Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Changes on Send Earnings

If you already signed up for Send Earnings, you might've noticed that they got a new layout today. But they have changed WAY MORE than just their layout.

They have changed their daily surveys from $1 each to only 50 cents each! And some of the surveys take me 20 minutes to do, only for 50 cents? NO THANK YOU.

Also, today I finally got enough money in my account to request my first check, and guess what I noticed, they take $3 off your total earnings for processing fees! And that is just NOT FAIR at all, because you can't see that message if you don't have enough money to cash out, and after they change their surveys to only 50 cents each, it would take people a week just to earn $3!

They added a gold membership, too, which I think is a good thing. After you request your first check, you become a gold member, and that gets you more referral rewards, double sweepstakes entries, exclusive monthly offer, and weekly payments. But if they send you a check every week, do they take off $3 of your earnings, EVERY WEEK??!

So after all this changes I don't really recommend people to sign up for Send Earnings anymore unless you like to do offers and want cashback for shopping online. (you can still complete the offers and do some surveys to make a lot money) I don't do a lot of shopping online so I think I'll cancel my account after I get my check.
(and after you request a check, you still have to keep reading the paid emails and be active, or else they don't send you your check!)

Anyways if you want to know more about Send Earnings, click here.

*But here's what Connie, the owner of Katie Hugs Work at home free!, says: "It doesn't matter.. it's basically free money with or without the $3. You can't cash out until you reach $30 so if I have $33 in my account I STILL get $30 for free. I like free money, what can I say.. ;)"*

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Opinion Outpost

Opinion Outpost is an online survey research panel, in other words, you do surveys for them, and then get paid! You'll need to be 18 years or older and live in the US or Canada to join.

I signed up with Opinion Outpost at the beginning of this month, and every week I receive about 2 survey invitations in the email from them. Sometimes I don't qualify for the surveys, but they tell you early on, usually within the first 2 minutes of the survey that you don't qualify. But with some of the surveys, you get paid even if you only completed PART of the survey. You can get all the information that you need in the email when they invite you to a survey.

I have only done 4 surveys for Opinion Outpost, and I already have cashed out for a $16 check! They pay pretty good for the surveys. Most of the time more than $3. I completed the same movie survey for both Opinion Outpost and SendEarnings, but Opinion Outpost paid me $5 for the 10 minute survey while SendEarnings only paid me $1.
When you complete a survey, you get opinion points, 10 points is equal to $1. You will need a minimum of 50 points to cash out.
You get 10 points when your referral signs up and completes their first survey.

Their customer service is pretty good. They often make mistakes and don't credit you for surveys that you actually completed, just use the feedback link on the left side. I contacted them once when that happened to me and they emailed me back within 24 hours and credited me. I got an extra 1 point, too! :D

If you already signed up, don't forget to complete all the profile surveys (you can find them here). You don't get points for doing these suveys but completing them will get you more paid survey invites!

Click here to sign up for Opinion Outpost!

* 11/23/2008 Update - They've added a new Instant Win Game!

Monday, April 28, 2008

Freebies for Monday, April 28

Sample of Emergen-C Pink Lemonade drink mix
from Wal-Mart

PETA’s vegetarian starter kit
full of recipes, tips on making the switch, and much more.
(you can also order it for a friend here or download it here)

Free sample of Sensodyne® toothpaste
from Wal-Mart

Free Poster "Eye Facts For Children"
I got this a while back - a very nice poster, now it's hanging on my daughter's bedroom wall! :D

Tea sample from My Place For Tea

Free Current Address Labels

Free Milk Matters Coloring Book For Kids

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Freebies for Saturday, April 26

Free Bass Brolly
(except for California residents, must be 21 years of age or older)

Enter the Cute Kid Contest and get:
A free 8X10 Canvas Portrait
Chance To Win $1000's In Prizes
1 Year Subscription To Parenting Magazine

Murad catalog and free samples

Free saftey sample kit

Free Yellowstone Trip Planner Kit - a nice big package from them

Free 3 Year Subscription To Remedy Life Magazine

Free sample of Dove pro·age™ beauty body lotion

2 free books from eHarlequin.com
Actually completely free! I got the 2 free books along with some bookmarks.
Just email them (customer_ecare@harlequin.ca) after you get the books and tell them that you want to cancel your account.
I didn't have to pay a cent for these books!!

