How To Make Money Online From Your Own Home

$1 a day with Paid To Clicks?

2010-01-18T19:42:00.000-08:00

Yes! You can make $1 a day quite easily with paid to click offers at GetPaidTo.com. They recently raised their payout for paid to click offers that required you to click 2 links in a website. Now all of their 2 click offers are .04 cents a piece!

Where do you find the offers? You have to go to the Complete Offers link, scroll down and uncheck all of the boxes except for Daily Offers. You will want to sort by Ascending and Value to get all of the PTCs (paid to clicks) at the top.

If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, then this next part is incredibly fast. All I do is click the scroll wheel on a link to open it in a new page automatically while staying on the original page...so what happens is I just scroll down clicking all of the links on the first page (or 5 at a time if my ISP is acting up), wait for the pages to load and then wheel click 2 links in all of the open tabs. If you're going 5 tabs at a time you should only be opening 10 more pages after the original 5.

After that you can either sit and wait for the offers to clear (which takes a couple minutes) or manually submit the offers (although they still need time to verify). At my area of the U.S. I can easily complete 20 of these offers in less than 3 minutes and they usually are verified within 10 minutes. So for less than 13 minutes of work, that's one easy dollar.

Again, the website is GetPaidTo.com and if you have any questions, just let me know! :)

GetPaidTo Test Followup - $20 Goal

2010-01-18T19:34:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the delay everyone!

Alright. So my initial test for GetPaidTo.com was done using nothing but free offers. Many of the offers had trouble going through so I didn't receive the full amount that was pending. I was only able to receive about half of the payment into paypal the following day.

However, I redid the test with some trial offers....and WOW was I surprised. I completed 4 offers and it put me over the $30 mark in a little under an hour (after time for approval) and the money was in my Paypal account around 1 PM the next day. I did have to pay for shipping and handling on 2 of the offers, but the trials for the others were free. So having spent less than $5 on trials and earned more than $30, I was easily over the top of the $20 goal.

Can you make $20 overnight with GetPaidTo.com? Yes, you can. Just be sure that if you are signing up for the trial offers you are also canceling them before the trial is up. If you don't you can quickly see your money disappear. Canceling trials is very easy though, as simple as submitting a request to cancel online or calling customer service over the phone.

Stick around for my next post as I'll be talking about how to easily make $1 a day with as little as a few spare minutes of your time (that dollar adds up!).

GetPaidTo.com test - $20 in one night

2009-12-18T00:59:00.000-08:00

Here's the deal for this test. I'll be testing GetPaidTo.com to see if I'm able to make $20 in one night and have it deposited into my PayPal account by the next day.

This is the scenario: I have an internet bill to pay that I just so happen to be $20 short for. I had the money previously but due to unforeseen circumstances I had to pay out more than what I had readily available. Can someone in a situation like this make enough money to get the bill paid?

Let's find out shall we? Test begins now!

Cashcrate Paycheck

2009-12-16T21:30:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that I have received my first paycheck for the month of November. It came directly from Cashcrate for the total of $20.85. I was actually surprised because I was expecting it to come next week.

I'll get a scan of the check up before the weekend is over so check in for the proof by Monday.

GetPaidTo.com - Get Paid? Or get scammed??

2009-12-16T12:47:00.000-08:00

GetPaidTo.com is another GPT site (obviously) paying you to take surveys online. However, this site gives you pay per click offers making you anywhere from .0003 for just clicking on a weblink and .03 for clicking on a weblink and clicking on two links from the loaded site. Really simple pay for just loading a page, anyone can do that. Is it something substantial? No, but it's an option.

The thing I like about this site is that it gives you a very detailed search list of the offers they provide.You can choose from 100% free offers, trials, offer walls, daily offers, among others. You have the option to search at random, by value, by name or even by approval rate. The search is even color coded with green search returns usually providing the fastest approval.

