Daily Do: Lil Earners Online (Part 2)

SwagBucks

This is a long lasting and very trusted website that has a quality history of payouts. I’ve been with this site for years and it was the first site to make it to my daily do list. SwagBucks offers a few ways for you to make money.

Offers

The first thing you’ll see after signing up is the very large offer wall. The front page of the site once you’ve signed in is filled with offers that let you earn points for signing up to other sites or for taking free and paid offers. These offers come in almost every flavor and if you do choose to take any of the offers you’ll be paid your bucks for completing it.

The down side to these offers is pretty clear. You’re not always going to want to sign up to a lot of other websites and if you’re trying to make money chances are you’re not looking to spend money. So be picky about the offers. If you see an offer than you honest are interested in or need go for it. If not then pass it by.

Surveys

Most little earning sites offer surveys as a way to earn points. You can earn SwagBucks right from the start by filling out personal surveys about yourself, family and likes/dislikes. After those surveys are complete you can start taking surveys for as little as 15 SwagBucks upwards to 120 SwagBucks. All the surveys range in topic and payout.

The down side to surveys are they take time. If you have the time and are quick going through all the questions it’s well worth a little extra time, but if you’re crunched for time this might not be the best choice to earn the majority of your SwagBucks.

Videos

You can earn 1 to 4 SwagBucks for watching videos in one sitting. I have seen lists that payout 6 SwagBucks. All you have to do is watch a video until the timer runs out, click go to next page/video and repeat. You’ll have to sit through as few as 3 videos or as many as 12+ videos before you can your SwagBucks.

If you don’t have a lot of data or if keeping an eye on the timer is tricky this might not be the best option for you.

There is also an app you can download called SwagBucks TV. This app will play through videos and after so many you earn a couple of SwagBucks. Not a bad deal if you’re just sitting in the doctor’s office or a waiting room somewhere that has free WiFi.

Daily Poll

It’s only worth a single SwagBuck, but that’s a SwagBuck. If you head over to SwagBucks go ahead and claim that puppy.

Web Search

By using SwagBucks’s search engine you can win Bucks at random it seems, but if you do a lot of surfing online it’s an easy way to mix earning with pleasure.

Challenges

Almost every holiday and season SwagBucks puts on a site wide challenge. Users are split into two groups and the group that earns the most SwagBucks during a given time wins extra SwagBucks. To earn those extra SwagBucks you do have to earn a set number of points or your team. If you’re on the site anyway why not join in the fun for a chance to earn a little extra.

Games

Play and earn! One of my favorite ways to earn points/bucks/credits is by playing browser games. If you’re anything like me you can get caught up in simple games for hours just to blow time or fend off boredom. Play a few rounds, earn SwagBucks. It’s that simple.

Payouts

You earn bucks through the site which are then exchanged for gift cards or a payout through PayPal. The gift cards range from Amazon and WalMart to restaurants. For a PayPal payout of $25 you’ll need to have 2,500 SwagBucks. This means a 1000 SwagBucks is worth $10.

MintVine

I really like this site. It’s simple and has a payout of just $10. There are only three ways to earn points on MintVine, but that doesn’t mean it’s hard to earn.

Offers

Just like other sites MintVine has an offer wall. You can sign up for the offers if they interest you or you can pass them by.

Surveys

This is the big money maker on MintVine. You head over to Survey Street and start trying to qualify for surveys. If you qualify you get paid your points after completing the survey. The points will be pending for a few weeks. However you still earn at least 5 points for just trying to qualify. You’ll sometimes earn 30 points for being an Ace.

Daily Polls

Once you’re signed in you’ll see the daily poll on the bottom right corner. Complete that poll every day for 5 points. If you complete a poll streak of 10 polls in 10 days you’ll earn an extra 25 points. I won’t lie. The poll streaks are how I make most of my points on this site. I don’t always have time to do the surveys, but I still manage to earn a payout once a month or so.

Payout

You’ll need PayPal for this one (or you can go for a gift card for Tango and participating retailers.) They also offer a payout through Dwolla, but I know nothing about this site/company. Once you reach 1000 points you’ll see a button below your earnings offering to Redeem. Just click the redeem button and follow the instructions. 1000 points = $10.

PaidViewPoint

PaidViewpoint is another proven payout that I’ve been using for years. There are only two ways to earn on this site and it can take some time to build up to your payout. A big plus to this site is there aren’t a lot of pages you have to click through to find your stuff.

Trait Survey

This is an almost daily survey that adds 10 cents to your balance. It also increases your Trait score. The trait score goes up to 10,000 and the higher that score is the more likely you are to get other surveys.

Surveys

The trait score is used to assign surveys to your account. Surveys range in payout from 50 cents to a few dollars. When you sign in you’ll see instantly if there is a survey waiting for you.

Payout

You can get a payout as soon as you get $15. It pays out to PayPal only and you’ll have to confirm the payout through your phone. This means if you change your phone number you’ll have to change it on the site. There is a waiting period for payout after you change your phone number.

That’s it for this part. Stay tuned for 3 more lil earning sites in Part 3