Because I’ve been living on a small income for a while now, I’m
always on the lookout for legitimate ways to earn some extra pocket
money. Over the past ten years, I have signed up for a bunch of survey
websites in the hopes of making some money. Some of them were great and
I’m still a member, and some of them were just a waste of time and I
never got any money from them.
Since I have spent all of this time working out which sites were
worthwhile, I thought I would share what I learnt with my readers, to
save you going through the same process. Some of the sites are worldwide
and some are only for Australian residents.
If you’re looking for ways to get rich quick, these sites are not the
way to do it. But if you’re looking for an extra $10 of pocket money
each month, read on:
Pureprofile. This
is my favourite survey website and the one I make the most money from
($10-15 a month). What I like about the site is that you earn real cash,
not just points which you exchange for cash. If you qualify for a
survey you can earn between 50c and $5, and even if you don’t qualify
you usually receive 10c. You can also earn 10c from clicking through to a
website or watching a video. Once you have made $25, you can request a
direct deposit to your bank account, which usually takes 2-3 weeks.
Pureprofile is open to anyone worldwide. However, if you’re in Australia and want to join, it would be great if you could
send me your email address
so I can send you a referral link, which will mean I get $2 for
referring you. Although if that’s too hard, just sign up. I’m happy to
endorse them for free.
RewardsCentral. On
this site you earn points for doing surveys, which you can then
exchange for cash (3300 points for $30 or 10100 points for $100). Each
survey gives you between 100 and 500 points, and if you don’t qualify
for the survey, you are given two entries into their competition to win
$10000 (although after 10 years I still haven’t won yet!). They also
send you emails, which give you 10 points to click through to a site. I
usually make about $60 a year from this site and MyOpinions combined
(see below).
If you decide to sign up for RewardsCentral, the link above is an
affiliate link, which means I get one extra competition entry if you
sign up through it. Regardless of their not-so-great affiliate program,
it is worth signing up for, and is open to all Australian residents.
MyOpinions. Back
when I first signed up, RewardsCentral and MyOpinions were both part of
a site called Emailcash, For some reason Emailcash split into two
different sites, which now both do a pretty similar thing. MyOpinions is
purely a survey site, where you earn between 50 and 500 points for
completing surveys. You then have to transfer those points to
RewardsCentral to redeem them for cash. Similarly, if you don’t qualify
for a survey you earn entries in their $500 cash competition.
One thing that they do do differently is that you have a loyalty
status, which means you earn extra points for each survey. For example I
have platinum status, so earn a bonus of 7.5% more points every time I
complete a survey. Again, if you join up through the link above I will
receive one extra competition entry and entry is open to all Australian
residents.
Swagbucks.
I am a newcomer to Swagbucks this year, but I have found quite a bit to
like and have already made $10 in Amazon vouchers. Basically you can
earn Swagbucks (points) by doing web searches, answering surveys or
referring other people. I usually make around 7-50 Swagbucks a day from
searches and more from doing surveys.
The
best part about Swagbucks is their referral program. If you sign up
through the link above, I will receive matching Swagbucks up to 1000.
The Swagbucks can then be exchanged for Amazon gift vouchers
($5 for 500 Swagbucks), Paypal vouchers ($25 for 2500 Swagbucks) and a
lot more. Because of the huge Amazon postage costs to Australia, I am
saving my Swagbucks up for a Paypal voucher, but if you live in the US,
Amazon gift cards are a great choice.
Your Voice. This
is another site that I only started using recently and have liked so
far. They have just revamped their website, and it’s looking a lot more
professional. It’s similar to the other survey sites in that you
complete surveys for points (between 15 and 50 per survey). You can then
redeem these points for vouchers from a number of different stores like
Kmart, Target, Myer or JBHifi. 200 points gets you a $20 voucher.
While I prefer to get cash or supermarket vouchers, these vouchers
are useful for when I have to buy something new. They will also send the
vouchers by email, so you can use them on the day you redeem them. Your
Voice is open to all Australian residents.
Do you have any tried and tested ways to make money online?
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