GetPaidTo.com also pays you straight into your paypal account and there is no loss on what you earn because they use a Paypal Mass Pay feature. I made $2.03 and requested to be paid. The process period took less than a day and it was in my account.

Besides paying out cash, you can also earn points for various prizes like XBox accessories, electronics, and gift cards. I haven't tried redeeming points for prizes yet, but when I get to the desired amount I'll relay my findings.

So, is GetPaidTo.com a scam? No. Do they deliver on cash? Yes. Is it worth it? I'll keep you updated on my progress with this site and let you know as soon as I come to an opinion.

What sites are you afraid of?

2009-12-15T00:32:00.000-08:00

I'm looking for any legal way to make money online. If you have an idea, let me know about it!

My current projects:
GPT sites (Getpaidto offer sites)
-Cashcrate
-Getpaidto
-InboxDollars

Second Life

Things I'll be looking into:
Making money online writing poetry, fiction, short stories, flash fiction, articles, blogs, etc.
Backlinking, Free forms of advertising
More.

Like I said, if you have ideas you want to throw my way, do so. I'll be glad to test out a site and tell you if it's legit or not.

Quick and Dirty Series - Myspace "Whore Me!" Contest

2009-12-05T23:33:00.000-08:00

Ok people, I don't know how I can make this any easier.

This is what you do, just sign up at CashCrate.com.

When you have confirmed your email and are ready to start you need to go to the "Complete Offers" link.

Scroll down to the search box and where it says Show put 100% Free and then Sort by Newest.

This next part is easy if you have facebook, all you have to do is sign up with 2 apps they have on the list of offers, there's like 5 on the first page.

Make sure you aren't currently signed up with them or you might not be credited for the offer.

That's it. 5 minutes of your time at the most. 5 minutes and you might end up whored on my homepage for 2 weeks or longer!

The winners will be all of the X1 sign ups like #01, #11, and so on.

This contest will go on for as long as it has to.

And one more thing, I will also be whoring honorable mentions for a few days at a time for those that decided to complete more than just the 2 Facebook offers.

So sign up today!

Good luck ;)

Myspace "Whore Me!" Contest

2009-12-05T14:54:00.000-08:00

Alright people! Here's the deal. You want more friends, I want more referrals. Let's make this work shall we?

The reward: I will host 6 lucky people on my page for 2 weeks after the contest ends, perhaps even longer if I like you ;) I'll even consider keeping you up until I reach 5-10k+. The people that will be rewarded will be my 1st, 11th, 21st, 31st, 41st and 51st referrals on CashCrate.com.

The catch: Those who wish to participate must complete at least 2 offers or surveys at CashCrate and be atleast 13 years of age. Also, the contest will remain open until all 51+ have signed up so get your friends involved as well.

I understand that you will sometimes have problems with offers being credited, so check out this article on ways to improve your offer rate!

The winners will have 2 days from the contest closing date for the offers to confirm. If 2 days pass and any of the winners haven't completed their requirements then I will award the prize to the next participant that meets the requirements. Let's say that Person 1 didn't complete the offers, I would then move onto Person 2 if he had both offers confirmed and was all ready to go.

There will be 1 winner for every group of 10 people! That mean Participants 1-10 will have 1 winner, 11-20 will have one and so on. Depending on the turn out I will consider winners for any 10 people thereafter.

So what are you waiting for? The Contest Starts Now!

Disclaimer: No purchase necessary to participate, I would actually discourage you from doing so. Avoid cell phone offers if you don't understand the terms because you may receive a monthly fee by submitting your cell number. I am also not liable for any spam messages or phone calls you may receive due to participation. This is meant to be a fun, mutually beneficial contest so let's keep it that way shall we? :)

Quick and Dirty Series – Successful money making techniques with CashCrate

2009-12-05T13:15:00.000-08:00

So you want to earn cash with CashCrate.com? Read through these tips to help increase your earning potential.

