My Survey Earnings

I'm on my fourth month of sharing my survey earnings. Actually, this one is a little bit late since we're in mid-June and this is my earnings report for May. So there may be some June earnings included with the current numbers, but I still wanted to share my progress!

My Survey Earnings (April 2013)

This is the third month that I'm sharing my survey earnings. I have stopped using a couple sites because I didn't feel they were worth the time. I also added a new one. Read on to find out more about the sites I'm using.

50 sales!

I've reached a milestone in my shop recently - I hit 50 sales! That's a small amount for some shops, but a huge victory for me. I never considered the idea that I'd stick with my shop for so long. I opened it randomly because I had a bunch of handmade scarves on my hands that I had no idea what to do with. I figured there was no harm in listing them. Now I have expanded my inventory to include sunglass cases, bags, headbands, and household items.

I've thought about closing shop a couple times when things got slow, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I love creating my crafts and sharing them with people. It gives me a great sense of accomplishment when I list these items I've actually made myself and then when people buy them, it makes me so proud.

I look forward to the next 50 sales and expanding my shop even more. I've now starting adding sewn tote bags that I think people will love for summer. I have my eye on a couple more sewing patterns as well. I won't be leaving the loom knit/woven items behind though. My looms are still being used like crazy! Sometimes it's just fun to change it up a little.

Shop: sparkleknit.etsy.com

Twitter: @sparkleknitshop

Facebook: Sparkleknit

My Survey Earnings (March 2013)

Last month I shared my earnings from the survey sites I signed up for. I want to continue to share my earnings with you to show you that you can make a little extra money from these sites, so I'm doing a monthly update. Here are my current earnings.

Inbox Dollars
Total Amount Earned: $14.59

 

I like this site a lot. I've earned money using their search, taking surveys, and reading email. I'm about halfway to cashing out. If you sign up, you automatically get $5!
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Vindale Research
Total Amount Earned: $18.40

I earned pretty quickly at first and now it has slowed down. I still like this site though. I earned $5 just for referring someone. I also earned by taking surveys and reading emails.
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Swagbucks
Total Amount Earned: 1780 swagbucks






This site is my favorite, as I've said before. It's so easy to earn "swagbucks" and there are tons of ways to earn them. Besides that, it's a fun site! I earn the most by searching the web.
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Hits4Pay
Total Amount Earned: $7.44

This site requires the least amount of effort. You just read emails from your inbox on the site. You click on the link in the email, it takes you to the advertiser's site, you view it until you're credited, then you go to the next one. It's too easy!
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Cashcrate
Total Amount Earned: $0.79



I haven't spent much time with this one, obviously. I've heard it's a good site, but I'm not really getting into it. There are a lot of offers, but I don't want to sign up for a million things. I might just forget about this one.
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I-Say
Total Amount Earned: 505 points 

I've been signed up with I-Say for a couple years. I've already cashed out for $65 worth of rewards. I opted for both Paypal and Amazon credit. I've also been able to try cool products in exchange for my opinions! This is a really great site. You even get  points for every survey you don't qualify for.
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Total earned: $64.07

The total amount includes the cash and point value of everything I've earned so far.
I don't have a lot of time to commit to surveys, which is why I'm only signed up for these few reward sites. There are tons of these sites though. If I devoted more time to them, I could earn more quickly.
Since I'm not dependent on this money, I'm going to let it build up over time. I'm in no rush to cash out yet. It's almost like keeping a rainy day fund or a savings stash!


Check out these posts too:
February's earnings
How to earn money from home

My Survey Earnings (Feb 2013)

In my last blog post, I shared the various ways I earn money online. I mentioned that I would do monthly updates on what I've earned on the survey/reward sites I'm signed up for.
These are my earnings for February 2013 along with my thoughts on each site:

Inbox Dollars
Amount Earned: $11.02
How I earned: Reading email, clicking ads, completing surveys, searching the web

This site is great. When you don't qualify for a survey, you can "Spin to Win" for various rewards. You get daily emails that you just have to click on to earn money. You also get daily survey opportunities. It's really easy to earn money on here and it doesn't require tons of time.

Vindale Research
Amount Earned: $13.20
How I earned: Surveys, completing offers, reading email

I've earned the most on this site so far. There are evaluations that pay out well (you usually have to pay for a service/product and evaluate it - depending on the evaluation, you could earn back the money you paid plus more). There are plenty of studies (or surveys) as well that don't cost anything. You also get daily emails that pay you just for looking at them.


Swagbucks
Amount Earned: 1,260 SB
How I earned: Watching videos, daily polls, completing offers, searching the web, etc.

This site is my favorite. It's easy and fun. You earn swagbucks just for doing simple things, like taking the daily poll or visiting a facebook page. There are so many ways to earn swagbucks including everything I mentioned above plus taking surveys, shopping, completing tasks, etc. I could already redeem my points for a $10 gift card but I'm saving them up for now.

Memolink
Amount Earned: 764 pts
How I earned: Joining, taking a survey, completing my profile

I haven't gotten into this site much. It doesn't seem like it's as easy to earn on this site nor are there as many opportunities to earn like the other sites. I have a long way to go before I can cash out.

Cashcrate
Amount Earned: $0.45
How I earned: Cash tasks

I've barely earned anything on this one! Like Memolink, I haven't spent much time on it. I have to test it out a little more to see if I like it and how easily I can earn on it.

Hits4pay
Amount Earned: $5.20
How I earned: Signing up, reading email

At first, I was confused by this site. You're supposed to get paid for reading emails, but after opening them and clicking I wasn't getting credit. I went back to it and now it's working, so I'm a little behind on this one. It's easy to earn money on here; I'll stick with it for awhile.

