with these sites, as well as provide information for others to try them out as well. I will be posting general tips for using paid survey sites and GPT sites, and I'll also be doing reviews and tutorials for specific sites. For most, this line of work is not a viable living. However, it is a good supplemental income, and a decent way to learn to pace yourself in a self-employed fashion. I recommend it for anyone who, like me, has spare time, an internet connection, and a need for some extra cash.
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