Make Money and/or Get Free Stuff on the Internet (the legitimate way)
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Make the Internet work for you.
I have been surfing the internet since the early 90s (back when it was a lot of text commands and the world wide web was a dream), and I've found there are lots of fly-by-night get-rich-quick schemes out there. I can tell you that most of them out there don't last or are a big rip-off. However there are a few tried and true ways to get money for very little work or to earn points to trade in for gifts. Keep in mind there is no system out there that you can make money or earn points by not doing anything. These all require some effort, some less than others, but still effort and work will pay off.
This Lens will focus in on the ones that work. These are the ones that I have actually received payment or prizes. What you will see here are only the ones that work. I will not post any on here unless they meet one of two criteria:
1. I have received cash
2. I have received prizes
I will keep updating this lens as I get more free stuff or money.
Well Here They Come.
These first links primarily are for points earning and prizes.
- Earn an iPod
- This looks like it's run by same folks as PhoneHog and MpFree. You earn points and when you get 1000 you trade them in for an iPod Shuffle. They also have a daily drawing but I haven't won that.
- Threadless
- Threadless is an ongoing t-shirt design contest
By becoming a member of Threadless, you are automatically a member of the StreetTeam! Just make sure you are logged in to Threadless with your username when you are participating and you'll be all set!
To earn 1 StreetTeam point
Submit a photo of you wearing your Threadless tee! You can only submit one photo per tee you own. Win 10 points if we use your photo on the product page! (That's $15)
To earn 2 StreetTeam points
Link to Threadless and refer a sale. - chanceXchange
- Trade your unwanted CDs, DVDs , Books And just about anything else for something new.
this site is totally cool and free and just like an online swap-meet or better yet online garage sale. - ezyrewards - free domains, ipods, vouchers and more!
- ezyrewards offers you the chance to get free rewards for completing reward offers and referring your friends, it is free to become a member, so why not join today?
Available Worldwide
ezyrewards accepts members from every country. No matter where you are from, you are able to join.
No Credit Card Required
Unlike many rewards sites, ezyrewards does not require you to have a credit card or buy products to get rewards. Simply signup to free offers that are of interest to you and get rewarded. It is completely free!
Great Referral Program
Receive 100% of everything your referrals earn from completing offers, for every point they earn, you earn a point too! - Gather
- Gather is a place to connect with people who share your passions. Let your unique voice shine through the articles, images, reviews, or audio you publish. They'll even compensate you with Gather PointsTM. Rewarded for something you'd do for free -- now that's a pretty good deal. The prizes here are basically gift cards you trade your points in for.
- PhoneHog
- At PhoneHog you earn minutes by simply clicking on emails. If you shop online you can earn more minutes by spending at select merchants and you get free minutes per dollar spent. Phonehog works with any "hard line" phone and is great for out of town trips when you don't have money for that pay phone. That is if you can find one.
- Brring! | Sign up
- They paid once but now they won't pay me or answer my e-mails.
- MPFree
- This site is a lot like the PhoneHog Site, I believe they are run by the same people. This site allows you to earn points in which you redeem for free music downloads. I have had a blast with this site.
- PaperBackSwap.com | Your source for swapping paperback books for FREE!
- Swap your used paperback books with other book lovers while reading books from other members for free. This site is great. I have traded in all those books I have around the house that I just didn't want to throw out. And In return I've been able to build a great hardback library. Yes, you can trade hardback books here also. All For Free.
- SwapaCD.com :: I like the way that sounds!
- Swap your used CDs with other club members. This is set up by the same folks that brought you PaperbackSwap. The only difference with this one is that you pay 99 cents transaction fee for each CD you request. It's a great way to get great CDs.
- SwapaDVD :: Swap your DVDs for new ones!
- Swap your used DVDs with other club members. This site is great. I have traded in all those DVDs I have around the house that I just didn't want to watch again. And In return I've been able to watch some new and some movies that are hard to find. All For Free.
Some other links for you...sometimes a banner link is just cooler
i-Squads
An i-Squad is a virtual 'Street Team' that provides a means for fans who are interested in sharing information, news, previews, and a whole lot more with other fans.
WHAT DO YOU GET?
- Breaking News
- Sneak Previews
- Ability to interact with other Fans & the i-Squad leader
- Some very cool, very exclusive Prizes & Rewards -- that are only made
available to members.
- Points you accumulate by helping out get you Entry into exclusive Contests, Sweepstakes and a whole lot more.
The more you help Spread-the-Word, the more Points you'll accumulate, that you can then trade in for Rewards in the exclusive members only online store.
DOES THIS COST ANYTHING?
It costs absolutely nothing to Join, except a little of your time.
Just click on any of the banners below and get started now.
CafePress has been one of my favorites for years.
I was so happy to see they were supported by Squidoo.
More Street Teams & i-Squads
ChanceXchange
Recycle your dvds, books, games, music
even more i-squads
Get free software.
Some of this stuff is awesome...
The software changes everyday and you only have a 24 hour period to install but it's yours forever. fully functional. some days it may be useful to you some days I've found the software to be specific to certain people. but keep an eye on the graphic above it will tell you what the software is.
