Twas the best of times. Twas the Worst of times
The current state of some parts of beermoney is in flux. On one hand I had a record month and made more in May then I ever have by over $200. On the other hand, IP blocks and other issues have caused some serious problems.
Lets talk about the good first. I fell just short of having a $2500 month. Everything seemed to be firing on all cylinders. And I would have crushed it if it wasnt for the dreaded IP ban which Ill talk about soon. My earnings for May were helped by a couple of one time or irregular cashouts but i have a couple of them every month. Mturk was rocking and Most programs had an uptick (except Perk who crashed). And IMO I was still not using my time and energies as well as I could. I believe there is room for growth. WE are seeing Roku making a comeback.. and for the first time since Last Sept I actually bought phones.
Now lets talk about the negative. I was IP banned for about 12 days during May. Every day of IP ban costs me about $12-$15 so my totals could theoretically have been $144-$180 higher. Ive already been IP banned for most of the month of June. And reports from all over seem to indicate that the bans are getting worse. I think we are seeing a huge downturn in PC based earnings.
I had considered no longer posting this monthly post. With Mturk not accepting people (although that seems to have ticked more positive lately) IP bans and other issues, I dont want to give anyone false hope. I know some still believe I do this post to brag. But its never been about that. Its to show that there is income out there.. and which programs are actively paying. RIght now I find it hard to recommend Earnhoney. Mturk isnt guaranteed... its all kind of in flux. So I will eval month by month what I should do. I know June wont be as good as May since I dont expect IP bans to go away. But Im always working on finding new streams of income as well.
Im including a revised FAQ along with some footnotes (in italics) for the list this month.
Here is May's list
- Mturk - $1158.00
- Earnhoney - $195.00
- Swagbucks - $155.00
- Checkpoints - $140.00 1
- Rewardable - $100.00
- YooLotto/yooRewards - $79.21
- InstaGC - $70.00
- Prolific Academic - 66.23
- Perk - $65.00
- ReceiptPal - $50.00 2
- MyPoints - $50.00
- InboxDollars - $40.46
- Grabpoints - $38.00
- Ebates - $37.50
- KoinMe - $35.00
- Ibotta - $31.25 3
- AppTrailers - $28.58
- Walmart Savings Catcher - $20.02
- RewardRack - $20.00
- PineCone Research - $18.00
- ScreenWise Trends Panel - $15.00
- Fetch Rewards - $15.00
- Prize Rebel - $13.45
- Applike - $13.08
- LoadTeam - $6.69
- Shoptracker - $6.00
- Charger Pay/Cake - $5.00 4
- ReceiptHog - $5.00 5
- Radial Insight - $3.00
May Total = $2476.47
May Total without Mturk = $1318.47
FOOTNOTES
1. Yes its possible to still make money from Checkpoints and totally legal inside TOS. Just remember videos arent the only way to earn
2. RecieptPal took about 9 months to accumulate the $50
3. Ibotta about 2 months earnings
4. ChargerPay/Cake paid one payment. Owed many more DO NOT RECOMMEND
5. ReceiptHog took about 8 months but I wasnt always faithfully entering receipts
Thats my list for May. Who paid you for/in last month?
FAQ
I'm in need of extra money. Should I persue doing some of this?
Yes and no. There is obviously money to be made. But there are drawbacks. Mturk (there are alternatives but not usually as lucrative) may not accept you (wont accept if outside US), Earnings may be low on programs like EH and other stuff can be a grind. Mobile based earnings means needing devices and takes money and time. I dont want anyone to believe they can sit down tomorrow and be making $2000 next month.
I live outside the USA. How can I earn?
Unfortunately most of the stuff I do is either USA only or US/UK/CA/AU. So its hard for me to advise whats available to people outside of those areas. If you live outside those 4 countries I really dont have advice for you. And I dont have much advice for even outside the USA.
How Much Time do you spend with this?
Its Hard to quantify. I am in front of a computer ALOT but its not always focused on making money. I have games I play and have scripts that watch for HITs ON Mturk so if something pops thats good I switch over. Plus Im often doing multiple things at once. That said.. there are people who make more then me with less time. Im actually very inefficient.
Will you give me advice or help me get started?
Send me a PM and let me know what you are wanting to do or want help with and Ill see what I can do. Just give me some time to respond. With as busy as Ive been on Mturk and such lately, it may be the weekend before I respond. I have been getting behind on messages so it might be a few days depending on how busy I am. Please feel free to send me a reminder if I havent responded. I wont get upset. Last month I got way more PMs then I expected. So please understand I may not get back to you right away. It may not be until later in the week or the weekend. Also if you are available to chat via instant messenger on skype or facebook, include that in your PM. Talking there is much easier then trying to follow reddit formatting.
How do you make so much on Mturk. Can you give me any hints?
FIRST THING!!!!!!!! Mturk is no longer automatically accepting people. Some people get accepted right away but most people wait weeks or months before ever hearing anything. BEFORE asking for help, please apply at mturk.com. Ill be happy to help if you have an Mturk account or are newly approved for one. First you should check out the newbie posts at http://ift.tt/29fgj5e And give me a PM and Ill try to help with any questions you have. It may take me a bit to get back to you. Please see the bolded note in the answer above this one.
Why dont you get a real job?
Health issues.. and I can nap at 1PM.. and I dont have a boss looking over my shoulder... and I can work naked (I dont.. or do I....)
Whats your Device setup?
I know longer feel making my setup public is a good idea. PMs are ok. My setup is in a bit of a state of flux at the moment while I adjust for Perks stupidity
OMG! Your electric bill must be a bajillion dollars. Is it even worth it?
My entire power bill was just a bit more then what I earned from Earnhoney this month. And that was with a central AC running almost 24-7. People way overestimate the power this stuff takes. A typical cell phone costs a couple dollars a YEAR to charge. My main laptop uses about 21 kWh a month being on 24-7. That costs me less then $2 in a month.
How much data/bandwidth do you use?
About 5.4 TERRAbytes in May.
You must have a ton of referrals to make that much!
My total includes about $20 from referral earnings.
OMG! You must cheat somehow to make so much!
I do nothing outside the TOS of any of the programs. I consider this income to be a blessing and wouldnt do anything to jeopardize that. Plus cheating just kills programs and defrauds the companies that are allowing me to make this income.
Do you have to pay taxes on all of this
Yes on most of it. There are some exceptions but the majority of this income is taxable. Most of these companies dont issue 1099s but that doesnt mean you dont have to pay taxes. Please consult a tax professional if you have questions on how to handle taxes on "beermoney" income
Submitted June 09, 2017 at 09:20AM by themightyox http://ift.tt/2r2QG0y
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