I have been trying really hard to have a couple projects going so I can help bring in some income and help with the family finances.
My first project and most successful at the moment is my etsy store, The Purse Place, that I have previously blogged about. I started out first making purses from placemats. I thought they were really cute, but they didn't sell well, so I moved on. I then started making I spy bags. These children's toys have been great sellers. An I spy bag is a toy for children ages 3 and up. My bags are filled with rice (making my bags environmentally friendly compared to their poly pellet counterpart) and then inside are also toys, buttons and other objects you have to find. Attached to the bag in a list of the things you can find in the bag. They are pretty fun, and have been great sellers. My I spy bags are currently being featured on a blog called Take It From Me. Check out my review here. I have also recently started making hair accessories. They are pretty cute if I do say so myself! :) You can also see a sampling of the items I have in my store in the widget on the sidebar of my blog.
My second and on going project has been in the works since 2006. It used to flourish and now it is a bit wilted but still brings in a little bit of money. I have a blog called Random Encounters of We. On this blog I write about anything and everything that matter to me and in addition I used to write interesting sponsored posts that did a pretty good job of providing me with some extra cash. This website came crashing down when I accompanied my husband on a business trip. Since then the only income it generates is from google adsense ads, and only about every 6 months to I get the minimum amount.
Along with Random Encounters of We is a blog that is also generating adsense is Random Games. This site is a free online game blog and is lots of fun. It is more successful that Random Encounters of We. I think this site generates more interesting ads, therefore more people click on them.
I am very interested in starting more projects and expanding current projects. If you have any suggestions please let me know. If you have something proven to work, I'd love to know.
Showing posts with label Make Money Online. Show all posts
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Friday, August 14, 2009
Are the "make money online by taking surveys" scams?
I would say most of these paid survey sites are scams. A lot of these sites want you to pay them anywhere from $25 up and they will give you a list of survey websites that pay you for taking surveys. A couple years ago when I was in college I fell for this and I paid $35 to get this magical list filled with money making opportunities. After joining about 100 survey websites , I figured out that I had been scammed out of $35. I emailed the website I had paid and demanded a refund. They did refund my money, while all the while I was still enrolled in these survey sites. I participated in as many surveys I could in hopes of receiving check after check. The checks never came so I slowly opted out of a lot of the sites. 5 years later my survey list is down to 3 that I participate in regularly and I do receive money.
The first website is Lightspeed Consumer Panel . At this site you take surveys for points (on average about 75 pts per survey) when you get a certain number of points you can cash in for gifts, gift cards, electronics, and money via paypal. For example to get $10 on paypal (which you can transfer into your bank account) it costs 1150 points. I usually save up my points until Christmas time and then cash in to help pay for my presents. This year I choose not to cash in but if I would have cashed in last December I would have gotten $40 which is 4600 points. It isn't much and it took me 11 months, but it is money that I haven't had to work very hard for and its better than nothing.
The second website is MySurvey. This website also does points for surveys but the point to money ratio is a lot better. Here 1000 points is equal to $10. This website sends you a check. If I would have cashed in my points I would have gotten $50 for my 5000 points. Here you can also cash in for other things such as gifts, electronics, tools, a grill, you can also donate to a charity with your points, it is great!
The third website doesn't give you points, it only enters you into a raffle and they have like 25 winners a month or so. Oh I should mention the other two sites also do raffles on top of the point system for more chances to win things. The third website is NPD Online Research . I take these surveys because I don't mind doing it. They only take about 5-10 minutes and so it isn't a big deal to me that I'm only getting a "chance" to win. A couple Mays ago I did win $100 which they sent in check form after having been a member and taking surveys for 2+ years, so it balanced out with about as much money as I'm making with the other sites.
None of these sites will get you rich quick, I haven't figured out how to do that yet, but they will get you about an extra $100 a year which is nice for some mad money. Some of you may have more qualifying factors in your life to provide you with more surveys. You fill out a little questionnaire about yourself so they know what surveys apply to you, so everyone's opportunities are different. I don't drink or smoke or have pets or live in a very populated state so there's only so much to ask me, others with those things probably get more surveys than I do. I hope this helps and will provide you with a little extra money. If you have some other good surveys sites I'd love to know about them!!
The first website is Lightspeed Consumer Panel . At this site you take surveys for points (on average about 75 pts per survey) when you get a certain number of points you can cash in for gifts, gift cards, electronics, and money via paypal. For example to get $10 on paypal (which you can transfer into your bank account) it costs 1150 points. I usually save up my points until Christmas time and then cash in to help pay for my presents. This year I choose not to cash in but if I would have cashed in last December I would have gotten $40 which is 4600 points. It isn't much and it took me 11 months, but it is money that I haven't had to work very hard for and its better than nothing.
The second website is MySurvey. This website also does points for surveys but the point to money ratio is a lot better. Here 1000 points is equal to $10. This website sends you a check. If I would have cashed in my points I would have gotten $50 for my 5000 points. Here you can also cash in for other things such as gifts, electronics, tools, a grill, you can also donate to a charity with your points, it is great!
The third website doesn't give you points, it only enters you into a raffle and they have like 25 winners a month or so. Oh I should mention the other two sites also do raffles on top of the point system for more chances to win things. The third website is NPD Online Research . I take these surveys because I don't mind doing it. They only take about 5-10 minutes and so it isn't a big deal to me that I'm only getting a "chance" to win. A couple Mays ago I did win $100 which they sent in check form after having been a member and taking surveys for 2+ years, so it balanced out with about as much money as I'm making with the other sites.
None of these sites will get you rich quick, I haven't figured out how to do that yet, but they will get you about an extra $100 a year which is nice for some mad money. Some of you may have more qualifying factors in your life to provide you with more surveys. You fill out a little questionnaire about yourself so they know what surveys apply to you, so everyone's opportunities are different. I don't drink or smoke or have pets or live in a very populated state so there's only so much to ask me, others with those things probably get more surveys than I do. I hope this helps and will provide you with a little extra money. If you have some other good surveys sites I'd love to know about them!!
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