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When I decided to take leave from work to stay home with my son, I wanted to explore making money online at home. In doing some research, one avenue I found that I thought was interesting was survey taking. So, I searched on “paid surveys” and got back countless numbers of sites offering paid surveys online. I visited as many websites as I could. Some required fees to join and get a database of all surveys. I stayed away from any requiring fees, but started signing up for all the free survey sites I could find. After all, every site I read recommended signing up for as many sites as possible to increase your chance of making more money. Here are the things I discovered from this:

• Many of the survey sites required a lot of time to complete surveys with little payout or just an entry into a sweepstakes
• Many began sending me spam emails
• Many were simply just sites recommending other survey sites

It all became really confusing and started filling up my inbox. I found that I was spending time on emails and sites that led to little to nothing instead of focusing my time on the survey sites that I found most beneficial to me. I had to stop and take some time to really evaluate each survey site and determine which ones worked best for me. I wanted to help others avoid the same issues I had starting out, so I have decided to write a series of articles highlighting different sites that I have found to be a good return on investment of my time. In each article I will outline the main features of the survey site and provide recommendations on using the site based on my own experience.

The first survey site is InboxDollars. This site is a great way to generate some extra cash. You are credited $5 just for signing up. Once you are on the site, there are several ways to make more money. After you reach $30 in earnings, you can request a check be sent to you. Following are all the ways you can make money from this site:

1. First, you can take surveys. Each survey that you qualify for and take pays you $0.50. You may spend several minutes answering questions to determine if you qualify for a survey.
2. There are many special offers that pay you various amounts. Some offers are 100% free, some are trial offers, and others will require some investment. Keep in mind that most trial offers request credit card information and will automatically bill you once the trial offer is over unless you have cancelled your account prior to the offer expiring.
3. You can earn cash back for shopping online through InboxDollars. The cash back usually ranges from 1-18%. I have noticed that most fall within 3-4%. There are a large variety of stores and many highly recognizable names such as Kohls, ToysRUs, Amazon, and many more. Use a credit card with reward points or cash back option to make even more.
4. You can also earn money through cash games. I have no interest in paid online gaming, so I am not as familiar with this option. Keep in mind that this option is NOT free. You also need to set up a separate account. The payout for this is typically for every $1 you spend you will earn approximately $0.05 on your InboxDollars account.
5. Lastly, the site pays you for just reading emails. Typically you will receive 2 or 3 emails a day. Some days you may receive more. You make only a couple of cents reading these emails, but it takes less than a minute to read each one.

If you are interested in signing up or learning more, click here. I highly recommend checking out this opportunity. Because this site offers so many ways to make money, I feel you earn more at a faster rate than sites just promoting surveys.