Get Paid To Site Of the Week: Sparkle Dollars

Sparkle Dollars has been around since 2007. Since I have been a member I have been impressed with their dependability of service. I have always been paid on time and they approve offers frequently through the day. Sparkle Dollars is what is known as a “Get Paid To” site. They pay you to complete surveys, register for sites, click on websites, or sometimes just simply input your email address. It is free to join and use. Sparkle Dollars is easy to navigate since it has the offers broke down in the drop down menu in categories for you to find the offer that fits your needs. As well as having a cash incentive to complete offers you will notice that some offers have “Sparkles”, these can be cashed in for rewards and upgrades. These rewards can be found under the tab labeled “Sparkle Rewards” in the upper menu.

Once you join Sparkle Dollars, you will be able to refer others to join Sparkle Dollars and earn a bonus when they do. If your referrals’ complete an offer that is approved, you will get 50 cents added to your account. Another benefit of having referrals comes in when they complete offers you will earn a bonus. Sparkle Dollars will give you a bonus up to three levels of referrals. See below to see the break down of bonus:

Your direct referrals- 14%
Second level- 4%
Third level- 2%

To help you get referrals you can pay for an upgrade, they start at $4.95, and as each level increases you are promised more of a chance that when a person joins unreferred that person will go to an upgraded members referral lineup. There are 5 levels of upgrades available. This is optional but available for the serious referrer.

If you shop online you can also use Sparkle Dollars to get cash back on your purchases for some retailers. Just go to the drop down menu and look for the cash back section to check out which retailers are included. Currently as of writing there are cash back offers for Kmart, WalMart, Macy’s, and Overstock.com.

Now, let me tell you have to get paid by Sparkle Dollars. On the last day of every month you can cash out your earnings if it reaches your minimum cash out amount. For a PayPal cash out, you will need to reach $5 and for a check cash out you will need to reach a $10 cash out. Once you have cashed out, you can expect payment around the 25th of the next month. Example: If you cash out on April 30th you should receive your payment around May 25th. In addition to cashing out with Paypal or Check, there is also an option for a Amazon Virtual Gift Card, the minimum for that is $5.

Because it is free to join, come see what I am talking about for yourself. Join by clicking on the banner above.

Get Paid To Site of the Week: Clixsense

Clixsense is a site where advertiser’s can come to get unique traffic for their website or blog. When you click on an ad to view you will get paid an incentive for your page view. I have been a member for awhile and have used it as a paid ad viewer and an advertiser and have success with using Clixsense. When clicking ads you will get paid 1 cent per page view. Sometimes you will find ads worth more but they are rare. All that you do is log in and go to the page labeled “Browse Ads” and click on a link to an ad. Then the ad will pop up in another window and a countdown clock will start for 30 seconds at the top of the page. When it is finished it will give you a prompt to close the window. It is so easy to use. You will get paid when you account reaches over $10. They send out checks once a month for what was earned the month before.

For a chance to win more cash for your account you can play the ClixGrid. Prizes range from 0.01 to $5. How you play is click on a square on the grid and another window will open. If you are a winner you will see a page that will tell you how much you won. If you are not a winner you will see an ad from one of their advertisers. You will have 20 chances daily on ClixGrid to win.
When you refer new members to Clixsense you will receive 0.01. If they refer someone that upgrades their account to premium status you will receive a bonus of $2. If your referral purchases any advertising, you will receive a 10% bonus.

Regular Membership is free but you can upgrade your account to premium status for $10. The benefits for upgrading are you will receive more ads, get 50 chances on the ClixGrid daily, you will receive .10 cents per referral that you refer, you will receive $2 if your direct referrals upgrade, you will receive $1 if their referrals upgrades, and get paid for 5 levels of referral activity.

Clixsense also has a toolbar that you can download. Right now the toolbar offers you the chance to get instant alerts of any announcements or news from Clixsense, a Google powered search box, and links that are handpicked by Clixsense. They are soon going to add an update to the toolbar making it possible to see new ads when they are available to be clicked on. The toolbar is free and is available for all members.

If you have sites that you want more traffic on use Clixsense as a way to advertise it. You can either use your balance to convert to ad credits or you can use Google checkout and purchase advertising. I personally use it to advertise and have had good response. You can either choose for all members to see your ads or you can choose people with certain interest to view your ad. There is also an option where you can choose for your ad to be viewed by premium members only. This is definitely worth the money advertising.

This site is free so check it out for yourself. If you have any questions please leave me a comment and I will get the answer for you.