What you need to know
Method 1 - Cash Offers
Method 2 – Shopping
Method 3 – Referrals
Contest and Prizes
Coupon Codes

What you need to know
1. There is an age requirement of 13 years and older. Most offers are 18+ but there have been new offers added to install Facebook apps for cash that are 13+.
2. Most offers are for US residents, but there are still offers for people all over the globe. You just have to see what’s available in your area.
3. You have to make at least $20 to receive a paycheck. Earnings are processed at midnight on the last day of the month and printed/mailed around the 15th. If you don’t reach the $20 minimum before the end of the month your balance will roll into the following months until you can complete $20 worth of activities.
4. Use your real address when you’re signing up with CashCrate.com or you won’t receive your paychecks. Also, try not to use a fake address on offers if you can help it. It’s considered fraud and it’s against the law.
5. Try not to have multiple accounts using the same IP. CashCrate has an anti-fraud system that will only credit you with offers the first time through. There may be a way around this, but you’d have to talk to support about it. So, all of you frat boys might be SOL.
6. The amount of money you make isn’t given to you. Don’t be lazy, if you want cash you need to work for it like it’s a real job.
7. Don’t advertise CashCrate directly through Myspace, Facebook, or similar sites because it violates Spam policies and you can be banned from both Myspace/Facebook and CashCrate. If you want to use a networking site to your advantage link it to a blog instead of CashCrate.

Method 1 - Cash Offers
This is the most common method for making money through this program. Here’s the important info:

1. The offers you fill out to make money will spam you. These are the same offers as IMVU, Myspace and Facebook apps. You want to make new email addresses, plenty of them. Don’t use any email more than once for any company. You should be good for 10-20 offers before you have to switch emails.

2. Do not falsify any information. It’s fraud, it’s illegal, and it will probably cause your completed offers to be disqualified if they catch you.

3. Don’t click the submit button if you haven’t finished the offer and do only one offer at a time.

4. Write down what offers you’ve done with previous sites and keep track of the ones you complete
through CashCrate. Do NOT repeat duplicate offers because you won’t get credit.

5. Take as much time as you need to finish the offers sincerely. Let every page load completely and answer quizzes like you mean it. If you complete offers too quickly you might find most of the ones you finish to stay in the pending earnings instead of being credited. Robots complete offers fast, these companies are prejudice against robots so don’t mimic one.

6. Always complete the full requirements. If it says complete 1 offer and click 2 links at the end, do it or you won’t get credited and you’ll have wasted your time.

7. If you DO begin offers that want you to participate in 1 affiliate advertisement, don’t complete the same 1-2 every time. Vary up what you complete that way you have a much better chance of getting credited.

8. Offers that say “Fill out quiz with valid information and complete survey” mean you just fill out the quiz truthfully then complete the offer wall. During the offer wall your best friends will be named Skip, Pass, Next, No Thanks, No, and any variation of them. Once you reach the Final Steps page you have successfully completed the survey so submit the offer and close the window.

9. Before every offer you need to clear your Cache, Cookies, and History. This ensures that you’re able to complete every offer to the best of your ability rather than being denied access to the offer. Think of this like showering every time before you plan on going to a club, you’re much more likely to be let in clean than dirty.

10. Before you retire an email from the cash offers you need to go into the inbox and click all of the Confirmation and Verification links so you get credited.

11. Don’t harass other CashCrate members, you’ll get banned and you’ll lose your money.

12. Take breaks every few hours so you don’t burn yourself out. You’re not doing yourself any favors by forcing yourself to do something you’re not in the mood for. Take a walk, get a breath of fresh air and then return when you’ve relaxed a little.

Method 2 – Shopping
You can earn rebates back on purchases made through the CashCrate shopping links. There’s some good sites in there that can make it worthwhile. I’m not sure if you can use other coupons with the rebates yet, I’ll be looking into that.

