It’s winter, and it’s cold outside! Who wants to leave the couch? BUT – you’re committed to your goals of earning more money. So – how do you do this without leaving the comfort of your lovely warm home? There are lots of ways to do this, and I’ll cover two of them today.
- Swagbucks
- Prolific Surveys
These are both great sites in that the work/money comes to you – you don’t have to come up with a specific service to sell or try to convince someone to hire you.
1. Swagbucks
Swagbucks doesn’t give you cash – but it does offer gift cards to very popular places including Starbucks, Amazon, and Itunes. And you can get something pretty close to money – you can earn a Paypal gift card! The great thing about Swagbucks is that it offers you a variety of ways to make “Swagbucks” which you then redeem for a gift card. Here are some of the most popular ways to earn Swagbucks:
- Answering surveys. You may have to qualify for them, depending on the survey. The good thing is that Swagbucks will give you a few Swagbucks even if you don’t qualify. However, there’s a daily limit for how many Swagbucks they’ll give you for surveys you don’t qualify for.
- Online shopping – if you shop at places via Swagbucks portal, you’ll earn Swagbucks on your order. You have plenty of options to choose from – Expedia, Walmart, LEGO, and Amazon are just a few of your options.
- Daily poll – it only earns one Swagbuck, but it’s super easy – you answer one question, usually on a fun topic!
- Play games – yes. You’ll get paid to play games online.
- Watch videos – you can select from a list of videos they provide. This one is relatively passive, but it can take about 20 minutes to earn 3 Swagbucks.
- Search – you can make Swagbucks your search engine and earn Swagbucks when you search.
I’ve earned gift cards from Swagbucks, so I can confirm they are legit. They’re a great way to make a little extra on your own time on your own terms! There are no real bad things about Swagbucks other than sometimes technical issues occur with games or videos, and they freeze.
2. Prolific Surveys
I would say half of this title is correct. They do offer surveys – but they are not prolific in providing them! I have gotten invitations to participate in surveys from them no more than once a month. The good news is they pay in British Pounds so you can earn decent money for not a lot of work. And they email you an invitation when you qualify for a survey, so you don’t have to check the site regularly to see if you’re eligible for anything new. Here’s how the website works:
- You sign up and fill in your demographic information. The great thing is that the screening questions are all done here – so you won’t be sent surveys you don’t qualify for and then get screened out! The more details you provide, the more surveys you can qualify for.
- You get sent an email when you qualify for a survey. Since Proflic pays well (minimum of $7.50 an hour) and have a limited number of participants, I try to start a survey ASAP after I get an email notifying me I’ve qualified.
- Complete the survey. I’ve taken surveys that take no more than five minutes and some that take up to twenty. They’re always interesting – universities use them, so they aren’t just the standard “Have you bought this product in the past month?” kind of surveys.
- Submit your answers and wait for them to be approved. I’ve never had an issue with my answers not being approved.
- Get money deposited into your Proflic account. Once you reach 5 Pounds, you can cash out! You will require a PayPal account to do this.
It costs nothing to sign up – so check out Proflic today!
Two great ways to earn money!
You’ve learned about two great ways to earn money today – Swagbucks and Prolific. Swagbucks offers a lot more options than Proflic, but the pay is lower. As well, with Swagbucks, you have to remember to go to the site to earn money. It’s worth signing up for both – after all, the more options you have to earn money from your couch, the better.
Happy earning!