Get-Paid-To Site of the Week: Say Nation Surveys

Say Nation Surveys is a great way to give your opinion on things and get an incentive while you are doing so. It is free to join and once you join you will be notified by email when a new survey is available for you to complete. They also just started a new notification system through Twitter.

Points are rewarded as an incentive for surveys. When you are found not to be qualified for a survey Say Nation will reward you 25 points for your effort. Your points are good to be cashed in for things that are listed in the “Catalog”, which can be found in a top tab on the home page, like a Barnes & Noble Gift Card, a transfer to your PayPal account, a donation to Save the Children, gas gift cards, an Amazon gift card, and many more.

Surveys come available frequently. This is one site that I check daily for new surveys so that I won’t miss any point opportunities. Check it out today by clicking here and enter 8614049927 as your referral code.

Get-Paid-To Site of the Week: Disco Dollars

I joined Disco Dollars around 2 years ago and wanted to share why I like Disco Dollars with you. First thing to notice about the site is it is easy to navigate. The site is broken down by categories that are listed in the sidebar on the left. The top category listings are for your administrative needs such as your account info, place to click to contact the owner, place to check your inbox, and a link to the Disco Daily, link to the forum. The bottom category listings are the offers broken down in categories for easy viewing.

There are four types of offers available on the site. The first type of offer is the freebie offer, otherwise known as the PTS offer. These are offers that want you to either register, complete a survey, or simply enter your email address. The next type of offer is cash back shopping. To get cash back on Disco Dollars you will need to choose a store, that is listed in offer form, and make a purchase. You will then receive a percentage, that is listed in the offer, back. This percentage is based on your subtotal of the order. The next type of offer is the Paid-To-Click offer. The link for this is located in the main menu. Paid-To-Click pays you to click on banners that will take you to a website to view for a certain time period. Disco Dollars also offers an incentive match for any offers that you find on other get-paid-to site for more incentive. The owner will verify this and if possible she will match it or beat it.

On Disco Dollars you will see little disco balls that are an extra incentive on some offers. After you collect enough, you can go to the Disco Ball Prizes page and cash them in for things like a promo code (loaded with a cash amount to be added to your account), advertising, Redbook magazine subscription, mood ring, a specified amount of cash to be added to your account, and more prizes.

If you don’t mind completing surveys you can complete one of the daily survey’s and earn. If you complete 10 surveys all the way to the end in the month, you will be entered in a drawing for a $10 bonus to be added to the winner’s account. These surveys are located in the main menu section.

You can refer your friends and earn from them completing offers. How this works is when a referral (your friend) completes an offer you will receive an 18% bonus of the offer’s incentive amount. Now if your friend refers someone that completes an offer you will receive 2% bonus of the offer’s incentive amount. An easy way to get referrals is to upgrade your account and get a better chance of having a member that joined without being referred by anyone added to your referrals list. There are 3 levels of upgrades that each offer a better chance of this happening.
Disco Dollars offers cash out to members once they reach a $10 Minimum each month. Once you reach this you can go to the cash out page on the last day of the month and choose from a variety of payout options. You can choose to get it transferred to your PayPal or to receive a check in the mail. You will also notice that there are several gift card options that you can choose, some are virtual gift cards and some are ones that she mails out to you. You will be paid out once monthly and it usually takes about a month to receive your payout.

This Week's Featured Get-Paid-To Site is: Squishy Cash

Our featured Get-Paid-To Site of the week is Squishy Cash. Squishy Cash is an easy to navigate site. When you first go to the site you will notice a toolbar at the top of the page that has the option to register or log in. Once logged in you will find your way around the site by using the left sidebar where the offers are broken down by category. In the left sidebar you will also notice that there is a Paid-to-Click section.

When you join you will get a $3 Bonus to get you started toward the $20 minimum cash out level. Withdrawals are accepted at the end of every month and payment will be received around the end of the following month. Squishy Cash also offers daily cash out at a transaction fee of 33%. If you opt for the special daily cash out, payment is received before midnight the following night. You have the option for cashing out with PayPal, Amazon Virtual Gift Certificate, or check.
Beside your normal cash earnings on an offer, you may also earn something that is referred to as a “Chip”. After you saved enough “Chips” you can cash them in at the Prize Shop for things like Virtual Gift Certificates, Squishy Promo Goods, account upgrades, an Ipod, Digital Camera, and gaming systems.