Here are the ways to make money.
These links are for sites that will pay you cash for your effort.
- swagbucks
- Search With swagbucks and Redeem Exclusive Prizes at the Swag Store, Just by searching the web.
- Yuwie.com
- First off, Yuwie is 100% FREE. Yuwie is like any other "connect with friends" or social networking site. But we have one major difference.
Use Yuwie - Get Paid!
Yuwie pays you to blog, upload pictures, refer friends, chat, hang out, etc. - Moola
- the web's first "AdverTournamentTM"; an ambitious entertainment project which took more than five years to develop and launch for the world to enjoy. Loosely described, Moola is something like a free super-jackpot game show, which allows anyone to become a millionaire on the internet, rather than watching others do so on TV. Similar to a TV game show, Moola is free and relies on sponsors to enable millions of people to vie for serious amounts of cash and prizes. The method used to facilitate competition is simple yet powerful: Sponsors give small amounts of money to millions of people, and then Moola allows those people to compete against one another so that individuals may win more or less, depending on how well they compete.
- CafePress
- Make your own custom stuff to sell in your own online shop - it's easy, and it's FREE. Upload your artwork or photos, pick what products you want to sell them on - T-shirts, hats, mugs... there's over 70 products - and you're in business. If you don't want to sell your merchandise, hey - it's a great way to make custom gifts for yourself and your friends.
- InboxDollars - Earn CASH for E-Mail, Surveys, Games, and More!
- InboxDollars gives you the opportunity to earn some extra CASH. Become a Member and you earn CASH by Reading E-Mail, Referring Your Friends, Playing Games, Completing Offers, and more!
- SnapDollars
- I have already started earning easy money from the comfort of my own home...now you can too! I found this great new site called SnapDollars. They pay me to simply read email messages, complete online offers and surveys, play games, shop online and more!
If you sign-up they'll credit $5.00 to your account! - Send Earnings
- Join and receive $3 instantly
Earn $5 for each friend you refer
Earn unlimited Cash playing Games
Earn 1 to 10 cents for every email you read
Earn up to $1000 for taking online surveys
Earn up to $50 per Offer
Get Cash back shopping! - SurfBounty.com - The highest paying reward site
- yet another earn money sites...this one is just like inbox dollars and the others.
- Gil Wilson's Content Producer Page - Associated Content
- If you like to write you can earn cash by publishing here.
Take some time out from all this money making.
Here's some entertaining and informative stuff from my blog.
This blog can also be found at
http://blog.gilwilson.com
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byGet Paid for surveys
Once again these are only the ones that work.
- SurveySpot
- SurveySpot was created by Survey Sampling International, partners with the world's researchers since 1977. To join, simply answer the questions below and we'll direct you to interesting research studies. There's no commitment, you can take as many surveys as you wish, and you can opt to leave at any time.
SurveySpot gives you three ways to earn Cash and Prizes for taking surveys:
1. The New Instant Win Game: Every time you take a survey you will qualify to play an Instant Win game with thousands of dollars in cash and prizes.
2. The $25,000 Cash Sweepstakes: Earn entries into the $25,000 Cash Sweepstakes awarded every quarter.
3. Cash Awards: Select surveys offer cash awards for completing the survey. - Survey Team
- This site has grabbed the No.1 title as the best Paid Site.
Just get registered with it and go through its simple 'YES or NO' survey process and by the time your done, you would have earned some cool dollars.
Also if you authenticate your account, you would get $3, just like that. That's not all; you also get a Free Vacation trip offer and a host of other freebies if you just have some time to spare.
Trust me, this is fun and amazingly simple - check it out now!
Let me know if you have found any others that can pay.
Make sure you have actually received something from them before you post them.
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Posted March 25, 2009
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Posted October 02, 2007
Marky B. wrote
I'll have to say I agree with Ted. I've been stalking this lens for a while and the i-squads and promosquad are just sweet. and chanceexchange that one is more fun than e-bay.
Posted August 29, 2007
Ted wrote
Wow, Gil , Thanks!!!
I have got so much free stuff from the street teams and i-squads alone that I'm starting to feel guilty.
to be honest I've only made a few bucks here and there on your money sites but I guess you do say that I won't get rich
Posted August 28, 2007
usafreebies wrote...
Hey... Stumbled upon your lens when I was doing researching... Nice lens you have... Very detailed information available... Definitely a 5-star lens for me! :) Cheers! - FREE Work at Home Online Jobs Site
Posted July 03, 2007
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Posted May 03, 2007
AshleyShea wrote...
NFO is one of the best survey sites I have found. I have earned quite a bit of money through them and have been able to test new products. You don't have to pay any think, you don't have to read ads for points. You just tell them your opinion. Check them out at http://fun.mysurvey.com/join.cfm?r=288
Posted April 14, 2007
gilwilson wrote...
Thanks, Liz for the great link idea, I used your referral link for this one. I figure you deserve the credit for this one.
Thanks also to Bridget, I've put up the links for mypoints and memolink too bad they don't have referral links. I've used those two for a few years now. I'm trying the others
Posted March 18, 2007
