Tax Box Time Again

Total money earned that I have seen and received this month:  $95.87

Total money earned but pending $20.00



I was too sick alot of the month to really concentrate on making alot, but I came close if you add my pending twenty from Only Cash Surveys.  They finally let me put in for a cashout, but they said they could take up to a month to send it to Paypal. 

It helps, but I'm still struggling.  I just don't get enough in and the economy sux. 

I worked alot of sites for all this.  Alot of it came from Opinion, Cash4Free, Cashle, QuickRewards, and Pinecone. 

It's still great to be able to make anything.  I just wish I was well enough to do more. 

Elite

I finally made Elite status on Quick Rewards.  The only real benefit to that is if you have enough points, you can get a gift certificate.  I don't have enough points yet for that.  But I do like having the Elite Member bar.

I am, however, seeing benefits for being a Gold member on Cashle.  They pay me instantly when I ask for the money now.  That is a big plus.

Today's fun freebie in the snail mail was six packets of sausage snacks from Johnsonville.  I had signed up for the freebie over a month ago, finally got it today.  They were fresh and good, and a great surprise.  

Total Earnings for the Month

It's that day again, the day I go over my total earnings for the month to put in my tax box.  So, this month's total earnings $123.81 that's from a combination of sites I worked:

Quick Rewards:  $22.16

Cashle:  $9.55

Cash4Free:  $34.00

Pinecone Research:  $6.00

Opinion Outpost:  $50.10

DollarSurveys:  $2.00

I have not taken out for taxes on it yet.  But even with taking out for taxes, it's probably at least a full hundred for the month.  And I was too sick most of the month to do alot of this, so I probably could have earned more if I'd been able to.

I also made Gold status on Cashle this week.  And I'm only four surveys away from Elite status on Quick Rewards.  Just fun bonuses.

If you are new to my blog, how to start doing surveys is in the first few blog posts, so make sure you read all my entries.  

Easy Money

Today was an unusually good survey day.  I got paid eight dollars to watch a one hour British tv show that will air on BBC America.  I did have to take some notes because they asked two plot questions to prove I watched it.  But it was fine, I finished the survey and got paid.  That was through Opinion Outpost.  I highly recommend joining them.  They have been paying me pretty well for awhile.  Interestingly enough, this survey was from OTX.  Most people hate OTX.  My experience with OTX has been mixed.  Sometimes, you get lucky and get a good survey out of them, other times, they will kick you out or screw you at the end.  It's always a gamble when you take an OTX survey.  I like doing their movie and tv surveys when they let me.

Reminder tip, always try to clear the cookies and browser cache before doing each survey because just forgetting one time can cause you to not be credited.

Shampoo and Conditioner

Today, I got a box in the mail with a full sized shampoo and conditioner from a survey company.  Totally free.  All I have to do is use it for a week and send them back a short questionnaire.  So, I got paid for the original survey and I got free products.  Very worth doing it.

I got paid again from Pinecone Research.  Yes, you only get a few surveys from them, but they pay three bucks a survey and it adds up.

Cashle and QuickRewards are still paying me regularly and Cash4Free.  All three credit pretty fast.  And I did get paid from Dollarsurveys again.  It's all worth doing.  I had to pay for a prescription med today that my insurance wouldn't cover, and my earnings paid for it.  I was real grateful that I had it.

Got Paid from Cash4Free Today

I posted a testimonial at their site and you can see my proof pic here.  It took me about a week to make $17.80 from them.  But they definitely paid me.  They only pay to verified Paypal accounts, so you have to be verified first.  And the first time you ask for your money, they will send an automated phone message to you with a pin number to confirm your account.  It can be to a cell phone, I didn't have any problems.

I made this money just doing surveys all week at their site. 

Commisions and Referrals Myths

I really wanted to post the truth when it comes to commissions and referrals from any of these survey and reward sites.  I've been hassled by people about it to the point of someone getting my Yahoo Answers account suspended just for posting a link to this blog in questions on how to make money online.  People have a huge misconception when it comes to what you can make off a referral.  The truth is, you really don't make anything at all, no matter what the website claims.

I have nineteen referrals on QuickRewards.  You want to know what I've made off them?  Eleven cents total!  That's it.  You do not make money off referrals, you make money off doing the actual work of the surveys or any offers you do on the sites.  And IMO, the offers are a total waste and most of them don't credit.  So really, you have to do surveys and that's it.

My Cashle account, I've got ten referrals, they do pay you fifty cents per referral, however, if that person happens to sign up from the wrong country, you do not get paid.  So, out of my ten, a few were from the wrong country.  Seriously, you can't get much money at all off a referral on these sites.

It's still always a good idea to post your referral link anyway in case you do get some perk off a site, but you are still going to have to really work for the money.

I just find it upsetting when people think I'm phishing for referrals by posting the link.  They just don't get it, you don't make anything that way.  What am I going to do with eleven cents?  Really.

It's also sad that so many people don't see a real thing when it's right in front of them because of all the scammers on the net.  My method works.  The sites I use are real.  You won't make a ton of money, you will make enough at the end of the month for a good week's worth of groceries, if you put the time into it.  You really can make money from home off the internet without any scams.  And I feel sorry for those that don't believe it.  All you have to do is try one site, do a few surveys and in a few days time, you'll see the money.  But don't expect to make it off referrals, cause seriously, you won't.  Even I was surprised that with nineteen referrals, all I got was eleven cents in over a month.