One of the popular ways to make money online is to join one of the many online survey sites. In my trial and error approach for most of these sites over the last few months, I have found myself narrowing down to a couple that work for me and I end up following a specific daily routine to make some extra income. The trick is to make sure you strike the right balance of task/activities for the time needed to complete such task, or in other words trying to calculate an equivalent hourly rate.
Here are the 4 sites that I find myself as a frequent visitor and how I make it fit into my day:
Swagbucks: Since I have joined on September 1st, 2018, I have been able to earn 4,108 Swagbucks. Each Swagbuck is worth $0.01 and you redeem for gift cards in as little as 100 Swagbucks. This site allows you to redeem for a PayPal cash deposit at 2,500 Swagbucks ($25.00 equivalent). I opt to pick the $25 Amazon gift card for 2,200 Swagbucks which is a 12% discount. While I am on the run with my busy day, I am able to do the Daily Poll and Daily Search activities utilizing their app. I also take advantage of printing the maximum number of coupons that I can when I am near my computer.
InboxDollars: I joined this site around September 15th, 2018 and have earned $14.84 to date. You are able to redeem for a payment when you accumulate $30.00 in earnings. I take advantage of doing the daily poll and some surveys using their app and I have a few minutes to spare in between my meetings. When I am near a computer, I find myself quickly playing one of the online games they offer or just stream some of the TV content to earn some more $’s
MyPoints: I recently joined MyPoints on February 5th, 2019 and have accumulated 858 points already. You can begin to redeem for gift cards at 480 points. When I am here, I do find myself taking the Daily Poll and printing the maximum available coupons. In less than a month, I was able to redeem for a $5 Amazon gift card, which is as good as cash in my eyes.
EPollSurveys: This is another site that I just recently signed up for, discovering this during my research for this blog post. This is truly a survey site and you will receive an email when an available survey fits your profile. I have only taken a few surveys to date and it you can start to redeem for a $5 Amazon gift card at 3,750 points. Each survey is worth around 500 points as a reference.
If you are able to find a free moments in your day and you have some patience, I think this is a good way of earning some “loose” change throughout your day understanding that it will take a little bit to accumulate a reward.
Other links
20 ways to take online surveys by Realwaystomakemoneyonline
10 Highest Paying Survey Sites by FrugalforLess
Best Paid Survey Sites by DollarSprout
To note, I do not consider any earnings from online surveys until I am able to redeem them for cash or cash equivalents (Amazon). Please let me know if you have any other good sites that I should consider
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