Monday, March 5, 2007

Possible Change on Last Post

Just a heads up on the way I explained to work through the awards/paying sites. It appears that the search Bonus on DormCheck is a no go now. Don't bother doing the search on there, you will not win anything. This MAY be temporary, I'll let you know as soon as I know. Let's hope they bring back the cash bonus wins!

If anyone is interested, take a look at my web site: www.onestopfamilyshop.com . It's a growing site. Hope you find it useful.
Here is my blog for onestopfamilyshop.com : http://onestopfamilyshop.blogspot.com/ . It's just for news about the site.
Until next time...

Saturday, March 3, 2007

How Can It Be Done?

THIS HAS BEEN UPDATED DUE TO SOME CHANGES IN SOME PROGRAMS!

I could sit here and give you a list of different programs & say have fun. The problems with that are many. If you are new to doing some of these types of programs, you may feel over whelmed & confused. Even for people who have been doing these kinds of programs it can be confusing. I've had people say there is no way they could do more than 1 or 2 programs because they think it would take all day. So, just throwing a list at you, in my opinion, really isn't that helpful.
I'm going to try to make this all even easier for you. I will give you an example of one way to get through several programs in about 1 hour a day. I'll give you as much detail as possible on what to do at each site.
If you have to join the programs as you work down the list, keep in mind the first day will take a little extra time. It does take a few minutes to get registered.

1. First sign up :
Use SlashMySearch.com as your search engine and get paid! Join now for free!
This is a newer search engine. Right now it does have problems with going down or returning 0 results. They have been upgrading their system. That's okay, you can still earn! You earn money by activity! Register & make it your homepage. The directions are on the site , if you don't know how. This way every time you open your Internet browser, you will be showing activity. ** I will come back to this program, with more info in a little bit**

2. ***The ifilm banner seems to be gone. Hopefully it will return soon. You can still surf around this site & get the "cabs" for points. I usually get at least 5 a day. *****
If you haven't joined FreeRide, please drop me a note & include your e-mail. Just let me know that you want a referral to FreeRide. *You will get 500 points just for joining* You can cash points in for gift cards. You will see a little box come up on the different pages that say "grab a cab" that show a free token amount. Click it to claim points. They pop up randomly. You can only get a few a day.
Average time: 3-5 minutes

3. Sign up at Creations Rewards , if you haven't before. You earn points that you can cash in for gift certificates. Once you are signed in, click on the EARN tab at the top. Click on the Website Visits , on the left side of the page. You will see a few sites listed & how many points each is worth. Click one, let the page load & then close it. Repeat until you have gone through them all. NEXT, click Daily Trivia link, on the left side of the page. Answer the trivia question. IF you don't know the answer, open another window.... remember your homepage is a search engine. Go ahead & try a search. If that doesn't work, starting tomorrow you will also have another search engine to use [see further down, I'm getting there!]. Close that search window when you are done. If you answer correctly, you will get 1 point. You can also create a Trivia Question to submit to them & will earn points if they use it. [The info is right there on the Trivia page] You can close the Cr.Rewards window now, if you need to sign up for the next one.
Average time spent: 3 or 4 minutes / Average points: 3.3


4. Sign up at Blingo. This is really easy & cool. It's a normal search engine powered by Google. Register, search & you could win some great prizes! You do NOT have to make this your home page, remember you did that with another program. You can use this as much as you want, but only your first 25 searches each day will count towards a chance to win. If you win, there will be a message showing that on the results page. IMPORTANT: If you win, you will get an e-mail. You will only have 30 minutes to reply to that e-mail. Max of 2 prizes per household, per month. Get registered & you can close the Blingo window for now, if you need to register for the next program.
Average time spent: 5-7 minutes

5. Join Milesource if you haven't before. Once you are logged in, click the Trivia link on the left side of the page . Answer the 6 trivia questions. If you don't know the answers, open another window-- let your homepage load & run a search. Then go to Blingo & search. [You are working both programs this way!] Close the search windows when you are done. You will get an e-mail later tonight with the trivia answers.
Next, look for Activities section on the left side of the page. Click on Click Fix. Then, you will work your way through the sections shown on the middle of this page- 7, 5 & 6 miles. Don't worry about the 2nd 6 miles, because you already did the trivia. These are all just clicks! You should get 18 points [not counting trivia]. You can close the Milesource window, if you need to sign up at the next program.
Average time: 10 - 20 minutes [depends on if you know the trivia]
Average points: 18 + 6 more if answered Trivia correctly




6. Now, go back to BLINGO . Finish your 25 searches. You can save those for later, if you want. Just remember get at least 25 a day!


7. Click your homepage. Go ahead & run a search. Remember, even if the search engine is messing up, you will be showing activity. Now, back on your homepage & you've ran a search, scroll way down. Towards the bottom of your homepage, you will see a green dot & the place to log in to check your stats. Click & log in. Scroll down this page & you will see a place that talks about Getting Started. In that section, there is a link to the Forums. Go to the forum. Spend time here reading through posts. Post if you want. You will show activity just by going through the forum pages. Activity equals earnings. When you are done close the window that the forums opened into. Close the window with your stats for slashmysearch, if you need to sign up at the next program.



8. Join My Lot , if you haven't already. This is a site that pays you to make friends & have discussions. They don't tell you an exact amount per post. They pay for quality discussions & replies. In other words, they will not accept "yes", "no", "I don't know", etc. Answer with at least 3 -4 quality sentences, per post. After you are signed in, spend at least 15 minutes here.

9. If you haven't already, join Net Winner . You accumulate points to use for gift certificates & can win money instantly. Once you have registered, you can click quick pick or select the numbers. Once the numbers are picked, click WIN to see if you won. Just keep repeating this. Keep an eye on this window, occasionally a box pops up. The box will have a code that you have to enter in so many seconds. I think this is to be sure that no one is cheating. Stay here for at least 10 - 15 minutes.

So, there you have it. This is just cutting time on the programs to the bare bones. With more time, you can increase your earnings at these sites. Yes, if you had to join most of these programs, today took longer. It will be quicker tomorrow.
Now, if you want & have time, you can go back to mylot or dormcheck and earn more through posting. If time allows, I recommend this. You could go back & spend some more time on NetWinner, too. Also, you can keep searching from your homepage or going through the forums on slashmysearch, approx. every 20 - 30 minutes. The more that you do, the more you earn.
Please note: You can earn many more points with FreeRide , Milesource & CreationRewards by doing things such as shopping through their links, doing surveys, signing up at different sites, etc. Go ahead & explore those.