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Why work a dead-end job?
I was tired of not being paid what I was worth, having horrible bosses, and getting no respect. So I quit my regular job over 8 months ago and returned to college! Since then I've become a WAHS (work-at-home student).
The following is a list of sites and programs I do on a regular basis that pay for my bills, books, and tuition!
If you'd like to get into *very* lucrative work-at-home market I suggest getting involved with the sites below. There's a variety of opportunities so you won't feel like being obligated to do anything. NONE OF THE OFFERS REQUIRE YOU TO SPEND MONEY! I don't pay money, I just collect it ^_~
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Don't forget to read: Getting Started with GPT Sites! For useful info, tips, and tricks! And, Why I'm Not Doing Smaller GPT Sites Anymore!
New Table of Contents
- My Top GPT Sites!
- Paid Surveys! Paid Email! Paid Games!
- Books that'll Get You Paid!
- Get PAID to ADD PICTURES, POST MESSAGES, and LEAVE COMMENTS!
- Sell Your Old Cellphone! Make Money on Online Purchases!
- Get Paid to Write Articles!
- Books to Help You Get Paid Blogging!
- Get Paid to Blog & Other Ops
- Get Paid to Post!
- Get Paid with Ads on Your Blog!
- Don't believe me?
- Let me know what you think of my lens!
My Top GPT Sites!
Get paid to do FREE surveys, trails, and join FREE sites!
*NEW!* Buried Treasure every Monday! Get up to $5 a turn!
*$1.75 daily surveys - 3 Chances a Day!
*$50 monthly forum treasure hunts
*2 levels of referral payouts
*2 different points systems (one specifically for referrals)
*$100 treasure map treasure hunt!
*earn $500 & get auto-added to the "VIP" loyalty club (4 referrals a month, 10 plat coins a month //20 plat=$50 visa gift card//, & more)
*lottery contest (free to enter)
*pay $2 from your earnings & join a guild, where you can earn even more cash
*more...
Payment through check for the following month. (Cash out in May, get paid in mid-June.) Minimum payout $20.
*Offers often credit instantly!
*High payouts!
*3 types of referral credit:
-Refer a friend who confirms his/her email address: $1 bonus
-Your friend completes his/her first offer: $2 bonus
-Your friend cashes out: $2 bonus
Payout at $25, pays out the following month. Payment through paypal or direct deposit.
*$.80 daily surveys
*points system (redemable for prizes)
*2 levels of referrals ($1 for every active referral referred)
Been Paid $80! Payout at $10, pays out the following month via check by post.
Get gift cards/paypal payments with Quizpoints.com!
*30 pts a survey!
*Complete 15 surveys in a month get 250 bonus points
*Tons of easy free offers!
Been paid in $10 Amazon G/C. You have to order a g/c on your first cash out. Afterwards, you can receive paypals.
Paid Surveys! Paid Email! Paid Games!
*Real time, online game with 20 lvls of play!
*Attack, Defend, and Explore your way to the top!
*MD = Cash! Each cashout is set every month.
*Collect all 100 exploration cards get free moves & md!
*Collect all 10 star cards for a surprise!
*MD cards throughout the game up to $25K!
*MD cards can be found throughout the game! (Amounts up to 10K!)
*Earn prizes through referrals (ipod shuffle, portable dvd player, etc)
There's always something *new* going on on e3k, so much so that I can't always keep up 0.0
*2 levels of referrals
*click to read mailing (earn $.02 everytime)
*$10 just to join
Paid-to-Date: $25.31! Payouts set at $25! This site is honestly too easy! I'm almost at the payout as it is, and I spend maybe 2 mins a day on the site.
AdBux
*Get paid for every site you view!
*Get paid for every site your referral's view!
Again, another easy 2 min site that takes no time at all! Payouts are set at $10!
SurveySpot-Been Paid $78!
Complete surveys that vary in payout. (Just had one for $25! 0.0) Minimum $5 to cash out, checks sent via USPS.
Mysurvey-Been Paid $50!
I've been on this site since BEFORE I became a dedicated WAHS. Surveys sent with various point payouts, some even have opportunities for you to earn more points!
When you hit 1K in pts (sounds like a lot but it isn't) and you get $10. There's also an option to donate to charity or do a raffle. For every referral you bring, you get 100 pts!
Opinion Outpost-Been Paid $19!
Another great survey site! I've already received $19.60 from them!
Payout is $5 through a postal check.
Clixsense
Like Hits4pay and AdBux, clixsense requires you to just *click* on ads that you view!
YES! It's really that simple!
Books that'll Get You Paid!
Building Findable Websites: Web Standards SEO and Beyond
Amazon Price: $26.39 (as of 07/10/2009) 
The E-Code: 34 Internet Superstars Reveal 44 Ways to Make Money Online Almost Instantly---Using Only Email
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/10/2009)
Affiliate Millions: Make a Fortune using Search Marketing on Google and Beyond
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 07/10/2009)
The Complete Guide to Affiliate Marketing on the Web: How to Use and Profit from Affiliate Marketing Programs
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 07/10/2009)
Get PAID to ADD PICTURES, POST MESSAGES, and LEAVE COMMENTS!
Social site (a lot like myspace) where you get paid for uploading pictures, posting in the forum, writing blogs, and posting comments! You can literally chat your way to $20! 0.0
Bizpreneur
Again, much like HashBush except this site exists so that you can advertise your business! Like your budding WAH business perhaps? ^_~
Gather
I wasn't too enthralled with gather when I first joined. In the past few months though, they've changed my opinion drastically!
*Get points for uploading blogs & pictures, commenting on others work, or getting comments!
