Beyond the Dollar: Earning Bitcoins Online

With the value of Bitcoins steadily rising (and the value of the US dollar only going on the decline), now is the time to look into earning more than just straight cash. For a while, Bitcoins were only available through straight purchasing or mining, but now there are plenty of opportunities on the internet to earn Bitcoin. Below are a few examples of the kinds of ways you can earn Bitcoins online.
(To learn more about what Bitcoins are, look HERE. You can get your own Bitcoin wallet at Blockchain, Coinbase, or through various other websites).





Paid-To-Click (PTC) Sites: Click ads, earn Bitcoins, refer others and earn a small percentage of their earnings. As simple as that. Given that Bitcoin PTC sites are fairly new and not too highly saturated, there is potential to grow a referral base and bring in some residual income without too much investment. Using a Bitcoin PTC site also has the benefit of exposing you to other Bitcoin business opportunities through the ads.
Example:

• BTCClicks: Straightforward and simple site, click ads and earn Bitcoins. After posting a few cheap ads on Clixsense and Nerdbux (totaling about $15), and have gotten 42 referrals, most of whom have been actively clicking and earning money. This is my first payment proof:
  
• CoinAd: Another Bitcoin PTC site, though this site offers a lower referral commission rate than BTCClicks. However, there are plenty of ads to click at competitive rates, so if you have time for PTCs, this site is not a bad choice.

Faucet Sites: As far as I can tell, this constitutes as a site that gives you Bitcoins basically just for showing up. I can only assume they are doing this either out of the goodness of their hearts, or because it generates ad revenue from website traffic, but I don't see much potential for malicious activity since most will only ask for your Bitcoin address (something you would have to give to anyone paying you Bitcoin) and for you to create a username and password. The payouts are not tremendous, but you can't beat free!

Example:

• FreeBitcoin: Like the name says, you get free Bitcoins. You can come back every hour to click "Roll" to earn a small amount of Bitcoin, and if you are feeling lucky, you can wager your winnings to earn even more (I have lost the few times I've tried to do this, so I just keep mine). Any amounts which reach the cashout threshold (which is pretty low) are automatically sent to your Bitcoin wallet on Mondays. These are a few of my recent payment proofs:
  

These are just the ones that I have liked the most so far and am using regularly, but there are many more sites and opportunities out there! You can check out Bitcoinwork.info for a more thorough list of Bitcoin earning sites.
Also, it never hurts to stay informed! Follow blogs like Sit Down For Your Rights to stay in the loop!

Saving Money Through Freebies and Coupons

While finding ways to make money can be immediately gratifying, learning how to save money is just as important. Thanks to Netflix and my new fixation on the show "Extreme Couponing", I've dug up some ways to help you keep your money in your wallet.

The Krazy Coupon Lady: I have to say, I'm in adoration of this site, both for what they provide, and by how much revenue they must produce through their site (advertisers, Amazon kickbacks, and over 1 million Facebook followers?? You know they have to be raking in the money, all while helping their readers save/make money!). Their newsletter and Facebook site provides useful information to get everyday items dirt cheap or free, both online and off, and can even lead you to some good deals for you to use to resell. Using this site takes a ton of time and hassle out of having to search for coupons and sales yourself, since they do the work for you and combine the deals so you can get the lowest possible price. Definitely a go-to site for anyone who wants to save a bit of cash on their shopping (so, pretty much everyone).

FreeStuff.com: A couple minutes looking on this site got me some free contact solution (via Target Samples):


This site is so far my favorite because the majority of what they post are small, useful freebies that are just that... freebies. With good finds like this, you'll simply enter your info (mailing address, email, name, and so forth) and you'll receive your item in the mail in a couple of weeks, no strings attached. You can find other small items (like coffee K-cups, makeup, health products, etc.) usually for minimum time and effort too (again, by simply entering some info, or "liking" a company's Facebook page).
However, there are other sites that offer "freebies" that are not exactly free. For example, you may see posts like "Get a Free iPhone". Though it may seem obvious, these are not exactly free, and do take a lot of time and effort to complete other offers (usually those that cost money). This doesn't mean that they aren't worth pursuing (I have heard that often you can put in about $100 doing offers and get a product worth about $500 for "free"), but don't expect it to be a quick and painless journey.


Though they only scratch the surface of what is available out there, these two sites are great starting places to help save (or even make) you some money through coupons and freebies.

Get Paid for Listening to Music with RadioLoyalty

RadioLoyalty is a program that pays you to do something almost completely passive that you may already be doing anyways - listen to radio stations online. It's a pretty basic way to earn money as all you have to do is simply play the radio in the background (or mute your computer entirely if you really don't want to hear anything). RadioLoyalty can be accessed two ways:


1. Through an offer site: Currently, Clixsense and Treasure Trooper will give you credit for using RadioLoyalty through them. Simply open RadioLoyalty from their website and be sure to come back to the RadioLoyalty page in ten-minute increments to enter a CAPTCHA and be credited. Clixsense awards one cent per CAPTCHA and TreasureTrooper awards one arrowhead per CAPTCHA).
(Sign up for Clixsense HERE) (Sign up for Treasure Trooper HERE)

2. Directly through RadioLoyalty: By using their site directly, you can not only earn points for listening to the radio, but you can also complete other activities (like rating songs, completing surveys and offers, sharing via social media, using apps, and referring friends). They also have an app so you can earn on the go! The points you accrue can be exchanged for merchandise like electronics or Visa gift cards.
(Sign up for Radio Loyalty HERE)

Both methods have their advantages. In the past, my preference has been to use RadioLoyalty through Clixsense, since my pennies are added to my account immediately and I don't have to worry about gathering up enough points or arrowheads to exchange for something of value. However, the official RadioLoyalty site does offer pretty good prizes if you are interested in them for yourself or for resale, they provide a lot of easy ways to earn points outside of the normal survey/offer platforms, and you can accrue points without entering any CAPTCHAs, just by letting the radio run in the background. I have not used the direct RadioLoyalty site enough yet to exchange the points for prizes, but assuming that they follow through with paying out the offered goods, using the site directly may be the easiest option earn.