Friday, April 25, 2008

StartSampling

Here's a really cool freebies website that I check daily for new freebies:
StartSampling

After you sign up, you can check the samples page everyday for new samples, and you only have to click ONE BUTTON, no need to fill out any additional forms, in order to get the free samples!!

You can also earn Tryer Miles when you give feedbacks on freebies, visit their website, complete short surveys, and visit manufacturers' websites. When you have at least 1000 tryer miles, you can then redeem your points for some rewards like calenders and pens.

StartSampling has a cool blog, too. I check the blog AND the website everyday to make sure that I know about all the freebies that they offer. Click here to go to StartSampling News - StartSampling's official blog.

Right now StartSampling has free samples like 1 free issue of Marie Claire Magazine, Quaker Simple Harvest Granola bars, and much more!
So click here to become a member of StartSampling right now.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Free pair of Pearl Earrings!

Guess what I got in the mail today - for free? A pair of pearl earrings!
Here's what it looks like:
Pearl Earrings with a silk pouch


I was a little confused at first, the mail was addressed to me, but I don't remember getting a free pair or pearl earrings! And then I read the little card that was in the mail: "thanks for linking to us, enjoy your free earrings!"
So I suddenly remembered that I used my daughter's website to link to them and after they checked if the link was still there for 30 days, they send you a pair of free pearl earrings along with a nice little silk pouch to put it in!

It's very simple, just click here to fill your shipping information and your blog/website link (Don't use your MySpace profile), get the HTML codes that you can put on your website, put it on, and after about 45 days, a pair of BEAUTIFUL pearl earrings will show up in your mailbox!

If you need any help, email me at maggie9595@gmail.com.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Viewpoint Forum

Okay, the name says that it's a forum, but it's actually a survey company that pays you about 75 points on average per survey completed, and you sometimes get free products to test and keep, too!

I almost forgot about Viewpoint until today when I received a survey invitation (by email) from them. The survey only took somewhere around 3 minutes, and I got 30 points, but guess what! I also qualified for a liquid soap product test! It says that I will get to test the soap for 3 months and provide feedback at the end of every month. And I guess by feedback they probably just mean a report on how you liked or disliked the product.

When you sign up for Viewpoint, you can get 150 points just for completing a simple profile, and when you have at least 375 points in your account, which is equal to $10 cash, you can request a payment by check.
You can also refer your friends and get 100 points for every one of them that signs up.

But actually, the only way that you can sign up for Viewpoint Forum is by an email invitation from one of the current Viewpoint members, but right now I can't refer any of you guys because you only get 5 referrals after you sign up and I have used up all 5! Sorry!
** IF YOU NEED AN INVITATION OR HAVE ANY REFERRALS LEFT TO GIVE OUT, REGISTER AT THE FORUM AND POST HERE PLEASE. (read the instructions in the post)

Sunday, April 20, 2008

VERY Cheap Blue Tooth Headset

I understand that this is not a true freebie, but, I only had to pay 72 cents for it and it normally costs $69.99!
(only people in California, USA has to pay for the taxes! And I live in CA, otherwise, it's free.)

1.Click here and then add 1 to cart
2.Then Click Proceed to cart & check out
3.Look for the Google Checkout button at the right, after you click on it you will be taken to the page where you'll have to fill in your billing & shipping information
4.Now you should see your shopping cart, and see where it says Shipping & Handling, choose 7 to 9 business days for free shipping.
5. then look at your shipping information, if it's correct, click on Place your order now for your Almost-Free Blue Tooth Headset!!

I just got mine today! It's really small and light weight.

They left it in my mailbox when it says on their website that it would be delivered by FedEx! Oh well.

Friday, April 18, 2008

CashCrate and InboxDollars

CashCrate and InboxDollars are both companies that are similar to Send Earnings, (Read My Post About Send Earnings Here), but I highly suggest you to sign up for as much survey companies as you can so you have a higher chance of getting invited to more surveys and making more money.