Method 3 – Referrals
This is the big money maker if you can manage to pull it off. This is what I’m trying to do as you already know. It works like this, you get people to sign up and try to get them to recruit more people as well. You make a 20%-30% commission off of the people you personally got signed up as well as 10%-20% for those signed up by your own referrals. There are also bonuses for certain achievements like when your referrals complete their first $10 in offers you get $3.

This only works if everyone is completing offers and participating. The lazy ones that expect everyone else to do the work for them tend to make less than the people that are putting all their effort into offers as well as referrals. If you want money, you put in work. I’m doing it for those above me and I hope you do it for me as well. For a more thorough explanation check out this thread.

Contests and Prizes
While earning cash you also earn points. These points can be used to play games or be redeemed for prizes like electronics and gift cards. There are also contests held for similar prizes. Some contests are member ran and you can find those in the forums. The rewards are usually extra referrals so it’s definitely worth a look.

Coupon Codes
CashCrate.com will occasionally give out coupon codes for cash and points on the forums, Twitter and other participating sites. You participate in a short activity such as being one of the first 10 people to retweet a twitter update, if you post the update in time you are credited the reward. Other times they will post a coupon code on Twitter that is valid for the first 10-200 people. You can redeem these coupons on your Earnings page on CashCrate.

Have questions? I have answers.

Quick and Dirty Series – Make money with CashCrate.com, Fraud?

2009-12-05T11:28:00.001-08:00

No, CashCrate is not a scam. Everyone who claims it’s a rip off are either impatient or don’t know how to complete offers properly. Will you get rich with CashCrate? Not likely. Can you pay rent using only CashCrate.com? Probably not, but it will definitely help. If you do happen to make over $600 in any given tax year then CashCrate will need your SSN for tax purposes just like any other income source.

Starting out you won’t be making a lot. You could probably pull off $4 an hour if you put in a lot of effort and complete all of your offers correctly. It takes some getting used to, but it is definitely a reasonable choice for those with limited options.

One thing you need to know starting out is that CashCrate requires you to make at least $20 before the 30th/31st in order to receive a check the following month. If you don’t reach that goal, don’t worry, the money you’ve earned rolls over to the following months until you do top $20. I did it in less than 2 days with most of my offers still pending so it’s really not a big deal jumping that hurdle.

Aside from earning money you can also earn points to spend playing games basically like gambling to try and earn more points or you can save up and redeem them for prizes like gift cards and electronics. There are also contests that are held and a link for shopping through their site so you receive rebates on purchases made with affiliate websites like walmart.com and officedepot.com.

If you ever get confused or have questions there is a wonderful forum full of knowledgeable members willing to help you out. You will never be ignored. Someone will always have an answer for you even if it’s the one you don’t want.

Overall, it’s an easy way to earn a bit of cash in your spare time or if you have no better options. I’d recommend you try it out, if you don’t like it you can always cancel your account. If you intend on filling out the offers I would highly recommend reading up on how to complete GPT surveys correctly. It’ll save you time and earn you more money.

Have questions? I have answers.

Tips for Success - How to earn money using CashCrate

2009-12-04T19:49:00.000-08:00

            So you’ve put aside your suspicions of CashCrate.com long enough to look for methods you might use to be successful. That’s great! You’re already one step ahead of most members. Many like you have already fallen victim to extended credit pending, denied offers, and other frustrations making them call CashCrate a fraud and scam artist. This isn’t their fault. They just haven’t looked for the right information.
            If you are interested in making more than the minimum payout and getting your check next month then follow these tips! Remember, I’m not here to lie to you. My paychecks are affected by your success and vice versa. Completing offers correctly on your end helps keep me up and running to let you know about better ways to make money. Win-Win.

