Wonder:
If you have excellent research skills and want
to earn some extra cash, Wonder here’s
how it works: Basically, Wonder invites anyone – journalists, corporations, or
even individuals – to pay a flat fee for a properly researched answer to their
most burning questions. In most cases, users pay this fee because they don’t
have the time to do the research themselves, or because they want to make sure
they get it right for an important presentation or report.
On the employment side, Wonder researchers
pull out all stops to create accurate and comprehensive responses to any
question posed. Wonder doesn’t have any formal education requirements for the
researchers it hires, but it does prefer candidates with excellent research and
English writing skills. If you’re interested in learning more, you
can look into becoming a
researcher on AskWonder.com.
Swagbucks:
For an easy way to earn, try Swagbucks. This
website will literally pay you to search and play around on the internet, with
almost nothing more extensive required on your part.
The set-up works like this: Once you sign up
for Swagbucks, you’ll download their search bar onto your computer. From there,
you’ll earn points for shopping online, watching targeted videos, searching the
web, and taking surveys. Once you rack up a ton of points, you can exchange
them for gift cards to popular retailers like Amazon.com and Walmart.
So yes, Swagbucks pays you in gift cards and
not money. But most people can turn those gift cards into cash if they’re
creative – for example, you can score some Walmart gift cards and use them for
groceries, then turn around and reduce your grocery budget that month. That’s
pretty swank if you ask me!
Opinion Outpost:
You know what they say about opinions, right?
They’re like armpits (and other less savory body parts) – as in, everybody’s
got ’em. The good news is, Opinion Outpost will actually pay you for voicing
your mind and taking their surveys. That’s right: Whoever said your
opinion didn’t matter was dead wrong.
All you have to do to get started is sign up
with an email account or social media account. Once you do, you’ll be selected
for surveys you can complete in exchange for cash or gift cards to
retailers like iTunes or Amazon. Plus, you can also earn entries into
occasional cash drawings for as much as $10,000.
User Testing:
User Testing is another online survey site that
rewards its members for giving their opinions on marketing tactics and
products. Worldwide, more than 34,000 customers and companies rely on
UserTesting to figure out marketing techniques and strategies and to gain insight
into the minds of their users.
Signing up is free and easy. Just for visiting
a website or testing a new app, you can get paid $10. Of course, participating
in multiple campaigns can help you earn more and more cash over time. And each
time, you’re paid $10 for about 20 minutes of work or less. It doesn’t get
any easier than that.
SmartPanel:
Earning nominal amounts of cash is easy
with Smart Panel. Once you complete a three-minute
questionnaire to see if you qualify, you can get paid for everything from
living and breathing to using your phone or computer like you always have.
For starters, you’ll get $5 just for meeting
their qualifications. After that, you’ll get another $5 per month just for
keeping the app installed. Beyond those initial payments, you’ll earn small
amounts of cash just for using your phone or computer as you always have – and
letting Smart Panel analyze your search results. According to Smart Panel, you
can earn up to $110 in 12 months and up to $230 in 24 months – for doing almost
nothing.
mobileXpression:
While mobileXpression doesn’t
dole out a set rate of cash, installing the app and answering an array of
questions does put you in the running for all kinds of rewards and free
merchandise. Once you install the app on one of your devices and keep it
installed, you can earn everything from Amazon gift cards to electronics like
iPads or flat-screen televisions, just for searching the web as you normally
would.
The requirements are simple: First, you need a
device that’s compliant with their software, and second, you must sign up and
meet the program’s qualifications. After that, the software works independently
on your device, analyzing and researching your usage with no extra effort on
your part.
Inbox Dollars :
If you love watching online videos (who
doesn’t?), Inbox Dollars wants
to pay you to live your dream. Plus, you can also get paid for taking surveys,
reading emails, playing games, shopping online, and even searching the web.
Does it get any better than that?
According to the company, its users have
earned more than $43 million to date. Plus, signing up is free and easy: Simply
enter your email, create a password, and you’ll even get $5 in bonus cash for
joining. After that, the amount of money you’ll earn is based on how many tasks
you can complete.
Small Business Knowledge Center:
This is a weird one, but it works nonetheless.
Basically, a company called the Small Business Knowledge
Center will pay you (in gift cards) for your junk mail –
both the physical kind that comes in your mailbox, and even your email spam.
You might be questioning the sanity of a
company that pays for stuff most of us throw away, but it is legit. Clients in
the financial services and insurance industries “use this information for
competitive intelligence and product development purposes,” according to the
SBKC website.
If you sign up and qualify, you’ll be rewarded
with gift cards just for sending your pesky junk mail! Who knew?
MyPoints :
You heard it here first, folks: MyPoints is
yet another cash-back site that will reward you for shopping online and
printing coupons. If you already do most of your shopping online, for example,
you can score meaningful benefits on everything you buy, earning points you can
redeem for gift cards and more.
Plus, you can sign up for the chance to win an
Amazon gift card or earn one right away for spending at least $10 at a selected
online store, such as Walmart.com, Target.com, or Amazon.com. If you need to
buy stuff anyway, then this is a smart way to rack up rewards at the same time.
RewardTV :
If you watch a lot of television, you have to
try this out. RewardTV will
pay you to log onto their website and answer fun trivia questions about your
favorite shows.
Not only can you earn ongoing participation
rewards, but you can earn entries into drawings for prizes that range from
three years of free gas to $10,000 in cash. You won’t earn a lot
here — maybe $10 to $20 per month — but it’s still a
fun way to kill a few afternoons if you’re a TV buff.
The Bottom Line:
If you want to earn some extra cash, the
internet has paved the way to more options than most people realize. Just by
answering survey questions, watching television, or doing your regular online
shopping, you can earn real cash rewards or, at the very least, gift cards that
can be used to buy the stuff you want.
Every site we covered here is absolutely free
to sign up for, although not everyone will qualify all the time. Still, if you
want some almost-free money for doing stuff you were planning to
do anyway, it’s hard to complain.
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