MyPoints - Best Shopping Site

MyPoints is another rewards incentive program that is absolutely free of charge.  Instead of earning cash for shopping, reading emails, completing surveys and other various activities, you earn Points.  These Points can then be redeemed for gift cards to many of your favorite restaurants, department stores, clothing stores, and hotels.  Stores include CVS, Macy's, Gap, Papa Johns, Red Lobster, Outback, Shell, Safeway, Target and many many more.  You can even trade in your points for Paypal cash!

From all the sites I've looked at MyPoints has teamed up with the best merchants by far!  They definitely work with many stores you frequently shop at, both online and in stores.  The great thing about using MyPoints is that sign up and membership is free and it doesn't cost you anything to start earning.  Say you want to book a hotel at the Holiday Inn.  Just sign into MyPoints click on the link that takes you directly to the Holiday Inn website and book your hotel like normal.  Just for going through the MyPoints site you earn five Points for every dollar you spend.  It's that simple!  Same goes for all the merchants so instead of just signing directly into the stores you want to shop take a second and get to the website through MyPoints and be rewarded for something you were already going to purchase. 

If that wasn't enough there is also a DEALS section where you can print off grocery store coupons that reward you 10 Points for every Coupons.com coupon you print and redeem.  Plus, earn 25 Points when you print and redeem 10 coupons in a month.  And don't stop there!  You can also find deals on stores throughout the site and  local deals near your city.  If you don't want to spend any money under this section there is a Free Trials page that gives great offers such as Netflix, GameFly, different book stores, and other offers. 

My favorite way to accumulate Points is through the emails.  For every email you open you get 5 points.  You do not have to spend a lot of time reading the deal and you do not need to complete any offers.  You just have to click on the link that says "give me my 5 Points" and wait for the page to open.  MyPoints sends a good amount of emails each day so you can really rack up Points fast!  They also send emails offering to participate in surveys.  But unlike other sites you get rewarded whether you participate in the survey or not.  You will receive 10 Points just for trying to participate and 50 Points if you complete the entire survey.

In conclusion, in my opinion, MyPoints is the safest, easiest way to earn Points for gift cards without spending money or to be rewarded for shopping at stores you are already spending money at.  They have the largest selection of top stores I have yet to find.  It is fun and easy to use and you will never be bothered by third party advertisements.  So go ahead and send your mom flowers!  FTD gives 20 Points per dollar spent!

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Best Paid Sites: Inboxdollars and Sendearnings

Two of my favorite sites to earn money online are InboxDollars and SendEarnings
 

These sites are almost identical in style, what they offer, and payout programs.  Both are free to join with an incentive of a $5 signup bonus and there are no further charges to maintain membership.  So it costs nothing AND they pay you money to join... what are you waiting for?!  Go sign up!

There are multiple ways to make money with these sites:

PAID EMAILS - You will earn 2-5 cents for each email you process.  Basically all that means is you click on a link in your email.  You do not have to read or complete any offers or give any information.  It takes seconds and credits your account instantly.  You may not make tons of cash this way but it is a nice way to earn a few extra bucks each month with very little effort.

SURVEYS - There are two ways to get access to the paid surveys.  Opt to have them emailed to you and just simply click the link provided and fill out the survey OR sign into the site and click on the survey tab and choice which survey you would like to participate in.  Surveys typically pay 50 cents per survey completed.

Daily Surveys

OFFERS - The fastest way to make money would be by filling out offers.  Offers range from being 100% free to paid services.  There are tons of different types of offers to pick and choose from.  Some free offers will ask you to sign up for other paid earning sites.   For example "Harris Poll Online" is a site that pays you to fill out surveys.  Its completely free to join and InboxDollars/SendEarnings will pay you 50 cents for joining along with whatever incentive "Harris Poll Online" offers.  There are also trial offers where you can get paid to try free samples/coupons or try a service out for a trial period typically ranging from 7-30 days.  Last there are the paid offers which pay the most money.  Get paid $25 to join Dish Network or $20 for Verizon Wireless.  If you already plan to use these products why not get paid to do so?!

GAMES - These sites have tons of fun games you can play. Compete for cash in tournaments or play for free.

COUPONS - Get paid to save money!  Save on your favorite groceries from top brands.  You get paid 10 cents for each coupon you redeem.  These coupons can be used at stores throughout the country and I believe update monthly.