Total cash earned this month: $29.87

That's not a bad amount and that's not even counting the sites that pay with points. If you include Swagbucks, which is worth a $10 gift card (1000 points), that adds up to $39.87! Pretty good for my first month on these sites. It's great to make a little extra money this way if you have some time.

There may be a couple that I won't continue with if I don't think they're worth it. I don't want to spend too much time on these sites. It's nice when you're able to do more than just surveys to earn rewards because surveys can eat up a lot of time. Many of them can take 30-45 minutes. I definitely don't want to devote that much time to a survey. Of course there are surveys that take less time too.

I'll be updating again next month on my earnings with these sites. If you're looking to join any of them, I would recommend Swagbucks, Inbox Dollars, and Vindale. Let me know if there are any survey/reward sites you like that I didn't mention!

How to Earn Money Online!

If you work from home like me, you're always looking for additional ways to make money and increase your income. I've compiled a list of the ways I like to make money online and what has worked for me. These ideas will make you money if you put in the time and effort!

Write a Blog
I've been blogging for just about 2 years now (my beauty blog, Peek & Ponder) and I would consider it the best decision I've made. I've received a lot of free products, been paid for assignments/campaigns, and earned money through ad revenue, not to mention connected with some awesome people!

You can start a blog for free on a few different sites. I use Blogger for my blogs. Then run ads (you can sign up for Google Adsense right from your blog) and start earning money from clicks and impressions.

Blogging is a great creative outlet and will bring lots of cool opportunities if you put in the work. Don't expect to get great opportunities from the start though. It takes a lot of hard work, patience, and dedication, but it can be very rewarding if you stick with it.


Sponsored Tweets
If you have a Twitter account you can sign up for Sponsored Tweets. It's a site that connects you to sponsors who pay you to tweet about them. Sponsors will pay you based on your follower count.
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Sell Your Crafts
Start an Etsy shop to sell your items that are handmade, vintage, or supplies. Signing up for a shop is free. For handmade items, you can sell all kinds of things: greeting cards, graphic designs, patterns, furniture, art, jewelry, and the list keeps going. You pay $ 0.20 per listing and a small percentage when an item sells.  I've had my Etsy shop, Sparkleknit (check it out here), for a year and a half and have sold quite a bit there.

If you want to start a shop but don't know where to start, take a look at the site and the forums. There's lots of great info on everything you need to know like SEO, pricing, shipping, and photograhpy. I started out knowing very little about running a shop and learned along the way.


Sell on Ebay
Everyone knows this method, but I had to include it! I use Ebay from time to time to sell things I don't want or need anymore. I've already started on some Spring cleaning and have a few items to list. It's pretty easy and a great way of making money on things you already have. I recently sold some printer ink from an old printer. Dig through your drawers and look through your closet - I bet you'll find something you could sell.


Get Paid to Shop!
Online shopping is huge, almost everyone does it. Sometimes you just don't have the time or energy to go out and shop or maybe you're into browsing online for fun. If you do shop online, you could be getting cash back on your purchases!

Ebates
With Ebates you get cash back when you shop online. There are different percentages for each store/site and over 1500 stores to choose from. Sometimes you'll even get double cash back. You just log into your Ebates account, choose the store you want to shop, you'll be redirected to the store's site, and then you can shop as you normally would. You'll get credit for your purchase after a day or two. You also get bonuses for referring people and you'll be paid quarterly. I just got paid $31.00 that I made from my online Christmas purchases.
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Survey/Reward  Sites
You may or may not have heard about making money through taking online surveys and you're probably thinking it sounds too good to be true. It's not! You can sign up for sites, take surveys/do others tasks, and earn rewards like gifts cards or cash! There are tons of sites out there but here are the ones I'm using right now.

Swagbucks
I just got into this one this month. You can earn Swagbucks by taking surveys, watching videos, playing games, searching the web, shopping, and doing various tasks. Swagbucks are super easy to earn and you can earn Swagbucks from your referrals too. It's a really fun site!
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Vindale Research
Vindale is a survey site that pays cash for various evaluations, surveys, videos, and reward mail. You can earn $5-75 per evaluation. You also earn $5 for every friend you refer. Get $5 for signing up.
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Inbox Dollars
With Inbox Dollars, you get paid for taking surverys, playing games, shopping online, searching the web, and redeeming coupons. Once you reach $30 you can cash out and when you refer your friends you'll get 10% of their qualified earnings. You also get a $5 signup bonus.
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Memolink
Take surveys, shop, and get easy points to redeem for cash and gift cards. You also get 50 points for every referral and 10% of their shopping points for a year.
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Hits4Pay
Hits4Pay is a little different.You make money just by viewing ads. It's so easy! You just have to keep the ad open until you're credited. You'll make $0.02 per ad, which doesn't seem like much but they send a handful a day. You earn more with referrals too.
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CashCrate
Earn cash for completing offers, taking surveys, doing tasks, etc. Your referrals earn you 20% of whatever they make and 10% of whatever their referrals make. Also you get a $3.00 bonus when your referrals make their first $10.00.
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I decided that I might make a monthly update on how much I've made from these survery sites. Is that something you'd like to see? I'll make my first update at the end of this month.


Conclusion
There are tons of ways to make money online - these ideas are only a small percentage of opportunities out there. I hope I've introduced to you some new methods of earning. If you haven't tried any, I recommend that you pick at least one from the list to try. You might be surprised by how rewarding it is!

What are some ways you earn online?


Update: Check out my earnings from Surveys in one month!