Squishy Cash also offers referral bonuses. When you refer someone you will get a bonus that equates to 20% of your 1st level referrals earnings. Now when your 1st level referral gets a referral themselves, you get a bonus that equates to 5% of your 2nd level referrals earnings. Now if your 2nd level referral gets a referral you will get a bonus that equates to 2% of your 3rd level referrals earnings. With this great referral bonus you will definitely want to get some referrals going so that you can make the extra cash. To help promote yourself to get referrals, there are some great banners available for you to use. Another way to get referrals would be to upgrade your Squishy account. Upgrades start at $15. An upgrade is where the owner will give you a referral that comes in without a referrer. There are Six levels of upgrade available that each offer more of a chance to get referrals added to your account.

Don’t forget to check out the forum because she has fun forum games periodically that you can earn by playing.

Click here to check it out.

Prize Live: WHy Should I Join?

Why do I like Prize Live? First reason would be the setup of the site is easy to navigate. A lot of Get-Paid-To sites are cluttered and not very well organized. Next, would be that even though it is a point site, your points can be cashed out for a PayPal deposit instantly. The only requirement they have for you to qualify for instant payout is that you post your proof of payment each time you get paid in their forum. The other rewards are not that shabby either, they include an Amazon Certificate, Ipod Shuffle, Gift Card, Check, or your choice of gaming system. There are plenty of offers to choose from to get to your favorite rewards minimum and they tend to approve quickly. Prize Live also offers a downloadable toolbar that offers easy access to your account to find out things like your point balance, newest offers that are added, a random list of offers that you have not completed, quick links to areas on the site, and more. The best part of the toolbar is that you will get a daily bonus for using their toolbar. Now you will notice that when you complete an offer you will also get something called a "Game Credit" (GC), these can be used to enter contest or games that will help you win more points ot cash in. Prize Live also has a great forum that stays active where you can learn tips from others or talk about the weather. The forum is kind of open topic. Sometimes they offer forum contest that you can participate in. When you first log in you will see that they have a jackpot going. You are automatically entered into the jackpot drawing every time you complete an offer. Administration is also on top of things and will answer your questions quickly. They seem to be online frequently to check on their site. As you can see there are many reasons to become a member of Prize Live. To Join or check it out Click Here.

My March Goals

I have had a busy month in February and have not had the chance to make extra cash as much as I would have liked. So I promised myself that no matter how busy life gets I am going to make a huge effort to make my goals come true.

Write to Earn
I promised myself that I am going to write at least three articles for Associated Content a week. I can make money from upfront payment and performance payment for each of them. I also want to write a new Ehow article at least 5 times a week, I can earn from their performance. I also am planning on writing a new Squidoo lens, my tentative subject is "Earning Online by Writing".

Search to Earn
I currently use three search to earn sites daily to earn from my everyday search needs. I use Swagbucks, My Points, and Scour. I have not used them as much as I should lately because I am always in a hurry so I am going to do better about it. If I am going to search I might as well earn from it.

Get Paid To Websites
I have a few that I have a balance on that I am going to try to reach cash out in the month of March. I am going to make that happen by tackling one at a time. My Get Paid To sites that I am going to concentrate on are Firehouse Offers, Fairytale Treasures (need$8.81) , Honey Bee Points (need $3.07), and Disco Dollars (need $6.97). I also have joined a new paid to view ads site called YouData that I will work daily. I will work these sites past their cash outs as time allows.

Rate Music and Earn
I am a member of a site called PromoSquad. I plan on meeting the 1000 point (need 112 points) cash out for a $10 Walmart Card. I also plan to surpass that goal and earn some to help for next month's goal.

Survey Sites
I plan on completing all surveys that come to my email address on Monday's and Thursday's each week. I am currently close to a few sites cashing out. This is definitely a great way to earn.

Affiliates
I plan to amp up my efforts in promoting my affiliates that I am a member of.

March Savings Goal
I have to say that I have become quite the coupon diva in the past year. I want to continue my stance on always getting the best price and I am going to try to start sharing the deals that I find. I am waiting on my new digital camera to come in the mail so I can include pictures as I go along. I am going to try to stick to my goal of keeping my food bill at $ 75 a week (less would be even greater).

Selling on the Internet
I am going to ramp up on my Ebay listings and start selling again once my camera arrives. I have a few great items that should bring me a decent profit. I also hand make jewelry and want to add stock to Etsy to sell. If you have not started selling on the Internet check out a great blog that I read daily for advice Ebay Selling Coach. I have learned a lot from Suzanne on her blog that has helped me make money on Ebay.

Well I think I have covered my goals for the month. I also have a regular work-at-home job that I do daily. I feel good about the goals that I have made and think that with a push I can accomplish it. Til next time.....