With CashCrate, you can earn money by completing offers, referring people, and doing daily surveys. But you can do 2 surveys per day, $0.80 for each one. The surveys are shorter than the ones from Send Earnings! You can earn cash for some of the offer and points for others. The minimum payout for cash is $ 10, and you can use the points to redeem rewards from their rewards stores.
Their referral rate is higher than Send Earnings, you will earn 20% of what they make, plus 10% of what THEIR referrals make! Also, you get an additional $3 BONUS when your referrals gets $10 in their accounts.


Now InboxDollars, which is exactly the same as Send Earnings, the layouts are also very similar! You also have to have $30 of earnings in order to cash out, and you can play games, get cash back for shopping online, do daily surveys, read emails and complete offers to earn the money!
But I have personally gotten more paid emails from InboxDollars, at least 3 a day, whereas sometimes I don't get any paid emails from Send Earnings - At all!

Click on the banner to register:


Have fun earning money!!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Free 2 weeks supply of clinique mascara samples

I just came across this today and thought this offer was pretty good!
But it is a bit complicated.

So first you need to download a Bridal Beauty Countdown widget from them, but it's very small and you can always delete it later! (took my computer about 2 min to download it)
Then after it's installed you need to open it and you will see a big envelope near the bottom right corner, open it and you will need to fill out a pretty easy form, when it asks for the date that you're getting married on, I kinda just lied.. :P. Normally I don't do that but this is a great offer that I don't wanna miss out on it!
After the form is complete..You can delete the widget and wait for your mascara samples to arrive!

I really hope it comes!

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

MySurvey

Today I would like to tell you about one survey site that I have faith in - LOL - and really love.
MySurvey is a survey company that has new surveys almost everyday, and when they have a new one, they will send you the link via email. When you complete a survey, you are rewarded in points, and 100 point is equal to 1 US dollar, so you do the math.
After you get to 1000 points you can either get a check in the mail from them or save your points to buy some of the other rewards from them, which I don't really suggest since they often sell the products at a higher prize and they don't have that much to choose from.

The surveys are 10-20 points, they are really short (usually about 6 minutes for me), but after the short survey, they may have a longer survey survey for you based on your previous answers. Now, the longer surveys are basically where your points come from, since they are worth anywhere from 75 points to 500 points! I just completed a long survey that was 500 points, and my points went up immediately! I was so happy to have finally reached 1000 points (but only in 1 month!), and requested a check, I will keep you guys updated when the check comes.

Now what I really like about MySurvey: They have new surveys almost everyday, sometimes more than 1 each day, and when you get a invite, you ALWAYS qualify!! None of those "I'm sorry, but you don't qualify for this survey right" after you wasted 10 minutes doing a survey!!
And the points are in your account as soon as you finish the survey. Isn't that Great??

And you can earn 150 points ($1.50) for each of your referrals!
Also what I really suggest you do is download the MySurvey Messenger, it's kinda like a mail notifier but it tells you when there's a new survey available! And you get 40 points for just downloading it. So if you want, click here to download it.

So you see, MySurvey really is a great company that you should sign up for, and after you complete your first survey (which comes about a day after you register, or sooner), you can also get 15 points for your participation! Click here to sign up!

*An update - I just received a bottle of liquid hand soap to test for 2 weeks, it came in a box via USPS with a piece of paper that explained what I'm suppose to do. So they give you products to test, too! (funny, I don't remember signing up for this, though). And half way through your product testing they send you a nice little card reminding you that the product test is almost over! How nice!


*Another update: I just got my first $10 check from MySurvey! Click here to see it. It doesn't say anything about MySurvey on the check, but the envelope that it was in had MySurvey's company name on it. So I'm sure that it's from them.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Freebies for Saturday, April 12

Sorry I'm posting so late today, but I took my daughter to the Cal Day event and went to UC Berkeley today, it was fun, and I hope you enjoyed your saturday too!
And here are the freebies for today:

Atheletes and Asthma kit

Free Nikon D60 Pen
(bottom of the page)

Free Sample of Just Like Sugar

Free Cash Old Jewelry Kit

Sample pack for your teenage daughter - very nice!