What you should know first
Method 1 - Cash Offers
Method 2 - Shopping
Method 3 – Referrals
Contests and Prizes
Coupon Codes

What you should know first
1.         There is an age requirement to use CashCrate. All members must be atleast 13 years of age to participate in this site. I’m sure this has everything to do with completing cash offers because if you don’t do it correctly you will receive a large amount of spam in an unwanted mailbox. The good news is that anyone 13 and older can make money, so all of you teenagers out there complaining about your allowances, here’s your chance to earn your own money. I would highly recommend asking your parents first though. 

2.         The majority of offers available are for the United States and other English speaking countries. Does this mean you can’t complete offers from Japan? No! It just means that you will qualify for fewer offers.

3.         Use your real address when you’re signing up with CashCrate.com or you will not receive your paychecks!

4. There is a minimum cash payout of $20. What does this mean? You will not be eligible to receive a check in the mail until you’ve reached the $20 minimum. However, your confirmed offers will remain with you if you don’t achieve the minimum dollar requirement. If you make it to $19 and can’t quite get that last dollar before midnight of the 31st, do not panic. Your balance remains with you until you do reach the minimum cash payout.

5.         The pay period is from the 1st of the month to the end day, whether that’s the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st. All checks are processed around the 15th and you should receive your check in the mail before the end of the month. If you made more than $20 by June 30th then you will receive your paycheck in mid to late July.

6.         If you have multiple accounts using the same IP address (several accounts using the same internet connection) then you might run into a big problem. This is due to CashCrate’s defense against fraudulent referrals. Once you get past a certain amount of active referrals you start to earn $1 for every person who signs up. If you’ve seen the sign up process, you know how fast this can be. So for all of you living in dorms, you might just find yourself out of luck on this one.

7.         The amount of money you make is dependent on how much effort you put forth. If you plan to just sign up and then spam Myspace for referrals, it won’t work. Oh, and this will bring me to…

8.         Advertising CashCrate.com directly on networking sites such as Myspace, Facebook, etc. can get you banned from CashCrate. Getting banned=no money. So don’t do it. There are legal reasons concerning spam content. I’m just learning about this one myself. I will update this as needed.

Method 1 - Cash Offers
            This is the most common way to earn cash through CashCrate.com. There are numerous online advertisers looking for exposure to their products and they use various GPT sites to do so. If you’ve ever played IMVU and had to complete partner offers to earn points and buy new outfits, you already know what to expect. The difference here is that I’m giving you the information you need to be successful and make more money. Here’s what you need to know:

1.         You will want to start making different email accounts with the sole intention of completing these offers. If you don’t, you can expect to find a large amount of unwanted email when you open your inbox. The reason you make multiple emails is because companies are looking for new leads on these offers. If you use the same email for every offer you do, you’ll find that a lot of your offers will not be credited. The trick is to only use each email for 10-20 offers or 1 time for every company.

2.         Do not falsify information when completing these offers. If you’re not Joe Dandy from Sunnyville, USA, do not say you are. This is known as fraud and is illegal. Not only that, but if CashCrate catches you, your account will be banned and you will not receive your check. If you decide to cheat you have a high chance of being caught and your offer will not be credited. Not only that, you run the risk of being banned from CashCrate. It also messes up the advertiser’s data collection which is the only reason they pay GPT sites to have their products listed. If the GPT sites lose their offers, then you lose your way to make money.

3.         Do not click the submit button until you have opened and completed an offer. This helps you keep track of what you have and haven’t completed. If you hit submit on an offer you were part way through and then decide to close before you finish, the offer will just sit in your pending box for 2 weeks and then be reintroduced to your eligible offers page, with the possibility of having expired…which also means no cash for you.

4.         Make a note of what offers you have completed, whether it was through CashCrate or other GPT sites. If you run across an offer you’ve done previously do not attempt to participate in it. You will just go through the trouble of filling out your information on a duplicate form. It will be thrown out and not credited.

5.         Take your time! Fill out all offers sincerely. Don’t complete “What Twilight Character are you?” as fast as you can with randomly selected answers. Let all offer pages load fully and read before you click any buttons. This is to ensure you don’t make a mistake and sign up for something you don’t want. This is also to make sure you are not seen as an offer bot by the ad agencies. If you go too fast your offer will just take longer to be credited and possibly be thrown out.

