In today’s digital age, making money online has never been easier. Whether you’re looking to supplement your income or create a full-time remote job, there are countless websites and apps designed to help you earn cash from the comfort of your home. From completing simple tasks to leveraging your skills, this guide will explore the best ways to make money online and get started today.
1. Join Swagbucks
Swagbucks rewards you for everyday things you already do online. You can get free gift cards and cash for answering surveys, testing products and services, reviewing online videos, etc. The payouts are not high, but if you already do a lot of these activities online, then why not get rewarded for it?
2. Earn Cash Back
Use apps that give you cashback for shopping as you usually do, including on groceries, gas, clothes, etc. There are several cashback reward apps, but two of the best ones are TopCashback and Rakuten (or eBates).
Download either one of the apps, upload your receipt if any of the items are listed on the app, and cash out. Each app offers cash-back on thousands of stores, many of which you likely already shop at.
3. Sign up for Couponing Apps
Sign up for couponing apps like Ibotta, RetailMeNot, and ShopKick. Organize your household’s shopping list and earn money.
For example, Ibotta lets you cash out once your savings balance reaches $20.
4. Play video games
Is this a dream? Play video games and make money? Yes, but be forewarned that making money from playing video games is not easy. As you can imagine, there is a ton of competition and only a select few are good enough to make real money from playing at the top level.
Still, if you are good at it and want to make a side income, you can get paid to test video games at BetaFamily or PlayTestCloud. For example, PlayTestCloud will test you with a qualification test and if you are accepted, a 15-minute survey can pay $9.
5. Get paid for being healthy
Believe it or not, several apps will pay you to sign up and complete health and fitness programs. There are several to choose from – Download and sign up for one or more of Pact, Good Coins, Charity Miles or AchieveMint.
6. Download, install and keep these apps on your phone to earn money
ShopTracker, Nielsen Mobile Panel, and MobileXpression are some apps that either reward you for just using your phone or to take part in research-based activities.
7. Offer expert advice (JustAnswer, LivePerson)
Are you an expert in a certain field? For example, you played fortnight professionally or worked as a golf instructor every summer. Sites like 6Ya.com let you sign up as an expert and then get paid to answer questions or talk to people who have questions in your field of expertise.
8. Take surveys at Survey Junkie
As we mentioned, taking surveys is one of the easier ways to make money on this list. While Swagbucks is a top option, there are thousands of other sites out there that will pay you to answer surveys and provide your opinion.
Survey Junkie is one of the oldest and most reliable players in the industry. The pay rate is low at $1 to $3 but they do allow teenagers to make money by answering surveys. The minimum age to sign up for Survey Junkie is 13. You can cash out via PayPal once you have accumulated $10 in your account.
9. Become a product tester
If you want to test products like websites, apps, food, beauty brands, etc. before they’re released, there are plenty of companies who will pay you just for testing out their ideas. Look for sites like usertesting.com to sign up as a product tester.
10. Join a research/focus group
Get paid to offer your thoughts as part of a research or focus group. Current opportunities on LinkedIn are advertising a payment of $10 to $25 per survey.
11. Earn $10 Amazon credit for MyPoints sign-up
MyPoints is an online rewards site and app, where you can accumulate reward points for taking surveys, shopping online, watching videos, etc. They have a bonus reward for new members in the form of points equivalent to a $10 Amazon credit or $10 Visa credit once you spend $20 in the first 30 days of your membership. MyPoints has a huge variety of big brands and stores that you can shop at. This is a way to make money online by paying for things you would have normally shopped for anyway. There are some exceptions involved to earn the bonus offer, so we recommend that you read the terms and conditions.
12. Earn $10 for Rakuten sign-up
Similar to MyPoints, Rakuten is a hugely popular rewards and cashback site. Sign up as a new member by clicking here and earn a $10 welcome bonus once you spend $25 before taxes on eligible purchases within the first 90 days of your membership. We recommend reading the list of eligible purchases for each store before you get to shopping.
You can also refer friends to Rakuten and if they spend $30, you each get $30 cashback. Sign up using our link here.
13. Earn referral credits for signing up with UberEats and referring your friends
You can earn referral bonuses in 2 ways with UberEats:
- If you currently drive for Uber, refer a friend to get a bonus worth $100 – $1100, depending on your city, when your friend completes a set number of trips. In your driver app, look up the exact details of the bonus for your city.
- If you are an UberEats customer, you can refer friends to sign up for UberEats. When your friend places their first order, you both get a bonus. To ensure your friends use your code, go into your profile on the UberEats app. Scroll to the bottom of the ‘invite a friend’ banner. Copy your code and send it to your friends. If you are not currently an UberEats customer, Click Here to get started.
14. Earn referral credits for signing up with DoorDash and referring your friends
Similar to Uber above, you can earn referral bonuses by referring friends to drive or order from DoorDash.
15. Sign up as an Online Juror
You may have never thought of this, but just like everything else, lawyers are going digital! Now you can earn money online without paying anything by becoming an Online Juror for mock trials. To prepare for big cases, lawyers conduct mock jury trials to test the strength and weaknesses of their cases.
As an online juror, you will be taking part and providing your feedback on real cases with real evidence and witnesses. It’s interesting work for sure! For 20 to 60 minutes of your time, you can make anywhere from $10 to $60 per case.
If you have always wanted to be a part of Law & Order and other courtroom dramas, sign up as an online juror and earn money online. Some sites that you can sign up on include Onlineverdict, JuryTalk, eJury, TrialJuries, and many more.
16. Get paid to do online research
An online researcher uses their internet skills to research and provides answers and data for clients. Research projects could be in any niche or industry and could include hunting for data, statistics, insights, trends, etc.
You can use the usual freelance websites like Freelancer, Fiverr, and Upwork to look for postings. There are also dedicated sites where you can find research work. StudyPool is a portal where you can answer course material-related questions for students. JustAnswer is a similar site, but you need to demonstrate expertise in a certain field to get accepted. ClickWorker is another one you can try out.
As a freelance researcher, expect to earn anywhere from $10 to $20 per hour, depending on your experience.
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