I thought it might be useful to write a list of websites that pay you, along with my assessment for how lucrative I have found them in terms of online earnings. These are all websites that I use, or have used, to make money online. I give a very brief explanation with a link to a much more detailed review, followed by my online earnings rating – the online earnings rating is subjective, of course, as it is quite possible that someone else might sign up to a site and have a completely different experience to my own.
Crowdsourcing Sites
In the crowdsourcing sites, you make money by performing simple tasks on your computer for online employers in return for small payments. Tasks might include things such as copying text from scanned business cards, completing online surveys, writing short blog articles, tweeting adverts, writing descriptions of photos or videos.
Amazon MTurk (Mechanical Turk) – The site that this blog is named after and a great site if you want to make money online quickly. There are times when I find it frustrating, however. Despite the (occasional) problems, this site is probably one of the better websites that pay you. Full review: Top 10 Amazon Mechanical Turk Tips and Tricks Online earnings rating: 8/10
Microworkers – Similar to Amazon MTurk but a much smaller outfit, which gives it some advantages as well as disadvantages. A lot of spammy jobs on there, so I tend to pick off one or two good ones each day and therefore find that making money money online is slower than with Amazon MTurk. Still worth doing though. Full review: The Pros and Cons of Making Money Online with Microworkers Online earnings rating: 7/10
Social networking websites that pay you
These sites pay you for online social activity. This might include things like: starting discussions, uploading photos, commenting on people’s profiles, bookmarking links to websites or posts.
myLot – I had a lot of hopes for myLot when I first started it, but overall I have been a little disappointed by it. It seems difficult to make more than pennies each day, in my experience, although I must say that the ‘work’ that you do is hardly taxing. Maybe I just don’t use it enough, as there are people on there who say they earn a dollar a day or more just for chatting. Full review: How To Make Money Online With MyLot Online earnings rating: 4/10
RedGage - I have known about RedGage for a long time, but only started using it recently. I personally prefer it to myLot, although both sites can irritate me a little at times (myLot because of the full page ads and RedGage because it can be a little glitchy at times). The great thing about RedGage, however, is that you continue to make money online even when you do nothing after you have uploaded enough stuff. It’s never going to make you a millionaire, but the community on there are friendly. Full review: Can I earn money online with RedGage? Online earnings rating: 6/10
Onine reward clubs
These sites pay you for doing things like completing online surveys, reading emails, watching videos, playing computer games, shopping online.
Swagbucks – A popular website with a strong following. You collect a virtual currency called swagbucks, which you can then exchange for products online, PayPal money, or Amazon giftcards. Full review: Swagbucks tips and tricks Online earnings rating: 7/10
Inbox Dollars – Similar to Swagbucks in many ways, but a smaller outfit. I actually prefer Inbox Dollars to Swagbucks, but make sure that you don’t give them your main email address as they send you lots of emails, which can be annoying. Full review: Review of Inbox Dollars Online earnings rating: 7/10
Writing sites
These sites are more involved than the others, as you have to write informative articles and have a good command of the English language. This means investing a lot of time and energy, often doing research as well as writing. Earnings are slow at first. They gradually build, but it can take months before the dollars begin coming in. HubPages and Squidoo make their money through Google adverts and companies like Amazon, and give the writers a share.
HubPages You write informative articles on a topic you know. Good community. Has been through some tough times after getting hammered by Google, but now seems to be on the way back up, at least for may writers. There are some big earners on there, although most writers earn well under $15 per month. Use my referral link to. Online earnings rating: 7/10 Sign up to HubPages with my referral link.
Squidoo Similar to HubPages in essence, but the payout system is a little different. I didn’t have much success with Squidoo and gave up on it, but others swear by it as an earner. Online earnings rating: 5/10 Use my referral link to sign up to Squidoo.
UPDATE (February 2014)
I would avoid MyLot altogether as they are no longer and earning site. Redgage is no longer much good either.
Bubblews is a good site, however, if you just want some (relatively) quick and easy money.
UPDATE (February 2014)
I would avoid MyLot altogether as they are no longer and earning site. Redgage is no longer much good either.
Bubblews is a good site, however, if you just want some (relatively) quick and easy money.