6.         Always fulfill the offer requirements! If an offer states that you will only be credited if you participate in one of their partner offers and click on two links from the final page, participate in one of their partners’ offers and click on two links from the final page. This will help your offers confirm faster. If you don’t fulfill all of the requirements, you might not see the cash credited to your account.

7.         During cash offers that require participation, do NOT repeatedly complete the same 1-2 offers. If you’ve filled out Colorado Vacation on the last offer, don’t complete it again on the current one. Doing so can count against offer participation and you may not see your cash credited.

8.         When an offer says “Fill out quiz with valid information and complete survey” you have to make it past the relentless walls of partner offers to a page that has something like “FINAL STEPS” and a mention of silver, gold, and platinum offers. If you haven’t made it to this page, you probably aren’t finished. There is, however, the occasional offer that tricks you into completing similar offers, but the pictures on the website usually change so just keep an eye out for that.

9.         You need to clear your internet browser’s memory before every offer. By clearing the cache, cookies, and history you trick the advertising sites into thinking you’re a new face. This follows along with tip 1 about companies wanting new leads. Clearing your browser’s memory also speeds up your computer so it will run a little bit smoother which is always a plus.

10.         Before you switch emails to complete more offers, go into the current email’s inbox and click on any Confirmation or Verification links you see. This will guarantee you get your credits in a timely manner if you’ve completed offers that require an email confirmation.

11.         Do NOT email CashCrate members with spam or any rude, harassing behavior. You can be banned if a member proves you’ve been harassing them or others.

12.         Take breaks every few hours. Get up, stretch, go for a walk. You don’t want to burn yourself out. These offers can be tedious, but by this point you already knew that.

Method 2 - Shopping
            Yes ladies and gentlemen, I said shopping. You can earn money by purchasing products online through any of CashCrate.com’s affiliated stores. You receive a rebate of .5% to 56% for goods and services bought using one of CashCrate’s store links. Some stores included are Apple iTunes, Microsoft, Office Depot, and Walmart. I believe that you can also use online coupons to reduce the amount you actually pay as well, but I can’t say for sure. I haven’t bought anything through their links as of yet.

Method 3 – Referrals
            Another common way CashCrate members earn money is through referral links. You’ve seen plenty of them on this blog. Basically, you make money when you get new members to sign up and reach certain goals. You receive a percentage of the cash offers they are credited taken from CashCrate’s profits, not the new member’s. The percentage of cash you receive is increased depending on how many members you’ve recruited. The amount of cash you earn is also dependent on different kinds of referrals. There are 2 types of referrals, level 1 and level 2. Level 1 referrals are the members who you recruited directly. Level 2 referrals are the members who signed up using links from your recruits. The more you recruit, the higher your rank becomes. The referral ranks are broken down like this:

1.         Bronze - 0-49 referrals. You earn 20% of the offers completed by level 1 referrals and 10% of those completed by level 2 referrals.

2.         Silver - 50-149 referrals. You earn 25% of the offers completed by level 1 referrals and 10% of those completed by level 2 referrals. You also receive $1 for every Level 1 referral. Your checks are processed sooner as well. They are printed on the 1st instead of the 15th and are usually in your mailbox before the 10th.

3.         Gold - 150-299 referrals. You earn 25% of the offers completed by level 1 referrals and 15% of those completed by level 2 referrals.

4.         Platinum - 300-499 referrals. You earn 30% of the offers completed by level 1 referrals and 15% of those completed by level 2 referrals.

5.         Elite - 500+ referrals. You earn 30% of the offers completed by level 1 referrals and 20% of those completed by level 2 referrals.

            You also receive a $3 bonus for every level 1 referral who completes their first $10 in cash offers. Not bad at all.