TASKS - New tasks are posted daily and are 100% FREE.  Tasks include:

• labeling various products
• sorting online content
• researching answers on the web 

SHOPPING - Get cash back for shopping at your favorite stores.  Simply sign into InboxDollars or SendEarnings and click on the store you wish to shop at.  The link takes you to the same site you would go to if you just type it in your web browser. Only difference is by going through the paid sites you a percentage back for every dollar you spend.  Stores include Walmart, Target, Priceline, Overstock, Petsmart, Macys, Gap, Banana Republic, Apple Itunes, and many more!  This is a great way to earn money back on something you were already going to buy!

REFER FRIENDS - The best way to grow your online business is to add others to it!  Tell them about these great offers and easy money making opportunities.  You will get a percentage of everything they earn!  Please if interested use the links and sign up today!  It really is a great way to make a little extra cash at no cost to you!  Thanks!

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Introduction to money-making sites: CashCrate

Hello everyone! In this blog I'm going to show you how you can make a little extra cash without costing you a cent!  This is in no way a "get rich quick" scheme.  It's more of a "I have free time so why not make 50 bucks" thing.  There are many sites out there where they will pay you to read emails, shop online, fill out surveys or complete offers.  If you find the right site and pay attention to the offers this can be quite profitable and get you some free gifts along the way.  In this blog I will review online sites, some good, some bad, that have money making potential or scam written all over them.  I will start off with one of my favorite sites CashCrate.  Its easy and FREE to join.  Just follow the link and you will also receive money for signing up.

Now I'm going to tell you how you can make money, enjoy free trial offers, and receive free gifts without costing you a thing!  The best way to make money on this site is by filling out offers under the OFFERS tab.  Before doing this and actually before even signing in, I recommend creating a new email address to filter out the spam emails you may receive in doing this.  I simply made another email on gmail for this purpose so it doesn't interfere with my personal account.

Next read the offers.  There are ones as simple as taking a quiz or just signing up to a site where all you need is an email address.  Hence the separate email account.  These will pay anywhere from $0.10 to 1.50 usually.  Others ask you to join different sites which may be other paid program sites like CashCrate or sites that offer coupons or freebies.  If you don't want to belong to these sites simply sign up, get paid by CashCrate, then when you receive your first email from whatever site you signed up for, scroll down to the bottom and click on unsubscribe.  It's that simple! 50 cents may not seem like a lot, but do that 10 times and there's $5! I do it all while watching TV.  Keeps me entertained and makes me a few bucks!

Sample of 100% Free Offers

If you want to get paid for the higher value offers you have to be willing to give a little more info like your credit card.  Don't worry, if you do it right you WON'T be charged.  There are plenty of offers where they pay you to order merchandise.  Look for the ones that will pay you MORE than what they charge for the merchandise.  For example: Right now on CashCrate you can sign up for Nascar DVD Club which costs you $4.95 and CashCrate will pay you $8 for doing this, so you profit $3.05 plus get the DVD.  The reason they do this is because the Nascar DVD Club will send you monthly DVD's if you do not cancel the subscription in 30 days.  So all you have to do is order the DVD, wait for CashCrate to pay you (usually takes a day or two) and then cancel the subscription.  Just keep track of what you've signed up for and make sure you write down how you can easily cancel the subscription.  Usually just need an email address.  There is also a Smithsonian Chronicles DVD Series which is very similar to this and they pay you $11.  I have participated in both, got my reward and canceled the subscription without any difficulty.  That is a profit of $9.10 plus two free dvd's in a matter of minutes!  Below is proof of my earnings from these two clubs along with others offer completed in March.

The trial offers are a very similar concept.  Companies want consumers to try their product and are willing to pay for it in hopes you will either love it or forget to cancel your membership.  There are many great offers; for example you can check your credit score for free or get insurance quotes.  Before you sign up just make a note of the trial period which commonly ranges from 7-30 days.  Then you have that time to enjoy the free services and cancel before the end.  These offers can pay $10, $12, $15 and sometimes more!  Even if the trial costs a few bucks, the sites will almost always offer you at least double to try them out.  Easy way to make money and you might even find something you like.  I strongly recommend trying out CashCrate and if you don't want to invest money, try the free offers at first and see how it all works!  Good luck and enjoy! 

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