Whichever way you use it, this site is the epitome for earning by doing basically nothing. Check them out and start earning some (almost entirely) passive income.

New Clixsense Cashout

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New NeoBux Cashout

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Making Quick Money With Tasks and Mini Jobs

If you're looking to make a bit of extra cash quickly, Tasks and Mini-Jobs can be a very effective method. While it is not as lucrative as some other online endeavors, it is a way to instantaneously make a bit of extra cash to pay a few bills, support another online business you are pursuing, or provide a little help during a financial crisis. When I focused my efforts mainly on Tasks, I made between $30-$40 a week, though I definitely could have made more if I had spent more time on it and focused. You can see my cashout proofs here and here.
Tasks/Mini-Jobs consist of completing jobs like sorting pictures, rating relevance, writing questions and answers, testing web pages, etc. Some examples of Tasks/Mini-Jobs that have been posted before are:

- Is This Photo Appropriate for a Homepage/Profile Picture
- Compare Two Search Queries
- Categorize Buildings as Residential or Commercial
- Categorize Daily Deals
- Flag Images That Contain Adult Content (Always a fun one)

The Pros

• Unlike offers and surveys, there are usually Tasks/Mini-Jobs available to users outside of the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
• Tasks/Mini-jobs replenish at least a few times a week, meaning there is new work added all the time.
• Tasks/Mini-jobs are offered on many PTC and Get-Paid-To sites, meaning that you can look for jobs on other sites if your favorite site has ran out.
• You can start your jobs pretty much instantaneously. Some jobs require you pass some sort of skill profile beforehand, but the majority will just require you pass a short 10 question quiz on whatever the job is. Most of the time you will only have to do this once for any specific Task/Mini-Job. 
• Your pay for your work is instantly credited to your account in whatever program you are using, though some projects offer bonuses that are usually credited a few days later.
• Some sites will pay you referral commissions on the money earned on Tasks/Mini-Jobs by people you recruit to the site.

The Cons

• The pay is generally low. Tasks can pay anywhere from less than 1 cent to 10 cents. There was a time when writing tasks could average you around $8-$10 per hour, but they have unfortunately lowered the pay for this (I would not recommend working on the writing tasks unless you really like it, since the pay does not seem fair). For most other Tasks/Mini-Jobs, I have earned about $4 an hour, but of course this can vary depending on how quickly you do the task and how much it pays. Make sure you search around to make sure you are being paid the highest amount possible for the Task/Mini-Job, and time yourself to see how much you can make in an hour to ensure you are not wasting your time on a job that is not paying you well enough.
• Pretty much all Tasks/Mini-Jobs are provided by a company called CrowdFlower, a company who is known to make errors and is not looked on favorably by most Task completers. While they have been known to make mistakes, they do tend to rectify them. Make sure you check your account while you are completing Tasks/Mini-Jobs to ensure you are being paid accurately and report when you are being flagged unfairly. Many sites will have a forum thread specifically for Mini-Jobs/Tasks, and CrowdFlower has it's own support forum to send in your concerns and see what others have posted.
• You will most likely need a PayPal or Payza account. This isn't really a negative thing since almost all aspects of making money online will require this, but it is an extra step you will need to take.

The Best Sites:

NeoBux: Often has the most tasks and the best pay. This should be your first site to check out while doing Tasks or Mini-Jobs. They offer a 12% for every dollar you make on Mini-Jobs as a regular member and a 24% bonus on every dollar you make as an upgraded Golden member. You can request your cash from Neobux instantaneously once you have initially reached the $2 minimum (the cashout limit raises each time by $1 until you hit the maximum minimum cashout of $10). They also pay a 12% referral commission on any money your direct referrals earn from Mini-Jobs.

Clixsense: Pays out your money Friday and Monday after you have placed a cashout request. $8 minimum cashout for standard members, $6 for upgraded members. Offers a daily bonus checklist of things to do on the site that, when completed, gives you a 5% bonus on ALL site earnings as a standard member and 12% bonus as an upgraded member. Standard members are paid a 5% commission on their referrals' Task earnings and upgraded members receive a 10% commission. If you plan to use Clixsense frequently, the $12 upgrade is a wise investment, as the bonuses will pay you back many times over.

Other Sites:

Probux: $2 minimum cashout, pays out instantly.

TreasureTrooper: $20 minimum cashout, no commissions on referrals Tasks earnings, and usually has the lowest pay. You have to wait 5 business days for the first cash out, but most other cashouts after that pay out in about a day. This site can be good for other ways to make money, like through surveys and offers, but I would recommend only doing Tasks here if you are completely out of other sites to use, or if Treasure Trooper is hosting some sort of cash contest that requires that you do them.
Amazon MTurk: I have not personally used this site, but I have heard it can be very good. There seems to be the most tasks available here, though many of them you will need to wait to qualify for. Amazon MTurk requires a fairly lengthy application process and I don't believe it has any sort of referral commission program. Also pays out to an Amazon payment processor instead of PayPal or Payza.

Many PTC sites are jumping on the bandwagon by offering Tasks and Mini-Jobs, so stay posted on our PTC updates! For now, go out there and earn!

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Hi, thank you for checking out this blog! Here you will find some of the many sites and programs I use to make money online (soon to be updated with much more)! All of these sites I use personally, so you can know I stand behind what I am talking about.