            In case you are having troubles with math, let me show you a few examples. If you don’t like reading about figures, I’d suggest skipping to the section after the examples to save some time and confusion.

A.         You sign up your first referral and complete $10 in offers. Your referral then recruits 2 more people under his referral link and they complete $10 in offers. You will receive a $3 bonus since your referral completed $10 in offers. You will also get $2 in commission for his completed offers as well as $1 from each of his referrals for the offers they completed. This brings your earned cash to $7 and assuming you completed $10 in offers and had one other referral who did the same as your first new member, you would be at a grand total of $24. Your 1st levels will have a $3 bonus for each referral as well as the $2 commission bringing their total cash earned up to $20. You can easily reach your minimum payout within a few hours.

B.         Say you reach 50+ referrals for the extra $1 bonus of each level 1 referral and the added 5% commission. At this point you will be receiving cash from more members than when you first started so let’s bump up the number of new level 1 members to 10 and cash earned up to $20. You completed $20 in offers as well. Your $20+10 people ($3 offer bonus+$1 sign up bonus)+10 people ($5 commission). This turns into 20+40+50 for a total of $110. Let’s now assume that each of the new members recruited 2 others like in example A. Your $110+20($2 commission) turns into $110+$40 for a grand total of $150.

C.         Taking our total from B we will now add in all of the active level 1 and 2 recruits linked to your account. Starting at $150, let’s assume that you have 50 active, level 1 members as well as 10 active, level 2 recruits linked to the 1s. To make it easy, all active members completed $10 in offers. That’s 50 level 1s and 500 level 2s making $10 each. Your $150+50 first levels($2.50 current raised commission)+500 second levels($1 commission) turns into $150+$125+$500 for a total of $775.

D.         Last example for this section. Let’s assume you reached the Elite rank of referrals which would have netted you $450 on the $1 bonuses alone (referrals 50-500). From here on you receive a commission rate of 30% 1st/20% 2nd. You recruit 10 new members who in turn recruit 2 more a piece, all new members completed $10 in offers. You didn’t complete any offers yet. Your $0+10 1st levels($3 offer bonus+$1 sign up bonus+$3 raised commission)+20 2nd levels($2 raised commission) which turns into $70+$40 for a total of$110. You also have 500 active 1st levels and each of them has 10 active 2nd levels, all making $10 in offers each. Your $110+500($3)+5000($2) turns into $110+$1500+$10,000 for a grand total of $11,650.

            I do have to tell you, results like this are extremely unlikely. You would really have to search out people willing to continue using this site actively. Example C is much more reasonable, but still difficult to achieve. Like I have said before, your paychecks are affected by the effort your referrals put in. Quality is better than quantity.

Contests and Prizes
            You can do more than earn money through CashCrate.com. While you earn cash through the different offers and surveys, you also earn points. The points you earn can be used to play several different games to be entered into a pot and potentially win more points. The top 5 winners receive points according to Daily entries and Weekly entries. These two categories are for each individual game, so don’t be scared of losing your points in Snake Fish if you see someone has a higher score than you through Tri Peaks. You can then redeem the points you’ve earned for prizes such as gift cards and electronics.
            Another way to earn rewards is through the different contests that CashCrate and different members hold. There is currently a contest running simply called Holiday Giveaway 2009 which lasts from September 1st to December 15th. For this contest, you earn Crates by completing offers, signing up referrals, playing games, and doing daily surveys. The top 10 people get their choice in electronics and gift cards, the 40 people below them will receive $10 to $25 Amazon gift cards.
            There are other contests run in the forums by CashCrate members to reward the community for various activities. One contest currently running is to earn referrals. There’s a thread with a list of rules and rewards, all you have to do is read the rules, participate, and wait to see if you’re a winner for the week. It’s a great way to stay engaged with the community while earning more rewards.

