Earning Money OnlineTips and tricks to earn money online

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How it works⊲ Hundreds of tips and tricks to earn real money (or voucher equivalent) online, quickly

⊲ Get paid for doing online shopping, surveys, apps, mystery shopping, writing & more!

⊲ No special skills needed to earn from the comfort of your own home

PLEASE NOTE: Some of these websites may share your details with third party companies, which could result in an increase of unwanted or spam emails. Maybe you could setup a separate email account to avoid cluttering your main inbox.

Earning Money Online

There are lots of ways to earn money online. Many websites offer you money, gift cards, prizes or rewards points that convert into cash. Best of all you don’t usually need any special skills to join.

There are websites that pay you to complete surveys, try products, go shopping or even just watch videos or TV shows. The amounts paid are modest ranging from a few pence to a couple of pounds depending on the website, but over time it can soon add up for a nice monthly “cushion”. Using a particular “skill” will often earn you more.

Most websites need an email address to send you details of current money making opportunities. It’s best to set up a separate email account from the one you use for friends and family, otherwise you will soon be flooded with online offers. It is worthwhile to keep checking your new email box regularly to see what new opportunities have been sent to you.

You will also need a way of being paid; most sites prefer to use PayPal for payments. It is easy to set up and is a safe way to have any money earned immediately transferred to your bank account, without having to give your bank details online.

For all the sites you will need to fill in a registration form answering questions about your lifestyle, age, buying habits and more. This helps to target more accurately the types of surveys you are asked to take part in.

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It’s important to remember that no legitimate site will ask you to pay to join up.

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Online Survey Sites that are worth a look (and pay) include:

Swagbucks offers you points called swagbucks (sb). For completing one survey you can earn 70 sb or 40p. You immediately get points for signing up. They pay cash via PayPal or through gift cards.

i-Say offers between 5-250 points for completing surveys which can be exchanged for Amazon vouchers. You need 1,380 points to get a £10 voucher.

Crowdology the amount paid depends on the length and type of survey, starting from 40p up to £10+. You are paid through PayPal or by Amazon vouchers or when you reach £4.

Get Paid for Watching TV or Videos

Maximiles is a site that gives you points that can be exchanged for gift vouchers for watching short video adverts.

GiftHulk TV pays you to watch trending and funny videos. Payment is in Hulk coins which can be exchanged for Amazon vouchers or Paypal cash, earnings can be around £5 per month.

GFK Media View offers rewards for watching and reviewing TV or radio shows. You fill out a short survey on the website to receive vouchers for stores including Boots, Costa Coffee, and B&Q.

Cashback on Purchases

Quidco earn hundreds of pounds cashback every year shopping at over 4,500 retailers. On average members can earn £280 per year! You get paid commission for your purchases. Free to join.

TopCashback browse the site and choose from 1,000s of retailers and exclusive cashback offers. The retailer pays commission for your purchases. Free to join.

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Get Paid to Trial Products

BzzAgent answer quick surveys so they can match you with product experiences you’ll love. When the right product or service comes along, they will send you a campaign invite to sample and give honest feedback about a product. Membership is free!

Senses Club Senses Club specialises in fragranced products, sending out posh perfume and laundry products for members to test. You get points for answering questions Every 5,000 points gets a £5 Amazon or Debenhams voucher. You need to be a woman aged between 18 and 65.

Alba Science focused on cosmetics trials, Alba Science gives away goodies such as shampoos, conditioners, facemasks and fake tan in return for consumer opinion. Trials are posted on their website www.albavolunteers.com with a brief description of the trial and details on how to apply. If you have registered to be a home tester, you will also be contacted via email. You must be over 18 to join.

Toluna Toluna is an online community dedicated to making your voice heard! Tell the world’s leading providers of products and services what you think and earn rewards by participating in surveys. Share your opinions to win gifts, cash, and test products.

Tesco Home Panels if you have a Tesco Clubcard you can sign up to test a variety of products. You are given bonus points. When you reach 50 you are given a £10 voucher to spend at Argos, Boots or Debenhams. Please be aware, there is a long waiting list for this site which may make it difficult to get approved.

Clicks Research this site offers free products from well-known brands of skincare, household cleaners and clothing in exchange for testing them at home. You complete a short survey afterwards and gain reward points.

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Other Ways of Earning Money Online

RentMyItems allows you to rent out items online that you no longer use. You set the price and whether it will be delivered, picked up, or posted and for how long. Items for rent include tools, clothes, books, and gadgets.

Tailster.com is for you if you love dogs. You can sign up to this dog walking and dog sitting site to promote yourself and find dog walking opportunities in your area.

Gift Hunter Club online earning site Gift Hunter Club gives you points for watching videos, doing polls, entering competitions and completing other easy tasks. You can convert these into cash through PayPal, Amazon vouchers and more. Just sign up and check the ‘earn points’ section. It shows the tasks available and what they pay.

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Online and Mystery Shopping (that pays) They offer everything from using your shopping receipts to make money or even being a mystery shopper.

Mystery Dining www.mysterydining.net requires volunteers to offer their time to complete a detailed report of a restaurant, hotel or pub experience, for which they are reimbursed most of the cost in return. Please seek help from your advisor when signing up to this, as you will need to write a basic 250 word example review, to test your writing skills!

Market Force is a mystery shopping website which pays between £5 - £10 along with the cost of any items you buy. You can keep some of the items and still be paid.

Mystery-Shopper-UK signing up to this site can earn you between £10 - £80 per mystery shopping trip. Payment is by cheque, Gift vouchers or product samples depending on the research and time taken to do it.

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REMEMBER! When creating an online account with any company, keep your username and password secure and do not share them with anyone. Companies will never email you to ask for your username or password, if you receive emails asking you to confirm these details, it is best to delete them, as they are very unlikely to be genuine.

The internet has opened up opportunities for many people to earn money online. Often no specific skills are needed, just access to a laptop, tablet or smartphone. Many websites offer money, gift cards, prizes or rewards points that can be converted into cash. There are sites that pay for completing surveys, trying products, shopping or even just watching videos. The amounts paid are modest ranging from a few pence to a couple of pounds but over time it can soon add up.

As in the real world, clients need to be aware of scam sites and should not give their personal details without checking out the site first. Ideally it is best to use reputable sites like The Money Shed or MoneySavingExpert.com to find money making opportunities. These sites have numerous forums discussing the best and worst sites and those to avoid at all costs. Alternatively copying and pasting the name of the website into a search engine like Google should bring up more information about the site.

No reputable site will ever ask for payment up front. All the opportunities we have listed are free to join.

It is important that clients set up a separate email address to use, otherwise they will soon be flooded with details of money making opportunities. PayPal is the most widely used form of payment on these sites. It is easy to set up and is a safe way to have any money earned transferred immediately to clients’ own bank accounts, without having to give their bank details online.

For all the sites clients will need to fill in a registration form, answering various questions about lifestyle, age, buying habits and more. This helps to target more accurately the types of survey they will be asked to take part in.

Clients should realise that it can take time to do surveys; as a rule the longer it takes the bigger the rewards offered.

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