Friday, April 11, 2008

Send Earnings

Send Earnings is another online company that I LOVE! (as of April 30th: but not so much anymore since now they don't pay you as much for the daily surveys and I just found out that when you request a check from them, they take off $3 processing fee! :O)

With Send Earnings, you can earn money by:

  • reading emails - 2 to 5 cents each. Usually about 2 emails per day will be send to you, you only have to click on the link to confirm that you read the email.
  • completing offers - there are lots of free offers like signing up for other survey companies and getting freebies, about 25 cents to 1 dollar each. There's also some trial offers too if you like trying out softwares for a few weeks, they earn you 5 to 20 dollars each.
  • doing surveys - daily surveys which can get you $0.50 per day.
  • playing games - get 5 cents back into your account when you spend $1.
  • shopping online - great cash back rates (up to 40%) for tons of online stores such as Adidas, Barnes and Nobles, Foot Locker, Skechers, and more.
  • referring friends and family - get 10% of their earnings.

*It takes up to 2 days for SendEarnings to credit you, so don't worry if the money doesn't show up immediately in your account after you complete an offer. They WILL credit you eventually.


That's a lot of ways! And you can also get 5 dollars into your account as soon as you sign up for Send Earnings! But you need $30 of earnings to cash out for a check in the mail. (They now have a gold membership. After you request your first check, you automatically become a Gold Member, you can earn more referral rewards and you get weekly payments.)


I've been a member of Send Earnings for about 1.5 months now, and I have $20.74 in my account ! This company is great if you want to earn some extra cash every month, but not for people who don't have enough patience or needs money fast!


Click on this banner to sign up:

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Quizpoints

Quizpoints is another website that I really like.

You can earn really fast points by completing offers like signing up for other survey companies and doing daily surveys.
Each daily survey is 30 points, and you can also earn points each day by submitting a freebie, which gets you 2 points, so it's 32 points each day.
And if you complete all your member profiles after you sign up, you already have 100 points in your account, and you only need 500 points to get a $10 gift card to stores or restaurants.
So at that rate, you probably only need about 13 days to get your first gift card, and then 16 days for every other one.

Quizpoints also offers bigger rewards. Like $25, $50, or $300 gift cards. You can also cash out with PayPal, but the minimum amount is $10 (500 points)

Also, there is a bonus each month when you complete 15 surveys by the end of that month, you get an extra 250 points! So as you can see, it's really easy to get points. I've only been a member for 5 days, and I already made 260 pts! about $5..

They are legit! I have gotten paid several times from them before...

Click here to sign up for Quizpoints and start earning Gift Cards for Free!

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

PineCone Research

One of my favorite ways to earn money online is by doing surveys. So today I will tell you about a reliable survey company that I have registered and actually made money with!

PineCone Research is my favorite survey company, and (according to some of my friends) the best one out there!

First of all, unlike some other survey companies that has a minimum cash out amount, they send you checks the first business day after you complete a survey. They pay you $3 for surveys about 15-20 minutes long.

During the surveys, they will show you a picture of an ad for a new product, and then you'd have to answer some questions about how you liked the ad, and if you want to buy the product...etc, so it's pretty easy to do. And at the end of the survey you will be asked if you want to receive a sample of this product for free, so this is kind of like product testing too!

There is 1 downside to this company, though. Not everyone gets accepted and normally you'd have to find a banner that links to their website to sign up... Right now they are accepting males who are 18 years of age or older as well as households with teens 13 to 17.
But the banners are still pretty hard to find, so if you want an invitation email I'd be happy to send you one! Just email me here. The original referral link I got from them isn't working anymore, so I'll just post an update on my blog when I get a new link/when they're accepting people again.

Good Luck!

*Update: I have gotten at least 10 payments from them now (wasn't really keeping track), and even a new product for me to test! The checks came about 3 days after I did the survey online (faster if you use PayPal), click here for a proof of payment.*

2 Must-Haves


  • Roboform - you are NOT gonna fill out hundreds of forms by hand, are you? Roboform allows you to fill out forms in the click of a button. I've used it for a long time now and loves it! Click here to download it for free!
  • An additional email - NEVER use your real email to fill out forms for freebies, you'll never know if you'll get tons of junk mails afterwards. I suggest using a gmail, which blocks all spams. Click here to sign up for a free Gmail account.