Coupon Codes
            CashCrate.com will occasionally give out coupon codes for cash and points on the forums, Twitter and other participating sites. You participate in a short activity such as being one of the first 10 people to retweet a twitter update, if you post the update in time you are credited the reward. Other times they will post a coupon code on Twitter that is valid for the first 10-200 people. You can redeem these coupons on your Earnings page on CashCrate.

Follow The Cash Critic!

2009-12-04T01:36:00.000-08:00

Want to follow my blogs and stay updated? Don't like sticking around blogger.com? Well I've got good news! You can keep up with my progress by adding me on any of the following sites:

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Expect this list to be updated from time to time as this log grows in popularity.

Is Cash Crate a Scam?? A New User's point of view

2009-12-02T01:59:00.000-08:00

Is CashCrate a scam? Like a lot of you, I was curious to find out the deal with CashCrate.com. We've all seen the ads about GPT (Get Paid To) Sites and many of us have experienced the spam, disappointment, and utter frustration of membership. Well, I'm here to expose CashCrate with an unbiased review that will span the next several months as I gather various information. What is the verdict so far? I have yet to be disappointed.

I discovered CashCrate.com through partner offers of the online games I play and at first I was wary, thinking that only spambots and scam artists advertise in this manner. I have to admit that I hoped the ad was true to its word and I might be able to earn money without spending a dime. The interest drove me to scan other blogs, reviews, and websites in search of something, anything saying this site wasn't legit. The truth is, most of what I found was positive...and also straightforward. The few reviews that claimed it was a scam had many "hear hear" and "I agree" posts, but they were by people who didn't quite grasp the concept and could not reach the minimum payout.

This drove me to try it, after all signing up is free. It was 4 a.m. the morning of November 29th, 41 hours before the payment cutoff of the month. How much could I possibly make in that amount of time? I swore that if I couldn't make the minimum payout before the midnight deadline on the 30th I would quit and delete my CashCrate account. It's now the morning of December 2nd and my account with CashCrate.com is still active. I'll be expecting my first check in the amount of $20.85 USD sometime before the end of December.

CashCrate is NOT a get rich quick scheme and it's definitely not a job, you put in your own hours and get the amount you decide you want to make. On the other side you DO have to put in the effort to earn the cash. Don't sign up expecting to be paid $500 in your first month, I'm not saying it can't be done but it's just not likely.

You can make a pretty decent hourly rate from home though once you get the hang of it. Just starting out I was able to complete offers at about $4 an hour and then once I learned the basics I was earning $8 every hour with breaks. It took me about 10 hours total to reach my payout goal of $20. Are you doing the math? I completed offers totaling $86.70 before the deadline, but many took too long to be confirmed from the advertisers. I had $65.85 sitting in the Pending Earnings page after midnight.

Don't be alarmed, I will be seeing a lot of the offers confirmed over the next week. I'm not expecting all of it to go through though because I didn't know the proper method of completing offers until the very end. I'll be sharing the rest of what I learned in the near future. For now, let me mention what else CashCrate has to offer.

Aside from the money you earn from completing the online offers and surveys, CashCrate also credits you with rebates when you shop at certain sites, an interesting referral program, different contests, great prizes, fun games, and a helpful forum filled with a very involved community. There is also a promotion center that helps you understand methods you can utilize to earn more cash. The features provide a great way to take a break from the offer grind and can be quite rewarding.

Today's Final Word? CashCrate.com is a useful site that gives you an opportunity to make a decent supplementary income in your spare time. It is a great option for anyone 13 and older to make a bit of cash. Those that are down on their luck, having trouble finding a steady job, or are unable to perform at a regular job will probably find this site priceless. Sign up is free so take a chance with it. Just be sure to use a different email than your main inbox, there are a lot of spam messages. ;)

I'll be posting pictures of the check I receive and will be posting more about CashCrate and other GPT or cash earning sites so check back every once in a while to stay up to date. I'd also love to hear from you and answer questions you may have. Thanks for reading.