I've already cashed out a $10 Borders G/C on this site and a $25 Omaha Steaks G/C! And at 3,000 pts, you can get $50 cash!
Sell Your Old Cellphone! Make Money on Online Purchases!
I made $40 off of one phone sold to this site! They also buy used psp's & ipods now too!
Update: Just sold another batch of old cellphones that my friends didn't want. End amount? Another $40!
Why keep books you don't want that are still in good condition? Trade them with other people online for just the cost of shipping!
Netwinner
FREE ONLINE LOTTO GAME WITH A JACKPOT AT $1 MILLION USD!!! Play in your spare time and when you get 25K worth of points cash out for lots of different gift cards! (Barnes N' Noble, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Starbucks & Victoria's Secret)
Toner Buyer
Empty ink cartridges everywhere? Get paid as much as $22 for them! They pay shipping and handling, YOU supply the empty cartridges! They accept almost EVERY BRAND AVAILABLE!
Update: I just got a check for $18 from TonerBuyer! And I didn't even pay shipping & handling on the package!
BigCrumbs.com
Literally hundreds of big name online sites (like eBay, Sephora, Overstock) that you can earn cash back on every purchase you make through them on those sites! All you have to do is sign up, login in, and visit those sites through this vendor!
Join RevolutionMoneyExchange and get $25 for yourself and $10 for each friend you refer!
Get paid to show other people this video!
No! I'm not joking! If you sign up for the affiliate program you'll get $.50 for every person who watches it!
Get Paid to Write Articles!
Have left over college essays? Associated Content will buy them non-exclusive (you keep your rights) for $4!
Wanna write on other subjects? AC's normal pay per 400 word article is between $4-16. With "Special Content Offers" occuring all the time where you'll be guaranteed a set payout! I've made $210 in my spare time on this website. And get $3 for every person you refer! They're now also doing "adsense" on every article. Get $15 worth pageviews and you can cash out!
Get featured, and get a writing credit! Network with other freelance writers! Sell your articles non-exclusive and retain the rights!
Turn around on articles is 14 business days (unheard of in the writing industry). Payment through paypal 2-4 days after article approval!
Squidoo?
There's people that make a living on squidoo. All that's required is that you: build a lens (it's too easy to make one too), promote it, and then collect the money! You get paid for pageviews, referrals, & if someone buys something through your lens! Set your own cash out! 0.0 Already paid $30!
Helium
After you get finished selling your articles non-exclusively to Associated Content, you can then post them on Helium and earn more cash on them. They're also a pay-per-click site with the payout being at $25 via paypal!
Books to Help You Get Paid Blogging!
ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income
Amazon Price: $15.74 (as of 07/10/2009)
Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World's Top Bloggers
Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 07/10/2009)
Start Your Own Blogging Business (Startup)
Amazon Price: $16.15 (as of 07/10/2009)
How to Make Money with Your Blog: The Ultimate Reference Guide for Building, Optimizing, and Monetizing Your Blog (How to Make . . .)
Amazon Price: $17.12 (as of 07/10/2009)
The IT Girl's Guide to Blogging with Moxie
Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 07/10/2009)
Get Paid to Blog & Other Ops
Everytime someone rates or reads your blog, you get paid! It's very similar to adsense, except you accrue cash a lot easier. I'm up to $10.45 & payout is at $15!
I currently have the No.3 Blog on the Site! ^_^
Blogger
Blogger pays via google adsense. You can also post additional ads on your blog through other sites or publish sponsored posts through the site's below.
Vista Print
Get *FREE* Business Cards, and MORE, just for the cost of shipping and handling! (Usually around $5 an order.) You can actually put your blog info, eBay link, etc on these for self-promotion!
Get Paid to Post!
To qualify for the following sites:
*Need to have a blog atleast 90 days old!
*Must have a minimum of 20 posts in it!
Payperpost is especially lucrative and has lots of offers at various payouts for reviewing various advertisers in your blog!
Get Paid with Ads on Your Blog!
*$10 just for joining! They're currently working to go INTO Beta, so if you want to get in on the ground floor of something huge. Join NOW!*
Make money from your Website or Blog with BidVertiser
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ErikRaven
Really informative lens. There's so much information out there on how to make money working from home or online, it's hard to sift through all of the scam programs to find a real mak13:33 09/07/2009e money site. Some really good resources here though. Thanks.
Posted July 09, 2009
CharlieSteel wrote...
Nice lens.
The best piece of advice I was ever given, was to sign up to lots of paid survey progams to start off with - as each one only sends out a couple each week, signing up to more than one ensures that you will get more through and as such make more money.
Charlie
Posted June 26, 2009
gptsites wrote...
Great site.... GPT is awesome, but getting paid to write is often overlooked. Associated Content provides an opportunity for some real money, no doubt. Nice one pointing it out!
Posted October 28, 2008
aviator_pal wrote...
hello american geiko,
i m glad you have worked hard to put together this nice lens on get paid to information. however, i need ur help. can u please find out whether www.at-mails.com and www.depacco.com are legitimate sites or not. i did a search regarding these and did nt find anything against these. but i want a reply from an expert person, so can u do it.. please help me.. i wil be grateful to you.
Posted September 19, 2008
schak89
my personel favorite is getpaidto.com
because their minimum payout is only .50 cents
i copied and paste the paypal conformation below if you want to see, so far its only been 1 day and i made 3.00 its better than nothing
Dear sav**** c***,
GPT Payments Dot Com just sent you money with PayPal.
GPT Payments Dot Com is a Verified buyer.
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Payment Details
Amount: $1.00 USD
Transaction ID: blocked
Subject: PayPal Payment From GPTPayments
Custom Note: GetPaidTo.com request #*****
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Posted September 08, 2008
by americangeiko
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