Thursday!

Hello everyone! I hope you had a good 4th of July. I've been lazy about this blog lately but I'm back....for a little bit. Next Monday I'm going to start asking for story suggestions again. But today I'm here to tell you about a site that I've been using called CashCrate.

I'm sure that you all know how companies like to survey their consumers to see what's popular and what's not. CashCrate is kind of the middle man where you can find these surveys and be paid small amounts for taking them.
Most of the surveys pay about 50-80 cents. It doesn't sound like much but it adds up slowly. Sometimes the surveys are even fun to take and you get to help decide on company's future advertising or slogans!

That being said, I should explain that CashCrate has *not* made me rich by any means and unless you're one of the few people with incredibly good luck it won't make you rich either. But it has helped me out during my time of unemployment and it's always satisfying to be paid for your work!

I'll explain a little bit about how it works and then you can decide if it's right for you or not.

Like any other website, you have to sign up with your information and part of that is because CashCrate needs to know where to mail your check. Yes, you get a paper check in the amount of your monthly earnings. Here is one of mine:

Yay! Moneyz! (Dolphins not included)

So after you sign up, you'll be asked to confirm your e-mail address and that will credit you $1. I would recommend using an old e-mail that you don't check often because you will receive spam mail if you use this site. Next you'll go to the homepage and have an option of different activities to earn money. 

Homepage! 

So as you can see from this picture, I've earned $21.02. This is combining June and the first couple days in July. You get a check like the one above^ sent to you once you hit $20. I didn't make it to $20 in June otherwise my check would have come this month. Since I'm over $20 now, my check will come next month around the 15th-20th. 

There are several different tabs you can click on such as "Offers." The offers can sometimes be tricky and I wouldn't recommend filling out any offer that requires a telephone number. Most of my earnings come from videos and surveys. The videos you watch will automatically credit you a couple cents on your account. The surveys usually take a little longer since the survey website has to send CashCrate confirmation that you took the survey. 

Sometimes the surveys can be frustrating and at times I've wanted to quit trying. You might be denied the opportunity to take some of them based on certain criteria the surveyors are looking for that you don't fit. Occasionally I've taken surveys and not been credited for them. But in my present situation of unemployment, I feel that the occasional frustration is worth it to bring in a little money. 

There is also a tab on the right side of the page that says "Check In". When you click this you'll see a little pop-up that says "Check In and View this Offer." You click that and are automatically credited 3 cents. You don't have to fill out the offer you just have to look at it and then close the window.

I have not explored the "Shopping" tab since that usually requires credit card information which I don't like to give out online unless I have to. The "Referrals" tab is where a lot of people have said they make their money on CashCrate. And that's what I'm experimenting with right now. 

If you would like to sign up for CashCrate and be my referral simply click this link:
http://www.cashcrate.com/3689544 

and check it out for yourself. You can start making money and help me out by adding to my earnings!

I've given you a very brief overview of the website and how it works and CashCrate has a FAQ page that will help explain everything better. Once you've used the site for about a week you'll get the hang of it! 

To sum up:

-CashCrate is a legitimate site and you will receive a check in the mail to pay you for your time and effort.

-Do not sign up for CashCrate with your main e-mail.Use an old account, one you still know the password for but that you don't mind getting spam sent to. You will receive spam if you give your e-mail address.

-Sometimes it can be frustrating if you don't qualify for a survey or get credited for one. You have to decide for yourself if the occasional frustration is worth it in your situation. 

-Do not ever give out your telephone number. You will receive spam calls. Just don't do it! 

-You will most likely not get rich off of CashCrate. Like anything, there are exceptions and success stories of people who hit it big. Most likely you will make between $20 and $30 a month depending on how much time you put in to it. 

-That being said, what your earn depends mostly on your efforts. If you only want to watch one video a day and earn about 2 cents, that's fine. If you want to spend a couple hours trying to qualify for surveys, that's fine too. There is no requirement of how much or little time you have to spend on this site.

So, if you're interested in a very easy way to make some extra cash in your spare time (cause let's face it, you're online all day anyway) check out CashCrate by going here:
                                      http://www.cashcrate.com/3689544 

You don't have to know me personally to sign up as my referral. I will not be able to contact you or see your personal information! 

Thanks for reading and check back on Monday!